Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARWOOD BORO·NCES 340579005532
Lincoln
400 SECOND AVENUE, GARWOOD, NJ 07027 · (908) 789-0331 · Union County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
96 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Garwood Boro. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 down about 4 points.
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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
+20 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.3:1
% White
68%
was 78%
% Hispanic
25%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Washington School0.5 mi · 44
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 300
- Brookside Place School0.8 mi · 364
- Cranford High School0.9 mi · 1,116
- Wilson Elementary School1.0 mi · 362
- Livingston Avenue School1.1 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About LincolnHow large is Lincoln?
Lincoln enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Lincoln serve?
Lincoln serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Lincoln.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln?
Student demographics at Lincoln are roughly 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln public or private?
Lincoln is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garwood Boro.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.