Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340861005582
Number 10
2801 Highland Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036 · (908) 486-2043 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
192 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 10% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 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 up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 39.7% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Where Number 10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #935 of 1,290 | #51 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #911 of 1,319 | #44 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,007 of 1,319 | #63 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #1,111 of 1,562 | #87 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,090 of 1,390 | #76 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #539 of 1,392 | #33 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #156 of 545 | #5 of 42 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
+38 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.4:1
% White
15%
was 43%
% Hispanic
59%
was 37%
% Black
19%
was 13%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 64% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22.5 | 12.0:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 25 | 9.7:1 | 45% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 31% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 10.
About Number 10
Number 10 is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Linden, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 299 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
The district, Linden Public School District, has 6,441 students enrolled across 11 schools.
The student body at Number 10 is 59% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 15% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 52%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Number 10 is 31.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.4%.
The school is in Union County, where the median household earns about $103,202 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Number 10 shares Union County with 179 other public schools.
Number 10's nearest public school is Winfield Township (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Number 10 ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Number 10 in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 299, up from 261 in 2017-18. The share of White students decreased 28 points, from 43% to 15%.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Linden Public School District
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 1,934 students
- Myles J. McManus MIddle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Joseph E. Soehl Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Number 2Elementary · 602 students
- Number 1Elementary · 454 students
- Number 4Elementary · 447 students
Other schools in Linden
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 1,934 students
- Myles J. McManus MIddle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Joseph E. Soehl Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Number 2Elementary · 602 students
- Number 1Elementary · 454 students
- Number 4Elementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Township0.4 mi · 141
- Myles J. McManus MIddle School0.5 mi · 711
- Number 90.7 mi · 311
- Hillside Avenue School0.8 mi · 743
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 397
- Grace Wilday Junior High School0.9 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Number 10How large is Number 10?
Number 10 enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Number 10 serve?
Number 10 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Number 10?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Number 10 is approximately 13.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Number 10?
Student demographics at Number 10 are roughly 15% White, 59% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Number 10 in?
Number 10 is part of Linden Public School District.
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