Linden Avenue School

As a tiny K-5 school in GLEN RIDGE, New Jersey, Linden Avenue School teaches 153 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Glen Ridge Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Linden Avenue School is one of 5 schools operated by Glen Ridge Public School District, a district that serves 1,746 students overall.

On demographics, Linden Avenue School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Linden Avenue School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glen Ridge High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 33%: 229 students in 2018 compared to 153 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Linden Avenue School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.