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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNY·NCES 340789002872
Lincoln Middle School
121 BEECH ST, KEARNY, NJ 07032 · (201) 955-5095 · Hudson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
553 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 7 | 388 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 49% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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→Kearny High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kearny. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 18.3% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #346 of 433 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #339 of 437 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #323 of 437 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #100 of 445 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #271 of 417 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #294 of 419 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #65 of 436 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #80 of 282 | #1 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
763
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 763 | 67 | 11.4:1 | 72% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 66 | 10.9:1 | 70% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 65 | 11.6:1 | 57% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 66 | 12.2:1 | 60% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 910 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 58% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 68 | 12.9:1 | 58% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 20% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 45 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
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 middle-grades school located in KEARNY, New Jersey, in Hudson County. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 763 students. The school is 32% bigger than the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
The district for Lincoln Middle School is Kearny, with 7 schools and 5,388 students.
The largest group at Lincoln Middle School is Hispanic students, at 69%. Smaller groups are 26% White and 2% Asian. County-wide, 41% of Hudson County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
The school has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is similar, at 10.9:1. Of all students at Lincoln Middle School, 72% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lincoln Middle School is 1.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.2% actual, 26.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
The school is in Hudson County, where median household income comes to about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hudson County's 130 public schools enroll about 86,216 students and include Lincoln Middle School.
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Lincoln Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lincoln Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 28.2% versus a 33.9% average.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 807 in 2020-21 to 763 in 2024-25.
The Lincoln Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kearny
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in KEARNY
- Kearny High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Schuyler Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Arts and Science Charter School0.1 mi · 848
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.5 mi · 428
- Kearny High School0.6 mi · 1,825
- Garfield Elementary School0.6 mi · 428
- Schuyler Elementary School0.6 mi · 437
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Lincoln Middle School serve?
Lincoln Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Middle School have?
Lincoln Middle School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School reports a student body of 26% White, 69% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School is overseen by Kearny in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.