Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340429006136
Lincoln School
258 Grove Street, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 · (201) 636-7340 · Bergen County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
84 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 99 | 56% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 44% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 School→Alfred S. Faust Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.7% | 50.6% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
Schools most like Lincoln School
Lincoln School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School this school | 178 | 47.2% | 52.7% |
| Shaler Academy RIDGEFIELD | 179 | 45.8% | N/A |
| School #16 CLIFTON | 201 | 49.3% | 46.8% |
| Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST PENNSAUKEN | 184 | 46.7% | 84.7% |
| Bergen Boulevard School RIDGEFIELD | 187 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Watchung Elementary School MIDDLESEX | 221 | 41.6% | 57.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #466 of 1,290 | #95 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #554 of 1,319 ▼ 19 | #112 of 149 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #285 of 1,319 ▼ 8 | #77 of 149 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,419 of 1,562 | #156 of 173 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #622 of 1,481 | #43 of 154 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 178 | 14.3 | 12.4:1 | 47% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 34% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School.
About Lincoln School
Lincoln School is a small elementary school in East Rutherford, New Jersey, one of the schools in East Rutherford School District. The school's 178 students are in grades 4 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
East Rutherford School District is responsible for 3 schools, Lincoln School included, with 787 students in all.
The most common group at Lincoln School is Hispanic students, at 48%. The school is also 30% White, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lincoln School employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Bergen County averages 28%, lower than here.
Lincoln School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lincoln School is +12.3 points: 52.7% actual, 40.3% predicted.
Census estimates describe Bergen County this way: the median household income is $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lincoln School, Bergen County has 290 other public schools.
The closest public school to Lincoln School is Alfred S. Faust Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place Lincoln School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Rutherford School District
- McKenzie SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
Other schools in East Rutherford
- Henry P. Becton Regional High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- McKenzie SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Alfred S. Faust Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
Other Lincoln schools
30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln School is the 26th largest of the 31.
- Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJ · 635 students
- Lincoln SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJ · 500 students
- Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 446 students
- LincolnGARWOOD, NJ · 372 students
- Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJ · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Alfred S. Faust Middle School0.0 mi · 240
- Henry P. Becton Regional High School0.4 mi · 853
- Washington School0.4 mi · 349
- Rutherford High School0.6 mi · 727
- Carlstadt Public School0.7 mi · 478
- Union School0.8 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln School?
Lincoln School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Lincoln School serve?
Lincoln School serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln School is approximately 12.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln School?
At Lincoln School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lincoln School public or private?
Lincoln School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Rutherford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.