Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002302
Lincoln Elementary School
87 RICHELIEU TER, NEWARK, NJ 07106 · (973) 374-2290 · Essex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
333 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
7.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 8.0% |
% 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 (12.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 420 | 79.3% | 12.1% |
| University Elementary School IRVINGTON | 384 | 80.2% | 19.9% |
| Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City | 383 | 77.3% | 18.9% |
| Avon Avenue School NEWARK | 485 | 77.7% | 12.0% |
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON | 455 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK | 508 | 75.8% | 14.0% |
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 | 12.1% | #1,230 of 1,290 | #123 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #1,287 of 1,319 ▼ 9 | #138 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,237 of 1,319 ▼ 9 | #132 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #634 of 1,562 | #79 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,279 of 1,390 | #101 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #1,033 of 1,392 | #85 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #222 of 1,481 | #45 of 142 |
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
420
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 73% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 86% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 76% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 74% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 74% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 89% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 82% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (420 to 420); teachers up 12% (26 to 29).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of NEWARK, New Jersey. The school has 420 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8.
In Newark Public School District, 65 schools enroll a combined 41,502 students.
The student body at Lincoln Elementary School is 73% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lincoln Elementary School, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
A school with Lincoln Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 22.8%. Lincoln Elementary School scores 12.1%, 10.7 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Essex County, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Essex County has 249 public schools with about 145,473 students, including Lincoln Elementary School.
Lincoln Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ivy Hill Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lincoln Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lincoln Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 394 students in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 14.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lincoln Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
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Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 63rd 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 SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ · 364 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Ivy Hill Elementary School0.4 mi · 488
- Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology0.4 mi · 414
- Mt Vernon Place School0.7 mi · 905
- Marshall Elementary School0.7 mi · 504
- Madison Avenue0.8 mi · 524
- University Middle School0.9 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-08.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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