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Lincoln School

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Lincoln School ranks 670 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln School is a public elementary school in Nutley, New Jersey, serving 447 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Nutley Public School District, which is ranked 177 out of 609 districts in the state.

While Lincoln School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, there are some areas of strength. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 86.1% for the Nutley district and 56.1% for the state. However, the school struggles in 3rd-grade English Language Arts, where only 28.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 48.4% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Lincoln School also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Nutley district, such as Radcliffe School and Yantacaw School, Lincoln School generally performs worse on test scores. However, the school's higher free and reduced lunch rate of around 19-20% suggests it may serve a more economically disadvantaged population, which could contribute to the lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Lincoln School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly for Asian students and English Language Learners, but much lower for White and Special Education students.

446

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,383

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Harrison St
Nutley, NJ 07110-2614

(973) 661-8882

District: Nutley Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln School usually attend:

Middle:	John H. Walker Middle School
High:	Nutley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

White:

39.9%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2021) to 50th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Nutley Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg46%

670^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Nutley Public School District

177^th of 609Nutley 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	670 of 1347	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	563 of 1338	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	604 of 1342	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	577 of 1345	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	537 of 1317	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	688 of 1360	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	645 of 1353	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.2	713 of 1352	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.1	670 of 1346	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	740 of 1357	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.4	764 of 1363	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	763 of 1367	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	892 of 1363	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	846 of 1360	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	761 of 1354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	771 of 1346	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.8	639 of 1338	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.1	711 of 1329	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.0	466 of 1314	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.7	308 of 1303	76.4%	★★★★☆
2004	64.9	570 of 1298	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.0	674 of 1204	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	184 of 340	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	91 of 370	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	25 of 370	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	92.9	45 of 499	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.3	120 of 489	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	84 of 411	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	708 of 1326	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	608 of 1317	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	596 of 1318	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	617 of 1326	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	521 of 1290	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	603 of 1331	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	637 of 1333	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	455 of 1032	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	308 of 989	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	284 of 982	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	169 of 953	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	132 of 896	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	221 of 899	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	98 of 870	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	351 of 1023	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	346 of 939	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	299 of 910	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	122 of 863	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	73 of 839	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	183 of 948	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	181 of 942	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	568 of 1318	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	469 of 1313	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	551 of 1315	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	494 of 1324	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	517 of 1297	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	698 of 1335	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	622 of 1334	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	557 of 1023	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	373 of 989	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	375 of 958	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	547 of 949	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	560 of 868	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	591 of 1007	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	565 of 1001	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	684 of 970	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	653 of 963	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	708 of 975	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	668 of 976	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	692 of 964	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	805 of 1023	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	792 of 1022	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)91st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)46th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Mathematics42%-3 vs state

Science35%+5 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107	35.4	28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0	36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0	$11,383	$288	$11,095
Radcliffe School	Public	K-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	342	31	10.9	13.5%	204 (59.6%)	12 (3.5%)	85 (24.9%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	72.5	385^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.4%		72	395^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.5%	10	42.9	50.0	77.8	56.9	67.4	67.5	62.3	60.8	51.0	$14,637	$186	$14,451
Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	482	42	11.3	34.4%	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	222 (46.1%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%		58.9	557^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	14	37.6	51.5	53.2	62.8	71.9	50.7	41.7	42.9	55.4	$5,551	$111	$5,440
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	85 Curtis Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8560	352	34	10.5	47.7%	89 (25.3%)	50 (14.2%)	182 (51.7%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	550^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.5	474^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	24.4	68.1	60.7	68.3	58.6	63.6	41.1	39.0	44.9	$7,165	$233	$6,932
Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	425	33	12.8	58.6%	61 (14.4%)	27 (6.4%)	287 (67.5%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	30.3	950^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		21.2	1056^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.1%	106	20.5	29.5	50.0	42.2	55.5	33.3	30.9	28.8	16.4
Belleville PS5	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Adelaide St	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4399	362	28	12.9	64.9%	32 (8.8%)	20 (5.5%)	281 (77.6%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	46.4	721^st of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		37.5	831^st of 1338 public elementary schools	37.9%	110	15.5	56.5	65.9	62.8	54.8	48.0	46.6	29.5	19.4
Spring Garden School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 S Spring Garden Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8896	606	34	18.0	7.9%	346 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	135 (22.3%)	79 (13.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	83.5	225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.3%		78.5	302^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	77.4%	77	32.2	70.4	77.6	78.6	89.1	72.7	75.9	60.0	67.3	$12,955	$167	$12,788
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Washington Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8887	534	39	13.5	23.4%	212 (39.7%)	16 (3.0%)	191 (35.8%)	88 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	72.7	383^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		75	356^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.4%	27	32.9	49.3	67.8	67.5	91.0	64.4	56.3	56.3	61.5	$11,365	$259	$11,106
Yantacaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Yantacaw Place	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 661-8891	512	34	14.9	7.2%	244 (47.7%)	10 (2.0%)	105 (20.5%)	131 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	80.5	282^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	80.5%	21	57.6	52.4	74.3	78.9	90.8	51.7	60.6	79.0	73.7	$11,239	$133	$11,106
Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0		98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$7,979	$262	$7,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln School

What district is Lincoln School in?

Nutley Public School District

Is Lincoln School a good school?

Lincoln School ranks 670^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John H. Walker Middle School
High : Nutley High School

How many students attend Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Lincoln School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln School?

Students at Lincoln School are 42% Hispanic, 40% White, 10% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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