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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341446000812
Lincoln School
414 MONTROSS AVENUE, RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070 · (201) 438-7675 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of New Jersey public elementary 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.
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
15.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
37 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 189 | 38% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Rutherford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -13.2pp since 2023
Math
69.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 87.1% | 80.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 (77.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School this school | 500 | 7.4% | 77.6% |
| Center Grove School RANDOLPH | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
| Ironia School RANDOLPH | 491 | 10.8% | 53.6% |
| Spring Garden School NUTLEY | 606 | 7.9% | 64.2% |
| School One Elementary SCOTCH PLAINS | 424 | 9.0% | 61.2% |
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School HOBOKEN | 441 | 8.8% | 81.7% |
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 | 77.6% | #52 of 1,290 | #13 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #245 of 1,319 ▼ 185 | #63 of 149 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #189 of 1,319 ▼ 166 | #56 of 149 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #407 of 1,562 | #19 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,304 of 1,390 | #145 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #418 of 1,392 | #49 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.4% | #1,304 of 1,481 | #109 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #462 of 545 | #55 of 64 |
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
500
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+279% since 1990-91, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 500 | 33.3 | 15.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 34.6 | 14.0:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 33.9 | 15.2:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 31.8 | 15.3:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 7 | 20.4:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 132 | 5 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (488 to 500); teachers up 5% (31.8 to 33.3).
About Lincoln School
Lincoln School is an elementary school in RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, according to federal school records. Its 500 students are spread across pre-K through 3. The school's enrollment is 23% bigger than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Lincoln School is part of a district of 5 schools: Rutherford School District, with 2,544 students.
A majority of students at Lincoln School, 55%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 55% White share among all Bergen County residents. Lincoln School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 15.0 students per teacher and 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 7%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln School is A. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Lincoln School is among the top 10% of schools in New Jersey. Predicted: 62.1%. Actual: 77.6%.
Census estimates describe Bergen County this way: median household income is about $124,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bergen County number 291 and enroll about 133,883.
Rutherford High School is the public school closest to Lincoln School, about 0.5 miles away. Lincoln School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lincoln School ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 77.6% versus a 51.3% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Lincoln School is Suburb: Large.
Lincoln School had 491 students in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Lincoln School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Rutherford School District
- Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in RUTHERFORD
- Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Pierrepont SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Union SchoolMiddle · 399 students
- Washington SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other Lincoln schools
30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln School is the 5th largest of the 31.
- Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJ · 635 students
- Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 446 students
- LincolnGARWOOD, NJ · 372 students
- Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJ · 344 students
- Lincoln SchoolEast Rutherford, NJ · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Rutherford High School0.5 mi · 727
- Pierrepont School0.5 mi · 569
- Jefferson School0.7 mi · 256
- Union School0.7 mi · 399
- Memorial School0.7 mi · 94
- Washington School0.7 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln School?
Lincoln School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Lincoln School serve?
Lincoln School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Lincoln School.
How diverse is Lincoln School?
Lincoln School reports a student body of 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lincoln School public or private?
Lincoln School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.