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Which teacher or staff member at Lindbergh Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
762
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALISADES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341236000684
Lindbergh Elementary School
401 GLEN AVE, PALISADES PARK, NJ 07650 · (201) 947-3556 · Bergen County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
609 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (126) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (139).
Student demographics
42%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
Lindbergh Elementary School→Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Palisades Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 33.5% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Lindbergh Elementary School
Lindbergh Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Elementary School this school | 762 | 79.9% | 31.0% |
| Charles E. Trefurt School JERSEY CITY | 668 | 70.1% | 40.3% |
| Sovereign Avenue School Atlantic City | 717 | 90.8% | 29.9% |
| Public School Number Two WEST NEW YORK | 621 | 76.7% | 38.6% |
| Christa McAuliffe School JERSEY CITY | 906 | 70.3% | 40.5% |
| Washington Elementary School KEARNY | 557 | 83.5% | 23.9% |
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 Lindbergh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #945 of 1,290 | #135 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #917 of 1,319 ▼ 57 | #143 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,088 of 1,319 ▼ 155 | #148 of 149 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #75 of 1,562 | #2 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #885 of 1,390 | #93 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,008 of 1,392 | #134 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #212 of 1,481 | #2 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #701 of 798 | #76 of 85 |
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
762
-57 (-7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 819.0:1
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 | 762 | 63.5 | 12.0:1 | 80% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 63.5 | 12.3:1 | 66% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 56.5 | 13.6:1 | 59% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 1 | 819.0:1 | 55% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | N/A | N/A | 53% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 50% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 36% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 906 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 18% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 879 | 55 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindbergh Elementary School.
About Lindbergh Elementary School
Federal records list Lindbergh Elementary School as an elementary school in PALISADES PARK, New Jersey. Enrollment is 762 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 1 through 6. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students, so this school is 88% larger than average.
Besides Lindbergh Elementary School, Palisades Park School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,786 students.
Lindbergh Elementary School is 74% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Asian, 5% White, and 4% Black. In Bergen County overall, about 23% of residents are Hispanic. Lindbergh Elementary School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%. Among public schools in Bergen County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Lindbergh Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.4%. Lindbergh Elementary School scores 31.0%.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bergen County is home to 291 public schools and about 133,883 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lindbergh Elementary School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Lindbergh Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lindbergh Elementary 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.
Enrollment has fallen by 57 students since 2020-21, to 762. Students per teacher fell from 819.0 in 2020-21 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Palisades Park School District
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterElementary · 277 students
Other schools in PALISADES PARK
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterElementary · 277 students
Other Lindbergh Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lindbergh Elementary. Lindbergh Elementary School is the largest of the 9.
- Lindbergh ElementaryLynwood, CA · 552 students
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 492 students
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARYLITTLE FALLS, MN · 473 students
- Lindbergh Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 442 students
- LINDBERGH ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MO · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center0.3 mi · 277
- Lewis F. Cole Middle School0.6 mi · 1,227
- Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School0.7 mi · 747
- School No. 40.8 mi · 377
- Anna C. Scott Elementary School0.8 mi · 517
- School No. 21.0 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Lindbergh Elementary SchoolHow large is Lindbergh Elementary School?
Lindbergh Elementary School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 01-06.
What age range does Lindbergh Elementary School serve?
Lindbergh Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lindbergh Elementary School have?
Lindbergh Elementary School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lindbergh Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lindbergh Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 74% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lindbergh Elementary School public or private?
Lindbergh Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Palisades Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.