Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMPTON LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341335004936
Lincoln School
40 MILL STREET, POMPTON LAKES, NJ 07442 · (973) 835-7100 · Passaic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
98 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Pompton Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 56.6% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 (59.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School this school | 344 | 28.5% | 59.3% |
| Parkview School MILLTOWN | 338 | 27.8% | 55.4% |
| E Raymond Appleby Elementary School SPOTSWOOD | 365 | 30.7% | 38.0% |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 2 LITTLE FALLS | 343 | 27.1% | N/A |
| Lenox School POMPTON LAKES | 355 | 31.8% | 41.3% |
| Memorial Elementary School NORTH HALEDON | 349 | 25.5% | 44.5% |
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 Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #348 of 1,290 | #12 of 87 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #206 of 1,319 ▲ 228 | #2 of 87 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #171 of 1,319 ▲ 192 | #4 of 87 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #926 of 1,562 | #59 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #706 of 1,390 | #34 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #532 of 1,392 | #17 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #882 of 1,481 | #77 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #307 of 545 | #13 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 344 | 30.3 | 11.3:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 33.3 | 10.8:1 | 20% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 32.3 | 12.0:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 23% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 23.8 | 13.4:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 6% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (319 to 344); teachers up 27% (23.8 to 30.3).
About Lincoln School
Lincoln School is a low-enrollment elementary school in New Jersey, located in POMPTON LAKES. Enrollment stands at 344 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Lincoln School is run by Pompton Lakes School District, whose 4 schools enroll 1,679 students.
About 56% of the student body at Lincoln School is White. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, 41% of Passaic County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The school lists 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A total of 98 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Passaic County.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lincoln School's results are 8.7 points above predicted: 59.3% against 50.6%.
In Passaic County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 155 public schools in the county, enrolling about 83,237, Lincoln School among them.
Lakeside School is about 0.8 miles from Lincoln School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 54.8%, lower than Lincoln School's 59.3%.
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.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 331 in 2020-21 to 344 in 2024-25.
People who know Lincoln School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pompton Lakes School District
- Pompton Lakes High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Lakeside SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Lenox SchoolElementary · 355 students
Other schools in POMPTON LAKES
- Pompton Lakes High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Lakeside SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Lenox SchoolElementary · 355 students
Other Lincoln schools
30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln School is the 16th largest of the 31.
- Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJ · 635 students
- Lincoln SchoolRUTHERFORD, NJ · 500 students
- Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 446 students
- LincolnGARWOOD, NJ · 372 students
- Lincoln SchoolEast Rutherford, NJ · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside School0.8 mi · 370
- Lenox School0.8 mi · 355
- Pompton Lakes High School0.9 mi · 610
- Riverdale School1.1 mi · 273
- Pines Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 356
- North Boulevard School1.7 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln SchoolHow large is Lincoln School?
Lincoln School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lincoln School serve?
Lincoln School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Lincoln School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln School?
At Lincoln School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln School public or private?
Lincoln School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pompton Lakes School District.
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