Lincoln Middle School

Lincoln Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus in KEARNY, New Jersey, one of the schools within Kearny. The school caters to 763 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% larger than the state mean of about 578.

Lincoln Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Kearny, a district that enrolls 5,388 students overall.

Demographically, Lincoln Middle School logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln Middle School shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 72% of students at Lincoln Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Around the school, Hudson County reports that median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Hudson Arts and Science Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.9%.

Lincoln Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 910 students in 2018 compared to 763 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lincoln Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.