Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340861005580
Number 9
1401 Deerfield Terrace, Linden, NJ 07036 · (908) 486-5164 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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
10.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
188 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 | 46 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
70%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
50.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 37.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 9
Number 9's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number 9 this school | 311 | 60.5% | 38.9% |
| Hazel Avenue Elementary School W ORANGE | 334 | 58.7% | 48.4% |
| James Russell Lowell Elementary School TEANECK | 320 | 55.3% | 50.8% |
| McGalliard Elementary School HAMILTON | 294 | 59.2% | 29.2% |
| Watsessing Elementary School Bloomfield | 333 | 52.9% | 38.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson NEPTUNE CITY | 264 | 56.1% | 17.1% |
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 9 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #775 of 1,290 | #38 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #731 of 1,319 ▲ 68 | #34 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #709 of 1,319 ▲ 72 | #42 of 93 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,061 of 1,562 | #81 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #345 of 1,390 | #9 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #139 of 1,392 | #7 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #453 of 1,481 | #55 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #440 of 798 | #23 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
311
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 311 | 31 | 10.0:1 | 60% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 49% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 41% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 31% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 30% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 15 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Number 9.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (344 to 311); teachers up 15% (27 to 31).
About Number 9
Number 9 is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Linden, New Jersey. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 311 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Linden Public School District has 6,441 students spread across 11 schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Number 9, 43% of enrollment. Other groups make up 27% Black, 18% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 35% of Union County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Number 9 comes in at 70%.
The count of teachers at Number 9 is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.0:1. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The school counts 188 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%. Public schools in Union County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Number 9 is B-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Number 9 is 5.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.9% versus 33.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Census estimates describe Union County this way: median household income is about $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 180 public schools in Union County, with a combined enrollment of about 99,046.
The closest public school, Myles J. McManus MIddle School, is about 0.3 miles from Number 9. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Number 9 ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Number 9 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 327 in 2020-21 and 311 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
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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
- Myles J. McManus MIddle School0.3 mi · 711
- Linden High School0.4 mi · 1,934
- Winfield Township0.7 mi · 141
- Number 100.7 mi · 299
- Number 10.7 mi · 454
- Grace Wilday Junior High School0.8 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Number 9What is the total enrollment at Number 9?
Number 9 enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Number 9 serve?
Number 9 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Number 9?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Number 9.
How diverse is Number 9?
Number 9 reports a student body of 18% White, 43% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Number 9?
Number 9 is overseen by Linden Public School District in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.