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Enrollment
661
Middle
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340852000536
Leonia Middle School
500 Broad Avenue, Leonia, NJ 07605 · (201) 302-5200 · Bergen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
140 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 31% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Leonia Middle School→Leonia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Leonia Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 61.7% |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Leonia Middle School
Leonia Middle School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonia Middle School this school | 661 | 21.2% | 62.7% |
| Central Middle School Parsippany | 755 | 25.2% | 57.6% |
| Eisenhower Intermediate School Bridgewater | 625 | 20.2% | 56.2% |
| Brooklawn Middle School Parsippany | 925 | 13.2% | 61.6% |
| East Brook Middle School PARAMUS | 555 | 15.9% | 65.9% |
| Lewis F. Cole Middle School FORT LEE | 1,227 | 25.1% | 63.6% |
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 Leonia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #79 of 433 | #22 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #84 of 437 ▼ 5 | #24 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #122 of 437 ▼ 40 | #32 of 53 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #146 of 445 | #9 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #330 of 417 | #45 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #51 of 419 | #2 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #276 of 436 | #22 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #24 of 122 | #5 of 14 |
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
661
+129 (+24%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 661 | 54.6 | 12.1:1 | 21% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 54 | 12.5:1 | 16% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 44.2 | 14.8:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 45 | 11.8:1 | 14% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 48.4 | 11.0:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 12% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (534 to 661); teachers up 13% (48.4 to 54.6).
About Leonia Middle School
Leonia Middle School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Leonia, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 661 students covers grades 5 through 8.
Leonia Public School District (3 schools, 1,980 students) runs Leonia Middle School.
Leonia Middle School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Bergen County residents are about 17% Asian. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 54.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.1 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. About 21% of students, or 140, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Leonia Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Leonia Middle School is +8.1 points: 62.7% actual, 54.6% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Bergen County, the median household income is $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Bergen County has 291 public schools and roughly 133,883 students.
The closest public school, Leonia High School, is about 0.3 miles from Leonia Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Leonia Middle School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Leonia Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Leonia Middle School's enrollment grew from 532 in 2020-21 to 661 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leonia Public School District
- Leonia High SchoolHigh · 802 students
- Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Other schools in Leonia
- Leonia High SchoolHigh · 802 students
- Anna C. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Leonia High School0.3 mi · 802
- Anna C. Scott Elementary School0.6 mi · 517
- School No. 20.7 mi · 362
- School No. 31.0 mi · 330
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School1.1 mi · 334
- Fort Lee High School1.2 mi · 1,170
Frequently asked questions
About Leonia Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leonia Middle School?
Leonia Middle School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Leonia Middle School serve?
Leonia Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Leonia Middle School have?
Leonia Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leonia Middle School?
At Leonia Middle School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 44% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Leonia Middle School?
Leonia Middle School is overseen by Leonia Public School District in Bergen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.