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Enrollment
458
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHELLE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341407000804
Midland School #1
300 ROCHELLE AVE, ROCHELLE PARK, NJ 07662 · (201) 843-3120 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.5:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
137 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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
61%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
56.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 48.4% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Midland School #1
Midland School #1's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland School #1 this school | 458 | 29.9% | 47.3% |
| Lincoln School NUTLEY | 446 | 26.7% | 48.1% |
| Memorial School TOTOWA | 413 | 29.5% | 27.1% |
| Normandy Park School MORRISTOWN | 371 | 33.7% | 59.3% |
| Aldrich Elementary School HOWELL | 470 | 34.0% | 44.0% |
| Fernbrook School RANDOLPH | 474 | 25.9% | 47.7% |
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 Midland School #1 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #587 of 1,290 | #113 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #718 of 1,319 ▼ 140 | #130 of 149 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #567 of 1,319 ▼ 45 | #121 of 149 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #522 of 1,562 | #29 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #222 of 1,390 | #18 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #460 of 1,392 | #59 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #857 of 1,481 | #64 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #655 of 798 | #71 of 85 |
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
458
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 458 | 48.4 | 9.5:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 47.6 | 9.9:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 48 | 10.3:1 | 27% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 42.4 | 11.3:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 20% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 9% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 31 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland School #1.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (477 to 458); teachers up 14% (42.4 to 48.4).
About Midland School #1
Midland School #1 serves students in ROCHELLE PARK, New Jersey, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 458 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8.
For district matters, Midland School #1 falls under Rochelle Park School District.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Midland School #1 is Hispanic (48%). Enrollment also includes 39% White, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 23% share among Bergen County residents. By the diversity index, Midland School #1 comes in at 61%.
Its teaching staff equals 48.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 30%. That is close to the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
allk12 grades Midland School #1 a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Jersey, Midland School #1 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.3% actual against a predicted 49.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bergen County, median household income is about $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midland School #1 is one of 291 public schools in Bergen County, which together enroll about 133,883 students.
Of nearby public schools, Saddle Brook Middle/High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Midland School #1 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Midland School #1 saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.3:1 to 9.5:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Midland School #1. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Saddle Brook Middle/High School0.7 mi · 806
- Washington School0.8 mi · 58
- Maywood Campus0.8 mi · 206
- Maywood Avenue School0.8 mi · 561
- Memorial School0.9 mi · 415
- Helen I. Smith School1.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Midland School #1How large is Midland School #1?
Midland School #1 enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-08.
Is Midland School #1 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midland School #1 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Midland School #1 have?
Midland School #1 employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
How diverse is Midland School #1?
Midland School #1 reports a student body of 39% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Midland School #1 public or private?
Midland School #1 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochelle Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.