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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Newark, New Jersey, with 456 students enrolled. The school faces significant academic and operational challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools based on state assessment scores.

Lincoln Elementary School's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and just 9.6% were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, well above the state average. Additionally, Newark Public School District is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the schools closest to Lincoln Elementary School, such as Mt. Vernon Place School, Ivy Hill Elementary, and Speedway Avenue School, generally have higher academic proficiency rates and better SchoolDigger rankings than Lincoln Elementary, suggesting the challenges faced by the school are not solely due to its location or district context. The stark disparities in outcomes, particularly in mathematics, and the persistent issue of chronic absenteeism indicate a need for substantial interventions and support to improve outcomes for the school's students.

420

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,024

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

87 Richelieu Ter
Newark, NJ 07106-2419

(973) 374-2290

District: Newark Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Barringer High School
	Central High School
	East Side High School
	Malcolm X Shabazz High School
	More...
	Technology High School
	Weequahic High School
	West Side High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.3%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,263^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

725^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1263 of 1347	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1274 of 1338	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1305 of 1342	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1293 of 1345	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1028 of 1317	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1222 of 1360	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1255 of 1353	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1258 of 1352	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	1275 of 1346	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	1263 of 1357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	1203 of 1363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	1189 of 1367	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	1152 of 1363	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1245 of 1360	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1220 of 1354	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1204 of 1346	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	1066 of 1338	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	1199 of 1329	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	1254 of 1314	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	1281 of 1303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	1229 of 1298	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	1152 of 1204	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	319 of 463	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	377 of 469	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	431 of 463	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	437 of 494	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	249 of 456	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	340 of 522	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	361 of 517	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	481 of 597	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	505 of 559	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1225 of 1326	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1216 of 1317	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1236 of 1318	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1192 of 1326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	947 of 1290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1162 of 1331	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1234 of 1333	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	702 of 1032	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	860 of 989	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	927 of 1023	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	801 of 939	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	787 of 910	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	663 of 863	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	287 of 839	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	646 of 948	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	808 of 942	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1197 of 1318	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1231 of 1313	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1260 of 1315	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1295 of 1324	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	982 of 1297	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1188 of 1335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1189 of 1334	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	807 of 1023	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	902 of 989	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	861 of 958	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	873 of 1007	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	725 of 752	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	673 of 743	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	689 of 748	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	651 of 745	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	506 of 652	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	691 of 745	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	659 of 716	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	631 of 712	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	668 of 713	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	647 of 713	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	641 of 717	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.2	664 of 704	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	651 of 677	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	622 of 684	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	609 of 677	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	609 of 664	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	310 of 359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	233 of 352	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	288 of 361	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	241 of 356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	136 of 291	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	274 of 326	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	681 of 728	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	646 of 717	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	672 of 720	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	587 of 726	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	465 of 625	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	652 of 703	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	639 of 680	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	384 of 608	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.5	568 of 587	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	587 of 613	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	408 of 584	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	470 of 568	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	386 of 549	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	160 of 467	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.0	457 of 541	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	436 of 522	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	696 of 726	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	639 of 719	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	634 of 718	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	676 of 730	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	485 of 635	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	643 of 697	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	612 of 675	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	397 of 507	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	491 of 510	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	453 of 505	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	525 of 535	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	327 of 401	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	479 of 492	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	468 of 471	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-35 vs state

Science10%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	87 Richelieu Ter	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2290	420	29	14.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	308 (73.3%)	99 (23.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.4	1263^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		7.5	1274^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.8%	11	16.3	3.9	11.9	16.6	29.3	18.8	22.0	15.1	9.6	10.8	19.1	4.2	1.7	3.9	$10,024	$340	$9,684
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	488	40	12.2	72.3%	2 (0.4%)	404 (82.8%)	66 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	35	881^st of 1347 public elementary schools	34.6%		31	929^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	48	14.6	4.5	41.2	52.4	55.3	71.1	51.1	57.9	27.0	32.5	17.1	17.0	20.4	7.9	$11,199	$653	$10,546
Mt Vernon Place School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	905	55	16.4	76.1%	15 (1.7%)	307 (33.9%)	488 (53.9%)	84 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	18.3	1120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%		16.3	1125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.9%	5	11.9	14.3	30.7	27.5	23.1	47.0	46.5	53.5	36.8	15.8	19.4	13.4	23.5	36.5	$9,356	$531	$8,825
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.2	1169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.2%		18.4	1097^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.0%	72	10.9	3.0	14.5	39.0	27.5	55.9	55.5	48.5	17.2	16.7	18.6	8.8	25.0	6.1	$10,883	$366	$10,517
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	88.8	146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%					(n/a)			76.9	83.6					82.0	60.7					$4,860		$4,860
Madison Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	173 Madison Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6871	524	32	16.6	69.8%	2 (0.4%)	316 (60.3%)	202 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6.7	1298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.3	1292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	3.4%	6	6.4		9.5	24.6	12.7				11.1	14.5	11.1				$10,223	$135	$10,088
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	54	7.7		28.5	38.4	18.8				14.8	27.6	9.4				$9,913	$193	$9,720
Burch Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Linden Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Burch Charter School of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 373-3223	335	19	17.6	66.0%	0 (0.0%)	320 (95.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	1118^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	50	18.4		23.5	27.8	18.4				27.5	20.4	26.3				$8,329	$796	$7,533
Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	554	36	15.3		7 (1.3%)	474 (85.6%)	64 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	27.1	996^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.1%		26.6	984^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.5%	12	7.3		44.7	48.7	40.2				42.4	20.3	14.6				$10,669	$333	$10,336
Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	525	41	12.9	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	412 (78.5%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	20	1099^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.4%		11.3	1219^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.9%	120	9.3	0.0	41.3	37.2	42.6	27.8	28.1	20.9	30.4	21.6	24.1	7.4	10.9	2.4	$8,301	$622	$7,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Newark Public School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Barringer High School
High : Central High School
High : East Side High School
High : Malcolm X Shabazz High School
High : Technology High School
High : Weequahic High School
High : West Side High School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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