Linwood School

As a medium-sized 6-8 campus in NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Linwood School caters to 761 students from grades 5 through 6, overseen by North Brunswick Township School District. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Linwood School is one of 8 schools operated by North Brunswick Township School District, a district that caters to 5,705 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Linwood School shows that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 14% Asian, 13% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Linwood School reports 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at Linwood School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Linwood School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 27.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household income runs about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Linwood School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Linwood School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

Linwood School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 44%: 1,362 students in 2018 compared to 761 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 36% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Linwood School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.