Midland School #1

Midland School #1 is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in ROCHELLE PARK, New Jersey, one of the schools within Rochelle Park School District, educateing 458 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Operationally, Midland School #1 answers to Rochelle Park School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Midland School #1 lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Midland School #1 reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Midland School #1 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Midland School #1 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 47.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bergen County) shows that median household income runs about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Midland School #1 is one campus in the mix.

Saddle Brook Middle/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Midland School #1 at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 33% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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