Enrollment
333
Middle
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340402000149
Lincoln Middle School
400 Dunellen Avenue, DUNELLEN, NJ 08812 · (732) 400-5900 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
159 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 32% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Middle School→Dunellen High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dunellen Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Lincoln Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #350 of 433 | #33 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #356 of 437 | #35 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #352 of 437 | #30 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #353 of 445 | #37 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #372 of 417 | #32 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #167 of 419 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #11 of 122 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
+87 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.0:1
% White
22%
was 37%
% Hispanic
58%
was 45%
% Black
14%
was 11%
% Asian
4%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 38% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 20.5 | 14.8:1 | 40% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 22.4 | 11.0:1 | 51% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school found in DUNELLEN, New Jersey. It educates 333 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students.
Lincoln Middle School is part of Dunellen Public School District, where 3 schools serve 1,363 students.
Hispanic students account for 58% of enrollment at Lincoln Middle School. Enrollment also includes 22% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 34 points above the 24% share among Middlesex County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
At Lincoln Middle School, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That ratio is over the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 48% of enrollment.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lincoln Middle School is -12.2 points: 27.9% actual, 40.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Middlesex County this way: median household income is about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Middlesex County number 214 and enroll about 129,255.
Dunellen High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Lincoln Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.9% versus a 36.0% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Lincoln Middle School saw enrollment rise 35% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. White students went from 37% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 22% in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 11.0:1 to 12.8:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunellen Public School District
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Dunellen High SchoolHigh · 409 students
Other schools in DUNELLEN
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Dunellen High SchoolHigh · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Dunellen High School0.0 mi · 409
- John P. Faber Elementary School0.7 mi · 621
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 383
- Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School0.8 mi · 404
- Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies0.8 mi · 357
- Green Brook Middle School0.8 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolHow large is Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lincoln Middle School serve?
Lincoln Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Middle School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Middle School are roughly 22% White, 58% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Middle School public or private?
Lincoln Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunellen Public School District.
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