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What's the biggest difference between ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,012
Middle
DISTRICT 1,067 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362049001892
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
25 GERADA LN, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 · (914) 576-4339 · Westchester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,012 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
375 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
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 | 331 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 340 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 341 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 72% · 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
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL→NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 74.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York 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 York'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 ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,012 | 37.1% | 62.8% |
| LONGWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE ISLAND | 1,304 | 37.9% | 29.1% |
| LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE ISLAND | 1,363 | 36.2% | 45.3% |
| WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WASHINGTONVILLE | 884 | 40.0% | 52.3% |
| VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTGOMERY | 945 | 39.9% | 61.1% |
| WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 764 | 39.4% | 55.9% |
Matched among New York 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 ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #223 of 766 | #25 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #270 of 768 ▼ 39 | #29 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #218 of 768 ▼ 59 | #28 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,012 | #73 of 796 | #7 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #253 of 683 | #18 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #45 of 688 | #1 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #555 of 773 | #12 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #170 of 524 | #5 of 30 |
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
1,012
-112 (-10%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 1,012 | 103.7 | 9.8:1 | 37% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 98.8 | 10.6:1 | 38% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 1,086 | 98.3 | 11.1:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 1,124 | 95 | 11.8:1 | 37% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 1,232 | 83.4 | 14.8:1 | 32% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 1,243 | 82 | 15.2:1 | 33% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 1,228 | 87 | 14.1:1 | 33% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 1,180 | 86 | 13.7:1 | 27% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 77 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in NEW ROCHELLE, New York. In all, 1,012 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 91% larger than the average for middle schools in New York.
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 10 schools enroll 9,837 students.
Of every 100 students at ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 34 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 34% White, 22% Black, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 103.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.8 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 37% of the student body. Public schools in Westchester County average a similar 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 70% of New York public middle schools.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 1.4 points above predicted: 62.8% against 61.4%.
Census data for Westchester County show the median household earns about $118,976 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Westchester County number 255, with about 140,968 students.
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is WILLIAM B WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 112 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,047 students
- ISAAC E YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,122 students
- WILLIAM B WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,019 students
- TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 838 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 728 students
- GEORGE M DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 640 students
Other schools in NEW ROCHELLE
- NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,047 students
- ISAAC E YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,122 students
- WILLIAM B WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,019 students
- TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 838 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 728 students
- GEORGE M DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 640 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM B WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,019
- MURRAY AVENUE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 689
- HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL1.1 mi · 435
- NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 3,047
- QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 491
- ANNE HUTCHINSON SCHOOL1.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,012 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (104 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ALBERT LEONARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.