Lincoln

Lincoln is a reasonably sized primary school in GARWOOD, New Jersey, one of the schools within Garwood Boro. The school teaches 372 students in grades K through 8.

Across the 2 schools in Garwood Boro (416 students total), Lincoln accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lincoln records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Union County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Lincoln is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln. On composite proficiency, Lincoln comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 68% across the same window.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.