Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340861005572
Number 5
1014 Bower Street, Linden, NJ 07036 · (908) 486-2666 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
242 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 | 61 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
60%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
31.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -16.1pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 27.5% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 5
Number 5's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 5 this school | 319 | 75.9% | 28.7% |
| Dr. Charles C. Polk School ROSELLE | 315 | 75.2% | 28.9% |
| Green Grove Elementary School NEPTUNE | 296 | 71.6% | 16.9% |
| Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK | 345 | 81.4% | 8.9% |
| Washington Elementary School ROSELLE | 397 | 75.1% | 25.6% |
| Joseph Stokes Elementary School Trenton | 347 | 82.7% | 8.5% |
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 5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #984 of 1,290 | #57 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,056 of 1,319 ▼ 76 | #60 of 93 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1,076 of 1,319 ▼ 348 | #74 of 93 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #1,028 of 1,562 | #78 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #947 of 1,390 | #55 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #502 of 1,392 | #31 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #272 of 1,481 | #39 of 105 |
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
319
+44 (+16%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 76% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 20.5 | 16.3:1 | 67% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 68% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 65% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 69% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 47% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 5.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (319 to 319); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About Number 5
Number 5 is a small elementary school with its address in Linden, New Jersey. Total enrollment is 319 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 21% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The 11 schools in Linden Public School District enroll 6,441 students altogether, Number 5 among them.
The student body at Number 5 has no majority group. Black students lead at 49%. Other groups make up 40% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Union County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Number 5 are from different groups.
Number 5 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 76% at Number 5. It compares with 52% for public schools in Union County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Number 5 outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Number 5 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.7%, compared with a predicted 24.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Union County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $103,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 99,046, Number 5 among them.
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School is the nearest public school to Number 5, about 0.4 miles away. Number 5 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 23.5% proficiency; Number 5 posts 28.7%.
Number 5 falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 16% across 4 years, from 275 in 2020-21 to 319 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 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 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
- Joseph E. Soehl Middle School0.4 mi · 710
- Dr. Charles C. Polk School0.4 mi · 315
- Number 10.6 mi · 454
- Grace Wilday Junior High School0.7 mi · 482
- Number 40.8 mi · 447
- Linden High School0.8 mi · 1,934
Frequently asked questions
About Number 5How many students attend Number 5?
Number 5 enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
Is Number 5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Number 5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Number 5?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Number 5.
How diverse is Number 5?
Number 5 reports a student body of 6% White, 40% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Number 5?
Number 5 is overseen by Linden Public School District in Union County.
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