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Number 2

1700 SOUTH WOOD AVENUE, LINDEN, NJ 07036 · (908) 862-3287 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
474 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K9716%
Kindergarten6110%
Grade 18915%
Grade 28214%
Grade 310718%
Grade 46711%
Grade 59916%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
468%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
38965%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
12821%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
163%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
183%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32354%
Female
27946%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
25.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.6%24.0%
2023-2421.9%14.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 2 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Union County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
19.6%#1,134 of 1,290#80 of 92
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#1,085 of 1,319#65 of 93
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.6%#1,170 of 1,319#83 of 93
Enrollment
ranked largest first
602#223 of 1,562#28 of 108
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.0:1#344 of 1,390#8 of 103
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.0%#721 of 1,392#50 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.7%#551 of 798#34 of 58
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 2024-25
Enrollment
602
-43 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.9:1
% White
8%
was 13%
% Hispanic
65%
was 56%
% Black
21%
was 25%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-256026010.0:179% (474)
2023-2463553.511.9:169% (435)
2022-23584639.3:168% (400)
2017-186455910.9:164% (416)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 2.

About Number 2

Number 2 is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in LINDEN, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 602 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 49% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.

Number 2 falls under Linden Public School District, which has 11 schools enrolling 6,441 students.

Number 2 is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 35% of Union County residents are Hispanic. Number 2's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school has about 10.0 students per teacher and 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.

Number 2's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (19.6%) and its predicted rate (23.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.

Within Union County, the median household income is $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Number 2, Union County has 179 other public schools.

The closest public school, Number 6, is about 0.8 miles from Number 2. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Number 2 places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

NCES describes the area around Number 2 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 43 students since 2017-18, to 602. Hispanic students made up 56% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 65% in 2024-25.

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Union County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Number 2
District
Linden Public School District
Address
1700 SOUTH WOOD AVENUE, LINDEN, NJ 07036
Phone
(908) 862-3287
County
Union County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
602
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
474 (79%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340861005564
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Number 2
How many students attend Number 2?
Number 2 enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
Is Number 2 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Number 2 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Number 2 have?
Number 2 employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Number 2?
Student demographics at Number 2 are roughly 8% White, 65% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Number 2 in?
Number 2 is part of Linden Public School District.
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