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Leonardo Elementary School

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Leonardo Elementary School ranks 467 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Leonardo Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 269 students in grades K-5 in the Middletown Township Public School District in New Jersey. The school has consistently performed above the state average on NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 54.3% to 63.4% in ELA and 51.2% to 63% in Math across grades 3-5, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 52.7% in ELA and 44.2% to 49.8% in Math.

However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 467 out of 1,347 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 745 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied from 2 to 3 stars out of 5. This indicates that the school's performance is somewhat inconsistent compared to other elementary schools in New Jersey. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has ranged from 7.0% to 16.6%, which is generally higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Middletown Township Public School District, Middletown Village Elementary School and Fairview Elementary School have higher statewide rankings and proficiency rates in some subject areas. However, Leonardo Elementary School serves a relatively more affluent student population, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate ranging from 12.02% to 14.91%, which is lower than the rates at some nearby schools like Ocean Avenue Elementary (36.69%) and Keansburg Early Learning Center (39.75%).

283

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,254

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14 Hosford Avenue
Leonardo, NJ 07737-1797

(732) 291-1330

District: Middletown Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg46%

467^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Middletown Township Public School District

193^rd of 609Middletown Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	467 of 1347	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	582 of 1338	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	745 of 1342	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	497 of 1345	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	509 of 1317	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	790 of 1360	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	786 of 1353	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	773 of 1352	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	641 of 1346	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	639 of 1357	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.4	620 of 1363	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	419 of 1367	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.8	544 of 1363	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	714 of 1360	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.9	626 of 1354	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	478 of 1346	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	548 of 1338	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	574 of 1329	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	670 of 1314	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.0	732 of 1303	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.4	388 of 1298	70.1%	★★★★☆
2003	65.4	518 of 1204	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	421 of 1326	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	605 of 1317	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	731 of 1318	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	464 of 1326	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	641 of 1290	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	852 of 1331	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	690 of 1333	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	35.7	603 of 948	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	497 of 1318	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	529 of 1313	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	696 of 1315	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	508 of 1324	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	415 of 1297	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	685 of 1335	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	783 of 1334	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	718 of 958	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	455 of 949	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	625 of 868	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	611 of 1007	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	533 of 1001	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	451 of 970	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	590 of 963	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	763 of 975	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	573 of 976	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	540 of 964	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	834 of 1023	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	770 of 1022	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)36th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

Science36%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Small class sizes and excellent teachers. Individualized instruction. We are very lucky to have had all my kids attend and graduate into middle school honors. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Leonardo Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Hosford Avenue	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1330	283	28	10.2	15.2%	220 (77.7%)	6 (2.1%)	44 (15.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	66.1	467^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.3%		56.8	582^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	56.5%	115	36.5	54.3	60.9	63.4		63.0	56.1	51.2		$9,254	$236	$9,018
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 First Avenue	Atlantic Highlands	07716	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 291-2020	282	31	9.2	18.1%	221 (78.4%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	65.4							(n/a)	40.0	50.0	47.4	48.6	72.2	64.3	58.9	51.4	72.3
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	364	37	9.9	16.5%	287 (78.8%)	7 (1.9%)	53 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	53.3	637^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.7%		43.3	752^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.8%	115	17.0	60.4	54.5	54.1		60.4	41.8	47.9		$11,243	$167	$11,076
Navesink Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 Monmouth Avenue	Atlantic Highlands	07716	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0289	210	21	10.1	11.0%	170 (81.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19 (9.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	87.5	165^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.8%		92.9	63^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	95.3%	102	55.3	61.4	86.2	86.8		68.2	75.8	76.3		$10,198	$303	$9,895
New Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 New Monmouth Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-5317	508	42	12.0	17.9%	419 (82.5%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	52.5	645^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.5	511^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.8%	134	29.7	48.4	58.5	55.4		42.9	57.3	40.6		$13,439	$153	$13,286
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cooper Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-3308	291	28	10.3	11.7%	236 (81.1%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.9%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	81.8	256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.4	278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.2%	22	30.9	60.5	75.0	73.8		81.4	87.5	69.1		$9,003	$10	$8,993
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	481	37	12.9	14.1%	376 (78.2%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.9	594^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.6%	222	42.8	60.0	67.2	63.5		61.5	55.8	66.7		$9,359	$121	$9,238
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Navesink Avenue	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 872-1476	153	18	8.3	43.1%	104 (68.0%)	2 (1.3%)	34 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.5%)	57.1							(n/a)	38.9	38.5	57.1	72.2	61.3	38.5	23.8	61.1	48.4
Middletown Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Kings Highway	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-0267	426	38	11.1	13.6%	323 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (13.1%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	70.3	421^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.1	353^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	73.6%	68	46.7	46.1	72.4	60.0		56.1	63.8	63.4		$8,779	$10	$8,769
Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%		33.8	883^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.0%	123	19.2	33.4	44.2	42.5		22.2	25.0	33.4		$8,747	$190	$8,557

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