Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL-WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340258002016
Lincoln Elementary School
18 CRANE ST, CALDWELL, NJ 07006 · (973) 228-3987 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
36 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Caldwell-West School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 63.5% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 253 | 14.2% | 58.6% |
| Cozy Lake Elementary School OAK RIDGE | 236 | 11.9% | N/A |
| Leonardo Elementary School LEONARDO | 283 | 15.2% | 50.3% |
| Raritan Valley School HAZLET | 241 | 17.4% | 59.7% |
| Atlantic Highlands Elementary School ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS | 282 | 18.1% | N/A |
| Riverton School District RIVERTON | 252 | 19.0% | 50.0% |
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 Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #359 of 1,290 | #36 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #329 of 1,319 ▼ 15 | #38 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #271 of 1,319 ▲ 166 | #37 of 141 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,273 of 1,562 | #131 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,025 of 1,390 | #60 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #1,082 of 1,392 | #95 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #1,155 of 1,481 | #106 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #463 of 545 | #53 of 61 |
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
253
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 14% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 12% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 10% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 9% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 12% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 10% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 11 | 21.1:1 | 11% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 10 | 27.1:1 | 2% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (247 to 253); teachers up 25% (16 to 20).
About Lincoln Elementary School
In CALDWELL, New Jersey, Lincoln Elementary School is a small elementary school. It had 253 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Lincoln Elementary School falls under Caldwell-West School District, which has 7 schools enrolling 2,520 students.
Of every 100 students at Lincoln Elementary School, about 77 are White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Essex County's residents are about 30% White, 47 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 12.7:1, based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Lunch program data show 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Essex County report 54%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.4%. Lincoln Elementary School scores 58.6%.
The county, Essex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 249 public schools and about 145,473 students.
Essex Fells Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Lincoln Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School is 1st among 6 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell-West School District
- James Caldwell High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Harrison SchoolElementary · 39 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 170th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELD, NJ · 443 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 420 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Essex Fells Elementary School0.8 mi · 251
- Grover Cleveland Middle School0.8 mi · 610
- Forest Avenue School1.0 mi · 230
- Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 246
- Verona High School1.2 mi · 593
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caldwell-West School District.
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