Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340861005574
Number 6
19 East Morris Ave., Linden, NJ 07036 · (908) 862-3003 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
204 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 | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
65%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
32.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 19.9% |
% 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
31.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 6
Number 6's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 6 this school | 320 | 63.8% | 27.6% |
| McGalliard Elementary School HAMILTON | 294 | 59.2% | 29.2% |
| Roosevelt School #7 GARFIELD | 282 | 59.6% | 51.0% |
| Number 10 Linden | 299 | 64.2% | 31.4% |
| Elizabeth F. Moore School SEABROOK | 293 | 60.8% | 14.4% |
| Number 8 Linden | 334 | 68.3% | 24.9% |
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 6 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,011 of 1,290 | #62 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,053 of 1,319 ▲ 42 | #59 of 93 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #1,062 of 1,319 ▼ 91 | #71 of 93 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,024 of 1,562 | #77 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,226 of 1,390 | #89 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #330 of 1,392 | #12 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #421 of 1,481 | #52 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #425 of 798 | #21 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. 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
320
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 64% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 53% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 48% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 33 | 9.8:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 54% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 54% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 16 | 22.3:1 | 56% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 13 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 6.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (356 to 320); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About Number 6
Number 6 is an elementary school in Linden, New Jersey, reachable at (908) 862-3003. Enrolled students number 320 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Linden Public School District totals 6,441 students.
Number 6 has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 50%. Smaller groups are 25% White, 19% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 35% of Union County residents are Hispanic. Number 6's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Number 6 is 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
Number 6 is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Number 6's average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.6% is 3.7 points below the 31.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 6, Union County has 179 other public schools.
Nearby, Number 8 is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Number 6, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Number 6 ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Number 6's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Number 6 was 324 in 2020-21 and 320 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher rose from 9.8 to 13.9 over 4 years.
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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
- Number 80.5 mi · 334
- Joseph E. Soehl Middle School0.6 mi · 710
- Number 10.7 mi · 454
- Number 20.8 mi · 602
- Number 50.8 mi · 319
- Linden High School1.0 mi · 1,934
Frequently asked questions
About Number 6How large is Number 6?
Number 6 enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Number 6 serve?
Number 6 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Number 6?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Number 6.
What is the student diversity at Number 6?
Student demographics at Number 6 are roughly 25% White, 50% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Number 6 in?
Number 6 is part of Linden Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.