Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340576000472
Abraham Lincoln School #6
111 PALISADE AVE, GARFIELD, NJ 07026 · (973) 340-5036 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
261 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Garfield Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 Abraham Lincoln School #6
Abraham Lincoln School #6's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 this school | 385 | 67.8% | 29.6% |
| LaMonte-Annex Elementary School Bound Brook | 374 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Wilson School LODI | 382 | 67.8% | 56.6% |
| Schuyler Elementary School KEARNY | 437 | 65.7% | 39.3% |
| Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning Center LONG BRANCH | 326 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Hilltop School LODI | 337 | 62.3% | 49.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Abraham Lincoln School #6 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #966 of 1,290 | #136 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #914 of 1,319 ▲ 172 | #142 of 149 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #789 of 1,319 ▲ 157 | #135 of 149 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #755 of 1,562 | #49 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #432 of 1,390 | #49 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #869 of 1,392 | #119 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #381 of 1,481 | #11 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #481 of 798 | #52 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
385
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 385 | 37.3 | 10.3:1 | 68% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 34.6 | 10.2:1 | 42% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 37 | 9.9:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 80% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 80% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 71% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 74% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln School #6.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (421 to 385); teachers down 2% (38 to 37.3).
About Abraham Lincoln School #6
Abraham Lincoln School #6, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in GARFIELD, New Jersey. The school counts 385 students across pre-K through 5.
Abraham Lincoln School #6 reports to Garfield Public School District, which has 11 schools and 4,762 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Abraham Lincoln School #6, at 68%. The next largest groups are 22% White and 7% Black. In Bergen County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1, with 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 68% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Bergen County report 28%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Abraham Lincoln School #6 receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Abraham Lincoln School #6 falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 29.6% actual against 29.1% predicted.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 291 public schools in Bergen County, enrolling about 133,883 students in all.
The nearest other public school, James Madison School #10, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Abraham Lincoln School #6 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Abraham Lincoln School #6's location as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 385 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 365 it had in 2020-21.
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Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield Public School District
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Washington Irving School #4Elementary · 441 students
- Thomas Jefferson School #9Elementary · 368 students
- Christopher Columbus School #8Elementary · 366 students
- Roosevelt School #7Elementary · 282 students
Other schools in GARFIELD
- Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolCombined · 1,276 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Washington Irving School #4Elementary · 441 students
- Thomas Jefferson School #9Elementary · 368 students
- Christopher Columbus School #8Elementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- James Madison School #100.2 mi · 280
- Roosevelt School #70.5 mi · 282
- Etta Gero School No. 90.5 mi · 352
- Muhammad Ali School Number 230.6 mi · 442
- Abraham Lincoln School Number 240.7 mi · 252
- Ellen Ochoa School Number 220.7 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln School #6How large is Abraham Lincoln School #6?
Abraham Lincoln School #6 enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Abraham Lincoln School #6 serve?
Abraham Lincoln School #6 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln School #6?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln School #6.
What is the student diversity at Abraham Lincoln School #6?
Student demographics at Abraham Lincoln School #6 are roughly 22% White, 68% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Abraham Lincoln School #6 in?
Abraham Lincoln School #6 is part of Garfield Public School District.
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