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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 327 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Caldwell, New Jersey, serving 265 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Caldwell-West School District, which is ranked 175 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.4% of 3rd graders, 79.1% of 4th graders, and 67.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 55.1% and the state's 44.9%. In mathematics, the school had 68.3% of 3rd graders, 68.1% of 4th graders, and 59.1% of 5th graders proficient or better, outpacing the district's 59.8% and the state's 49.8%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.6% to 16.6%, are higher than the state average, indicating an area for improvement.

When compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary outperforms other elementary schools in the Caldwell-West School District, such as Wilson Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Washington Elementary. However, the school lags behind the highly-ranked Essex Fells Elementary School, which is just 0.76 miles away, in several key metrics, including English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

253

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,951

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Crane St
Caldwell, NJ 07006

(973) 228-3987

District: Caldwell-West School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grover Cleveland Middle School
High:	James Caldwell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Caldwell-West School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

New Jersey avg46%

327^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Caldwell-West School District

175^th of 609Caldwell-West 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	77.3	327 of 1347	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	392 of 1338	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	303 of 1342	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	156 of 1345	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	197 of 1317	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	324 of 1360	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	410 of 1353	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.7	223 of 1352	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	253 of 1346	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	251 of 1357	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	207 of 1363	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	154 of 1367	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	380 of 1363	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	298 of 1360	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	274 of 1354	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	318 of 1346	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	172 of 1338	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	262 of 1329	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	112 of 1314	91.5%	★★★★★
2005	82.9	89 of 1303	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	69.4	465 of 1298	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.5	517 of 1204	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	275 of 1326	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	414 of 1317	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	240 of 1318	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	72 of 1326	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	130 of 1290	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	347 of 1331	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	503 of 1333	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	553 of 870	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	48.6	489 of 942	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	395 of 1318	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	353 of 1313	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	400 of 1315	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	318 of 1324	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	285 of 1297	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	286 of 1335	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	320 of 1334	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	274 of 1023	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	458 of 989	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	331 of 949	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	336 of 868	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	219 of 970	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	314 of 963	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	240 of 975	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	145 of 976	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	148 of 964	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	262 of 1022	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)48th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2018)36th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+20 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Science37%+7 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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%	65	36.7	63.4	79.1	67.4		68.3	68.1	59.1		$14,951	$278	$14,673
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4		191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.8	34^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	60.0	87.5	85.0	93.3	90.6	87.5	70.0	83.3	84.4	$16,556	$263	$16,293
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8		196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	414^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	74		62.7	56.1			70.6	70.7			$14,134	$141	$13,993
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Prospect St	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-5994	246	23	10.6	17.9%	167 (67.9%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	61.4	521^st of 1347 public elementary schools	61.3%		67.4	452^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.2%	69	29.2	55.8	55.3	53.5		65.1	51.3	58.2		$13,355	$255	$13,100
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	409	29	14.1	7.6%	306 (74.8%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (14.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	63.8	493^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.4%		69	427^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.1%	66	35.5	48.6	67.2	59.7		46.1	65.6	59.7		$11,389	$36	$11,353
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	247	20	12.5	1.2%	189 (76.5%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	60.8	525^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%		64.2	487^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.6%	38		56.5	66.7			58.7	37.7			$13,894	$139	$13,755
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Orton Rd	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-7173	214	20	10.7	9.3%	145 (67.8%)	6 (2.8%)	40 (18.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	74.1	364^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.9	433^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.6%	69	39.0	58.9	61.8	61.5		73.5	58.8	74.4		$15,722	$291	$15,431
Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	134	11	12.2		112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	91.9	80^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.8	210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.3%	130		79.2	80.5			83.4	77.8			$14,613	$143	$14,470
Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	261	22	11.9	1.1%	196 (75.1%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	72.7	384^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.5%		69.6	420^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.6%	36		60.5	70.7			69.8	48.8			$8,559	$138	$8,421
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1		71.4	64.6	61.2		$11,835	$107	$11,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grover Cleveland Middle School
High : James Caldwell High School

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 327^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Caldwell-West School District

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