Enrollment
368
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340858004296
Lincoln Park Middle School
90 RYERSON ROAD, LINCOLN PARK, NJ 07035 · (973) 696-5520 · Morris County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
90 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 5 | 103 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 57.9% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like Lincoln Park Middle School
Lincoln Park Middle School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Middle School this school | 368 | 24.5% | 60.3% |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 1 LITTLE FALLS | 392 | 27.6% | 61.7% |
| Northfield Community Middle School NORTHFIELD | 397 | 25.9% | 53.4% |
| Bernardsville Middle School Bernardsville | 419 | 17.9% | 62.1% |
| Joyce Kilmer School Milltown | 444 | 21.8% | 39.3% |
| Lincoln/Roosevelt School SUCCASUNNA | 484 | 25.4% | 37.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #99 of 433 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #142 of 437 ▼ 39 | #19 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #88 of 437 ▼ 24 | #12 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #331 of 445 | #21 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #322 of 417 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #237 of 419 | #16 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #261 of 436 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #127 of 282 | #11 of 21 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 368 | 30.7 | 12.0:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 40.7 | 9.0:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 37.7 | 9.6:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 38 | 10.6:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 37.7 | 11.1:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 15% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (418 to 368); teachers down 19% (37.7 to 30.7).
About Lincoln Park Middle School
Lincoln Park Middle School is a small middle school located in LINCOLN PARK, New Jersey. It reports enrollment of 368 students in grades 5 through 8. The school is 36% below the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
A total of 2 schools make up Lincoln Park School District, with 868 students enrolled.
About 63% of the student body at Lincoln Park Middle School is White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic and 8% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 10.9:1. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Park Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Lincoln Park Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.3% and a predicted 52.8%.
In Morris County, the median household earns about $137,326 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Morris County has 156 public schools with about 72,239 students, including Lincoln Park Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Stephen J. Gerace School is about 0.8 miles from Lincoln Park Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln Park Middle School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Lincoln Park Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (10.6:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Lincoln Park Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Park School District
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other schools in LINCOLN PARK
- Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other Lincoln Park Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lincoln Park Middle. Lincoln Park Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolLINCOLN PARK, MI · 1,089 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLDULUTH, MN · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen J. Gerace School0.8 mi · 334
- Ryerson Elementary School1.4 mi · 250
- George Washington Middle School1.6 mi · 493
- Hillview School1.6 mi · 306
- Lincoln Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 500
- Pequannock Valley School1.8 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Park Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Park Middle School?
Lincoln Park Middle School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 05-08.
Is Lincoln Park Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Park Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Park Middle School is approximately 12.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Park Middle School?
At Lincoln Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Park Middle School in?
Lincoln Park Middle School is part of Lincoln Park School District.
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