Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a compact elementary campus in ROCKAWAY, New Jersey, overseen by Rockaway Borough School District. The school hosts 272 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Rockaway Borough School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 571 students. Lincoln Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elementary School reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 40% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Morris County shows median household earnings sit near $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School has rose 18%, going from 230 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 29% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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