Lindbergh Elementary School

As a sizable elementary school in PALISADES PARK, New Jersey, Lindbergh Elementary School enrolls 762 students from grades 1 through 6, operated by Palisades Park School District. Enrollment runs roughly 88% above the state mean of about 405.

Palisades Park School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,786 students; Lindbergh Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Lindbergh Elementary School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 16% Asian, 5% White, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lindbergh Elementary School has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, Lindbergh Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bergen County put median household earnings sit near $124,884, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Bergen County's 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), Lindbergh Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lindbergh Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Lindbergh Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lindbergh Elementary School has edged down 3%, going from 785 students in 2018 to 762 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 74% across the same window.

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