Leonia Middle School

Summary:

Leonia Middle School is a highly successful public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Leonia Public School District in New Jersey. With 654 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA/PARCC assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, ranking 78 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leonia Middle School excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% of New Jersey middle schools for African American and English Language Learner students, and in the top 20% for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 16.2 over the past few years. In comparison, the nearby Lincoln School in Fairview has significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and math, ranking in the bottom 15% of New Jersey middle schools.

While Leonia Middle School is a high-performing institution, there are a few areas that could be further improved, such as the performance of special education students and the 8th-grade math proficiency rate, which is lower than the other grade levels. Overall, Leonia Middle School is a standout public middle school in the region, providing a robust and effective educational program that ensures all students have the opportunity to succeed.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 500 Broad Avenue
       Leonia, NJ  07605


(201) 302-5200

District: Leonia Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
78th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,354 Help


Students who attend Leonia Middle School usually attend:

High:    Leonia High School

Feeder schools for Leonia Middle School:

Elementary:    Anna C. Scott Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  675

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
44.0%
Hispanic:
25.6%
White:
19.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Leonia Middle School ranks better than 89.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.41. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Leonia Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (44%), Hispanic (25.6%), White (19.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leonia Middle School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leonia Middle School is $13,354.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leonia Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Leonia Middle School 78th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Leonia Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Leonia Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Leonia Public School District 138th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Leonia Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 66.76 243rd 574 57.7%
2004 75.41 172nd 588 70.7%
2005 67.16 258th 599 56.9%
2006 65.36 293rd 615 52.4%
2007 70.90 223rd 631 64.7%
2008 67.44 249th 640 61.1%
2009 67.77 268th 664 59.6%
2010 68.78 254th 677 62.5%
2011 71.59 218th 684 68.1%
2012 74.98 197th 677 70.9%
2013 78.31 152nd 704 78.4%
2014 75.91 184th 717 74.3%
2015 83.98 67th 713 90.6%
2016 78.79 116th 713 83.7%
2017 77.69 146th 712 79.5%
2018 80.76 111th 716 84.5%
2019 77.99 146th 745 80.4%
2021 75.33 134th 652 79.4%
2022 76.14 153rd 745 79.5%
2023 83.43 93rd 748 87.6%
2024 85.41 78th 743 89.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.50 42nd 202 79.2%
2019 71.89 35th 227 84.6%
2022 83.71 15th 270 94.4%
2023 90.07 16th 288 94.4%
2024 96.90 7th 320 97.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.33 53rd 471 88.7%
2019 49.85 204th 492 58.5%
2021 61.57 103rd 401 74.3%
2022 53.20 175th 535 67.3%
2023 75.81 58th 505 88.5%
2024 55.55 162nd 510 68.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.28 125th 522 76.1%
2019 83.83 31st 541 94.3%
2022 65.28 92nd 549 83.2%
2023 75.57 62nd 568 89.1%
2024 90.96 19th 584 96.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.34 135th 680 80.1%
2019 76.25 160th 703 77.2%
2021 72.49 138th 625 77.9%
2022 75.86 159th 726 78.1%
2023 84.48 91st 720 87.4%
2024 87.91 61st 717 91.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.98 104th 675 84.6%
2019 79.35 139th 697 80.1%
2021 75.71 127th 635 80.0%
2022 76.15 146th 730 80.0%
2023 82.92 102nd 718 85.8%
2024 85.51 89th 719 87.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.53 103rd 200 48.5%
2019 55.22 99th 199 50.3%
2021 41.32 87th 147 40.8%
2022 45.18 119th 200 40.5%
2023 55.68 98th 201 51.2%
2024 65.25 69th 200 65.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 84.19 25th 356 93.0%
2024 80.77 32nd 352 90.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.67 242nd 504 52.0%
2019 60.94 171st 524 67.4%
2021 58.16 149th 480 69.0%
2022 71.80 103rd 591 82.6%
2023 82.49 57th 587 90.3%
2024 82.83 60th 589 89.8%
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Rank History for White students at Leonia Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.86 53rd 497 89.3%
2019 64.36 161st 504 68.1%
2021 66.56 107th 435 75.4%
2022 60.30 181st 512 64.6%
2023 71.91 117th 509 77.0%
2024 74.79 96th 510 81.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Leonia Middle School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Leonia Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 280 11 65 27 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1989 250 11 79 34 2 n/a n/a 0 376
1990 260 10 84 43 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 282 13 90 49 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1992 291 11 115 66 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1993 285 11 134 81 1 n/a n/a 0 512
1994 311 14 134 79 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1995 299 16 167 77 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1996 299 16 167 77 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1998 237 18 137 55 1 n/a n/a 0 448
1999 230 15 111 55 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2000 233 13 129 59 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 232 13 165 73 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2002 204 20 157 79 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2003 204 20 157 79 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2004 203 26 139 84 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2005 191 24 133 89 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2006 188 20 148 87 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2007 188 18 159 83 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2008 185 11 155 99 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2009 167 19 161 103 1 0 0 0 451
2010 171 19 188 109 2 0 0 0 489
2011 157 17 169 94 0 1 4 0 442
2012 163 25 186 100 0 1 2 0 477
2013 161 32 179 103 0 1 3 0 479
2014 163 30 186 99 0 1 3 0 482
2015 172 27 189 96 0 1 5 0 490
2016 160 28 214 101 0 1 7 0 511
2017 173 22 200 104 0 0 16 0 515
2018 166 20 217 105 2 0 24 0 534
2019 157 24 204 110 2 1 35 0 533
2020 141 24 202 116 1 1 37 0 522
2021 135 22 217 123 0 0 35 0 532
2022 136 22 281 158 1 3 37 0 638
2023 145 22 280 168 1 6 32 0 654
2024 131 30 297 173 3 5 36 0 675

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leonia Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 28.0 13.6 n/a
1989 376 28.0 13.4 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 1.3
1991 434 27.0 16.0 0
1992 483 28.0 17.2 3.5
1993 512 31.2 16.4 5.3
1994 538 33.2 16.2 6.3
1995 559 38.4 14.6 6.8
1996 559 38.4 14.6 6.8
1998 448 41.2 10.9 8.5
1999 412 42.4 9.7 6.6
2000 434 44.8 9.7 13.8
2001 483 45.1 10.7 11.8
2002 460 48.8 9.4 10.7
2003 460 48.8 9.4 10.7
2004 452 46.8 9.7 9.7
2005 437 45.8 9.5 n/a
2006 443 44.8 9.9 11.3
2007 448 44.0 10.2 11.2
2008 450 37.0 12.2 9.6
2009 451 44.0 8.8 11.8
2010 489 41.0 11.9 14.5
2011 442 39.8 11.1 12.7
2012 477 47.2 10.0 16.8
2013 479 46.0 10.4 14.8
2014 482 45.0 10.7 18
2015 490 44.0 11.1 13.7
2016 511 45.0 11.3 14.9
2017 515 47.4 10.8 16.1
2018 534 48.4 11.0 16.5
2019 533 47.4 11.2 18.8
2020 522 47.4 11.0 18.8
2021 532 45.4 11.7 14.3
2022 638 39.2 16.2 11.9
2023 654 44.2 14.7 14.7
2024 675 54.0 12.5 16

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leonia Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 28.0 13.6 n/a
1989 376 28.0 13.4 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 1.3
1991 434 27.0 16.0 0
1992 483 28.0 17.2 3.5
1993 512 31.2 16.4 5.3
1994 538 33.2 16.2 6.3
1995 559 38.4 14.6 6.8
1996 559 38.4 14.6 6.8
1998 448 41.2 10.9 8.5
1999 412 42.4 9.7 6.6
2000 434 44.8 9.7 13.8
2001 483 45.1 10.7 11.8
2002 460 48.8 9.4 10.7
2003 460 48.8 9.4 10.7
2004 452 46.8 9.7 9.7
2005 437 45.8 9.5 n/a
2006 443 44.8 9.9 11.3
2007 448 44.0 10.2 11.2
2008 450 37.0 12.2 9.6
2009 451 44.0 8.8 11.8
2010 489 41.0 11.9 14.5
2011 442 39.8 11.1 12.7
2012 477 47.2 10.0 16.8
2013 479 46.0 10.4 14.8
2014 482 45.0 10.7 18
2015 490 44.0 11.1 13.7
2016 511 45.0 11.3 14.9
2017 515 47.4 10.8 16.1
2018 534 48.4 11.0 16.5
2019 533 47.4 11.2 18.8
2020 522 47.4 11.0 18.8
2021 532 45.4 11.7 14.3
2022 638 39.2 16.2 11.9
2023 654 44.2 14.7 14.7
2024 675 54.0 12.5 16

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Leonia Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,354

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Leonia Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 146th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 93rd of 748 Middle schools
 7.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Middle School)72.578.3
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Public School District)72.578.3
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Middle School)5962
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Public School District)5962
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Middle School)76.978.1
 1.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Public School District)76.978.1
 1.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Middle School)6255.4
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Public School District)6255.4
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Leonia Middle School)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (Leonia Public School District)100100
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Middle School)71.571.6
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Leonia Public School District)71.571.6
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Middle School)46.326.9
 19.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Leonia Public School District)46.326.9
 19.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Leonia Middle School)98.492.5
 5.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Leonia Public School District)98.492.5
 5.9%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Leonia Middle School)10091.3
 8.7%
   8th Grade Geometry (Leonia Public School District)10091.3
 8.7%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Leonia Middle School)98.894.4
 4.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Leonia Public School District)58.649.5
 9.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Leonia Middle School)10091.3
 8.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Leonia Public School District)46.763.2
 16.5%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533654
 22.7%
African American2422
 8.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian204280
 37.3%
Hispanic110168
 52.7%
Pacific Islander16
 500%
White157145
 7.6%
Two or More Races3532
 8.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.8%14.7%
 4.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 675 students attended Leonia Middle School.

Students who attend Leonia Middle School usually go on to attend Leonia High School

Leonia Middle School ranks 78th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Leonia Middle School are 44% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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