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Enrollment
485
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341428005656
Leonard V Moore Middle School
720 LOCUST ST, ROSELLE, NJ 07203 · (908) 298-2047 · Union County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
362 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 223 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 262 | 54% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Roselle Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
10.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 10.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leonard V Moore Middle School
Leonard V Moore Middle School's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard V Moore Middle School this school | 485 | 74.6% | 15.1% |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE | 482 | 73.4% | 20.9% |
| Penns Grove Middle School PENNS GROVE | 452 | 75.4% | 13.3% |
| Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE | 397 | 65.7% | 30.7% |
| Neptune Middle School NEPTUNE | 595 | 71.6% | 27.9% |
| Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Linden | 710 | 75.2% | 22.1% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leonard V Moore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #405 of 433 | #25 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #407 of 437 ▼ 1 | #25 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #404 of 437 ▼ 12 | #23 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #262 of 445 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #312 of 417 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #227 of 419 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #59 of 436 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #85 of 122 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 485 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 75% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 42.5 | 10.3:1 | 56% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 66% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 78% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 77% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 79% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 56% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonard V Moore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (465 to 485); teachers up 24% (33 to 41).
About Leonard V Moore Middle School
Leonard V Moore Middle School is a small middle school for students in ROSELLE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 485 students, from grades 5 through 6.
Leonard V Moore Middle School sits within Roselle Public School District, which has 7 schools and 3,147 students.
Leonard V Moore Middle School is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 42% Black and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Union County's population at about 35%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Leonard V Moore Middle School counts 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Union County.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Leonard V Moore Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Leonard V Moore Middle School scores 15.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.3%.
Union County census figures show that the median household income is $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Union County is home to 180 public schools and about 99,046 public school students.
Nearby, Abraham Clark High School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Leonard V Moore Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Leonard V Moore Middle School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 485, a 5% gain from 460 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.8 students per teacher, compared with 10.2 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Leonard V Moore Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roselle Public School District
- Abraham Clark High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolMiddle · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Kindergarten Success AcademyElementary · 217 students
Other schools in ROSELLE
- Abraham Clark High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolMiddle · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Kindergarten Success AcademyElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Clark High School0.2 mi · 926
- Kindergarten Success Academy0.5 mi · 217
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 397
- Grace Wilday Junior High School0.5 mi · 482
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS0.6 mi · 10
- Dr. Charles C. Polk School0.7 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolHow large is Leonard V Moore Middle School?
Leonard V Moore Middle School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Leonard V Moore Middle School serve?
Leonard V Moore Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leonard V Moore Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leonard V Moore Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leonard V Moore Middle School?
Leonard V Moore Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 53% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Leonard V Moore Middle School?
Leonard V Moore Middle School is overseen by Roselle Public School District in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.