Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a well-populated elementary school in EDISON, New Jersey, operated by Edison Township School District. The school educates 946 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 134% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Edison Township School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 16,617 students; Lincoln Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School logs that Asian students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 62.8%, a residual of +9.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household income runs about $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edison Early Learning Center, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 835 (now 946). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Lincoln Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.