Roseland School District

Summary:

The Roseland School District in New Jersey is home to one exceptional elementary school, Lester C Noecker. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 83rd out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Lester C Noecker's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students significantly outperforming their peers across the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 87.3% of 5th-grade students at Lester C Noecker were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.7%. The school also excels in Science, with 67.2% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the NJSLA-S assessment, far exceeding the state average of 30.1%.

The school's success can be attributed to its favorable demographic and resource factors. Lester C Noecker has a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population. Additionally, the school benefits from high per-student spending of $13,133 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, which likely contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes.

District Detail

100 Passaic Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068-1205

(973) 226-7644

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 451

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lester C Noecker	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Passaic Ave	Roseland	07068	Essex County	Roseland School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-7644	451	44	10.2	6.4%	285 (63.2%)	25 (5.5%)	52 (11.5%)	68 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	91.8	83^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.8%		89.9	116^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.3%	33	67.2	76.4	79.7	87.3	85.0	76.3	77.9	81.3	63.0	$13,133	$192	$12,941

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Caldwell-West School District	1.05 mi	7	175^th
Livingston Board of Education School District	1.31 mi	9	23^rd
Essex Fells School District	1.68 mi	1	11^th
East Hanover Township School District	2.15 mi	3	115^th
Essex County Schools of Technology	2.32 mi	3	352^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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