Number 6

Number 6 is a primary school of close-knit scale in Linden, New Jersey, overseen by Linden Public School District, teacheing 320 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 11 schools in Linden Public School District (6,441 students total), Number 6 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Number 6 reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 25% White, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Number 6 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.3%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Union County put 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. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Number 6 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Number 8, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Number 6 comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 36% to 50%.

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