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Enrollment
451
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341425002418
Lester C Noecker
100 PASSAIC AVE, ROSELAND, NJ 07068 · (973) 226-7644 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
29 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
82.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.4% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 73.5% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Lester C Noecker
Lester C Noecker's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lester C Noecker this school | 451 | 6.4% | 73.8% |
| Signal Hill School VOORHEES | 436 | 8.5% | 63.9% |
| Howard B. Brunner Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS | 434 | 4.4% | 76.2% |
| Richard Stockton Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 394 | 9.4% | 66.5% |
| Tamaques Elementary School Westfield | 427 | 3.5% | 71.8% |
| J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS | 526 | 3.4% | 75.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Lester C Noecker ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #99 of 1,290 | #15 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #181 of 1,319 ▼ 31 | #23 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #67 of 1,319 ▲ 91 | #9 of 141 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #539 of 1,562 | #65 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #397 of 1,390 | #17 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #638 of 1,392 | #43 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #1,324 of 1,481 | #125 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #768 of 798 | #71 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
451
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 451 | 44.2 | 10.2:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 44.1 | 10.0:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 45.1 | 10.3:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 36.8 | 12.4:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lester C Noecker.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (457 to 451); teachers up 20% (36.8 to 44.2).
About Lester C Noecker
Lester C Noecker is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in ROSELAND, New Jersey. Federal data show 451 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
For district matters, Lester C Noecker falls under Roseland School District.
About 63% of the student body at Lester C Noecker is White. The remaining students are 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Essex County, the White share is about 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Lester C Noecker has 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. The school's 10.2:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school has 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Lester C Noecker holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.6% at Lester C Noecker; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.8%.
Census data for Essex County show median household income comes to about $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lester C Noecker, Essex County has 249 public schools.
About 1.1 miles separate Lester C Noecker from the closest public school, Wilson Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Lester C Noecker ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 73.8% versus a 69.0% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (457) to 2024-25 (451).
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary School1.1 mi · 214
- Harrison Elementary School1.3 mi · 522
- James Caldwell High School1.6 mi · 749
- Essex Fells Elementary School1.7 mi · 251
- Jefferson Elementary School1.7 mi · 246
- Riker Hill Elementary School1.8 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Lester C NoeckerWhat is the total enrollment at Lester C Noecker?
Lester C Noecker enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lester C Noecker an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lester C Noecker is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lester C Noecker?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Lester C Noecker.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lester C Noecker?
At Lester C Noecker, the student body is approximately 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lester C Noecker public or private?
Lester C Noecker is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roseland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.