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Enrollment
1,193
Elementary
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BERGEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341146002890
Lincoln Elementary School
1206 63RD ST, NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047 · (201) 295-2850 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,193 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.6:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
869 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 231 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 377 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (377) is 354% larger than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
46.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.8pp 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 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 28.4% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 1,193 | 72.8% | 34.5% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School NORTH BERGEN | 978 | 72.1% | 29.5% |
| Robert Fulton Elementary School NORTH BERGEN | 938 | 66.7% | 35.3% |
| Anna L. Klein GUTTENBERG | 977 | 82.8% | 31.4% |
| Franklin Elementary School KEARNY | 950 | 73.4% | 30.7% |
| Hudson Arts and Science Charter School Kearny | 848 | 70.5% | 37.0% |
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 Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #866 of 1,290 | #46 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #892 of 1,319 ▲ 70 | #45 of 84 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #800 of 1,319 ▲ 51 | #44 of 84 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,193 | #6 of 1,562 | #2 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #791 of 1,390 | #49 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #1,289 of 1,392 | #67 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #313 of 1,481 | #43 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #239 of 798 | #28 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
1,193
-229 (-16%) vs 2020
+152% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,193 | 102.5 | 11.6:1 | 73% (869) |
| 2023-24 | 1,209 | 107.8 | 11.2:1 | 70% (844) |
| 2022-23 | 1,309 | 106.2 | 12.3:1 | 61% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 1,422 | 105 | 13.5:1 | 53% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 1,429 | 105.4 | 13.6:1 | 62% (892) |
| 2015-16 | 1,466 | 107 | 13.7:1 | 63% (927) |
| 2010-11 | 1,486 | 84 | 17.7:1 | 47% (693) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 55% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 37 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,429 to 1,193); teachers down 3% (105.4 to 102.5).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a large elementary school in NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey, administered by North Bergen School District. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 1,193 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 195% larger than that mark.
North Bergen School District is made up of 8 schools with 7,031 students in all.
The share of students at Lincoln Elementary School who are Hispanic is 88%. Other groups include 9% White. By comparison, Hudson County residents are about 41% Hispanic. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Elementary School are from different groups.
Lincoln Elementary School reported 102.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Roughly 73% of students at Lincoln Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Lincoln Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Lincoln Elementary School is 8.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.5% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Census data for Hudson County show median household income comes to about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Hudson County number 130, with about 86,216 students.
Public School Number One is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Lincoln Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lincoln Elementary School at 1st of 9.
In the federal locale system, Lincoln Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 16% across 4 years, from 1,422 in 2020-21 to 1,193 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 11.6:1.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Bergen School District
- North Bergen High SchoolHigh · 2,328 students
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 978 students
- Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Other schools in NORTH BERGEN
- Horace Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 978 students
- Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Polk Street SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the largest of the 214.
- 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
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Public School Number One0.3 mi · 758
- Polk Street School0.5 mi · 213
- Albio Sires Elementary School0.6 mi · 518
- North Bergen High School0.6 mi · 2,328
- Public School Number Three0.6 mi · 506
- Anna L. Klein0.6 mi · 977
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow large is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,193 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Bergen School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.