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If you could change one rule at Roselle Park Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELLE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341431005670
Roselle Park Middle School
57 W GRANT AVE, ROSELLE PARK, NJ 07204 · (908) 245-1634 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
238 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Roselle Park Middle School→Roselle Park High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Roselle Park Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 31.1% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Roselle Park Middle School
Roselle Park Middle School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roselle Park Middle School this school | 438 | 54.3% | 34.7% |
| Edward Johnstone Middle School VINELAND | 355 | 53.5% | 33.4% |
| Memorial Middle School ELMWOOD PARK | 569 | 53.3% | 29.7% |
| Lincoln Middle School DUNELLEN | 333 | 47.7% | 27.9% |
| Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE | 513 | 56.7% | 19.7% |
| Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School Vineland | 620 | 53.4% | 26.0% |
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 Roselle Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #302 of 433 | #15 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #283 of 437 ▼ 1 | #15 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #291 of 437 ▼ 38 | #15 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #296 of 445 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #209 of 417 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #149 of 419 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #120 of 436 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #114 of 282 | #3 of 13 |
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
438
-83 (-16%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 438 | 40.5 | 10.8:1 | 54% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 38.5 | 11.5:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 37.9 | 12.6:1 | 42% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 39.4 | 12.8:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 41 | 11.4:1 | 44% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 35% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 20% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roselle Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (504 to 438); teachers up 3% (39.4 to 40.5).
About Roselle Park Middle School
Roselle Park Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in ROSELLE PARK, New Jersey. The school enrolls 438 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Roselle Park Middle School is one of 5 schools in Roselle Park Public School District, which enrolls 2,007 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Roselle Park Middle School, at 55%. The next largest groups are 25% White, 13% Black, and 5% Asian. In Union County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1 at Roselle Park Middle School, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. That tracks the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
allk12 grades Roselle Park Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.4%.
Within Union County, the median household income is $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Union County has 180 public schools and roughly 99,046 students.
Robert Gordon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Roselle Park Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Roselle Park Middle School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.7% against a local average of 35.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Roselle Park Middle School dropped 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 521 to 438 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.7:1 to 10.8:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roselle Park Public School District
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in ROSELLE PARK
- Roselle Park High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Sherman Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Gordon Elementary School0.0 mi · 325
- Roselle Park High School0.3 mi · 593
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS0.4 mi · 10
- Kindergarten Success Academy0.5 mi · 217
- Sherman Elementary School0.6 mi · 364
- Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School0.6 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Roselle Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Roselle Park Middle School?
Roselle Park Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Roselle Park Middle School serve?
Roselle Park Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roselle Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roselle Park Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roselle Park Middle School?
At Roselle Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Roselle Park Middle School public or private?
Roselle Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roselle Park Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.