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Lester C Noecker

Public Grades PK, KG-6

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lester C Noecker is an exceptional elementary school located in Roseland, New Jersey, serving 441 students in grades PK-6. As part of the Roseland School District, which is ranked 33 out of 609 districts in the state, Lester C Noecker consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 83-184 out of over 1,300 schools in recent years.

The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.4% of 3rd graders, 79.7% of 4th graders, 87.3% of 5th graders, and 85% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, 52.7%, and 56.1%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, 76.3% of 3rd graders, 77.9% of 4th graders, 81.3% of 5th graders, and 63% of 6th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, 44.2%, and 39.8%. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students.

Lester C Noecker's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.8% to 16.6% in recent years, which are lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.36% to 3.63% in recent years, indicating a relatively affluent student population. When compared to nearby schools, such as Jefferson Elementary School in the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District, Lester C Noecker consistently outperforms its peers, demonstrating its exceptional educational quality and commitment to student success.

451

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,133

Per pupil spending ?

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Passaic Ave
Roseland, NJ 07068

(973) 226-7644

District: Roseland School District

Students who attend Lester C Noecker usually attend:

Middle:	West Essex Middle School
High:	West Essex High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Asian:

15.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

83^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 609Roseland 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	91.8	83 of 1347	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	116 of 1338	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	184 of 1342	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	128 of 1345	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	254 of 1317	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	171 of 1360	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	286 of 1353	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	226 of 1352	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	262 of 1346	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	246 of 1357	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	327 of 1363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.3	487 of 1367	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	428 of 1363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.9	336 of 1360	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	336 of 1354	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	307 of 1346	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	340 of 1338	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	278 of 1329	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	204 of 1314	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	150 of 1303	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	53 of 1298	95.9%	★★★★★
2003	81.4	194 of 1204	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	114 of 330	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	180 of 340	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	105 of 1326	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	138 of 1317	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	160 of 1318	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	180 of 1326	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	257 of 1290	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	173 of 1331	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	281 of 1333	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	39 of 1032	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	87 of 989	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	92 of 982	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	14 of 953	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	55 of 896	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	81 of 1318	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	97 of 1313	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	188 of 1315	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	132 of 1324	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	251 of 1297	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	160 of 1335	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	279 of 1334	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	75 of 1023	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	117 of 989	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	116 of 958	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	65 of 949	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	214 of 868	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	191 of 1007	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	445 of 1001	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	107 of 970	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	103 of 963	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	163 of 975	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	159 of 976	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	301 of 964	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	173 of 1023	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	274 of 1022	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+31 vs state

Mathematics74%+29 vs state

Science67%+37 vs state

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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
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	214	20	10.7	9.3%	145 (67.8%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	74.1	364^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.9	433^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.6%	69	39.0	58.9	61.8	61.5		73.5	58.8	74.4		$15,722	$291	$15,431
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	522	42	12.5	0.6%	133 (25.5%)	11 (2.1%)	29 (5.6%)	322 (61.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	95.2	29^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.4	17^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	12	73.0	82.4	89.2	88.7		76.7	88.2	88.8		$11,602	$418	$11,184
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4		191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.8	34^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	60.0	87.5	85.0	93.3	90.6	87.5	70.0	83.3	84.4	$16,556	$263	$16,293
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	246	23	10.6	17.9%	167 (67.9%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	61.4	521^st of 1347 public elementary schools	61.3%		67.4	452^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.2%	69	29.2	55.8	55.3	53.5		65.1	51.3	58.2		$13,355	$255	$13,100
Riker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Blackstone Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	477	38	12.5	4.0%	170 (35.6%)	19 (4.0%)	21 (4.4%)	242 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	90.9	100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.6%		88.9	134^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.0%	34	61.6	80.2	77.9	78.9		82.4	71.8	75.9		$10,741	$404	$10,337
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	407	30	13.6	0.7%	169 (41.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.7%)	194 (47.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	95.2	30^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		94.8	35^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.4%	5	65.0	80.3	89.8	82.5		85.2	89.9	86.3		$10,849	$393	$10,456
Frank J Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	27 Green Drive	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-5650	239	32	7.5	4.2%	151 (63.2%)	3 (1.3%)	46 (19.2%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$11,643	$170	$11,473
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Belmont Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	476	40	11.9	2.7%	139 (29.2%)	19 (4.0%)	29 (6.1%)	263 (55.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	95.4	25^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.1%		94.3	45^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	20	63.1	87.3	92.2	84.4		87.6	85.9	79.8		$11,276	$396	$10,880
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%	65	36.7	63.4	79.1	67.4		68.3	68.1	59.1		$14,951	$278	$14,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Lester C Noecker

What is the racial makeup of Lester C Noecker?

Students at Lester C Noecker are 63% White, 15% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Lester C Noecker in?

Roseland School District

Is Lester C Noecker a good school?

Yes. Lester C Noecker ranks in the top 6.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Lester C Noecker?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Lester C Noecker.

What schools do graduates of Lester C Noecker attend?

Students who attend Lester C Noecker usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Essex Middle School
High : West Essex High School

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