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If you had an hour of school board time for Number 4, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340861005570
Number 4
1602 Dill Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036 · (908) 486-3286 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
348 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
58%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
29.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 28.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Number 4
Number 4's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 4 this school | 447 | 77.9% | 27.6% |
| Hurden Looker Elementary School HILLSIDE | 408 | 78.2% | 39.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 443 | 80.1% | 7.8% |
| Field Street School CARNEYS POINT | 463 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
| Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON | 526 | 78.1% | 7.8% |
| Washington Elementary School ROSELLE | 397 | 75.1% | 25.6% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Number 4 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,010 of 1,290 | #61 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,025 of 1,319 ▼ 65 | #56 of 93 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,111 of 1,319 ▼ 34 | #77 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #548 of 1,562 | #48 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,232 of 1,390 | #90 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #577 of 1,392 | #38 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #243 of 1,481 | #37 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #250 of 545 | #14 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
447
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 78% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 26.5 | 16.6:1 | 70% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 56% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 71% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 69% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 63% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 15 | 22.9:1 | 50% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 4.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (406 to 447); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Number 4
Number 4 is a mid-sized elementary school based in Linden, New Jersey. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 447 students.
Across its 11 schools, Linden Public School District enrolls 6,441 students. Number 4 is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Number 4 is 50% Hispanic. Other groups make up 40% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Number 4 are from different groups.
For every teacher at Number 4, there are about 14.0 students; the school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. There are 348 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 78% of enrollment. It compares with 52% for public schools in Union County.
Number 4 holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Number 4 would score about 23.6%. It scores 27.6%, 4.0 points above that figure.
In Union County, home to about 579,290 people, the median household earns about $103,202 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Union County number 180, with about 99,046 students.
Measured in a straight line, Dr. Charles C. Polk School is about 0.7 miles from Number 4. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Number 4 ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Number 4 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 5% across 4 years, from 425 in 2020-21 to 447 in 2024-25.
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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 8Elementary · 334 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 8Elementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Charles C. Polk School0.7 mi · 315
- Number 50.8 mi · 319
- Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 260.8 mi · 718
- Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 500.8 mi · 306
- Harrison Elementary School1.0 mi · 325
- Woodrow Wilson School No. 191.0 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Number 4How large is Number 4?
Number 4 enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Number 4 serve?
Number 4 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Number 4 have?
Number 4 employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Number 4?
At Number 4, the student body is approximately 6% White, 50% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Number 4 public or private?
Number 4 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Linden Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.