Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in BERGENFIELD, New Jersey, overseen by Bergenfield Borough School District. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Bergenfield Borough School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,600 students, Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Asian, 13% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bergen County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 66.7%, a residual of +21.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bergen County) logs that median household income runs about $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Bergenfield High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 443). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 48% to 54%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Lincoln Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.