Number 2

Number 2, a mid-sized K-5 school in LINDEN, New Jersey, overseen by Linden Public School District, instructs 602 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Number 2 is one of 11 schools operated by Linden Public School District, a district that serves 6,441 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Number 2 logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 21% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Union County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, Number 2 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.1%; this one delivers 19.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Number 2 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Number 6, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Number 2 ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 645 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 65% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.