Lester C Noecker

Located at 100 PASSAIC AVE, in ROSELAND, New Jersey, Lester C Noecker is an average-sized elementary school that serves 451 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Roseland School District.

Lester C Noecker is a school of Roseland School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lester C Noecker shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lester C Noecker tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Essex County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lester C Noecker tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Essex County) records that median household earnings sit near $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Lester C Noecker is one campus in the mix.

Wilson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lester C Noecker comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 457 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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