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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 352 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dumont, New Jersey, serving 172 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Dumont Public School District, which is ranked 168 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Lincoln Elementary School has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72.2% of 4th-grade students and 71.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 62.5% and 76.1%, respectively, and the state average of 53.6% and 52.7%. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also noteworthy, with 61.1% of 4th-grade students and 56.3% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, and 53.1% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science.

While Lincoln Elementary School's overall performance is strong, there are some areas for improvement. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the district's 14.9% but higher than the state's 9.9%. Additionally, the nearby Roosevelt School in the River Edge School District, which is ranked 79 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, outperforms Lincoln Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics. Exploring the relationship between spending and student outcomes could provide insights into the school's resource allocation and potential areas for improvement.

172

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,424

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Prospect Ave
Dumont, NJ 07628-2736

(201) 387-3040

District: Dumont Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dumont High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

White:

30.2%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg62%

New Jersey avg46%

352^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Dumont Public School District

168^th of 609Dumont 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	75.0	352 of 1347	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	428 of 1338	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	514 of 1342	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	349 of 1345	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	418 of 1317	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	498 of 1360	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	322 of 1353	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	450 of 1352	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	472 of 1346	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	415 of 1357	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.8	200 of 1363	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	233 of 1367	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	260 of 1363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	265 of 1360	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.5	84 of 1354	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	74.8	340 of 1346	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	325 of 1338	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	346 of 1329	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	394 of 1314	70.0%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	375 of 1303	71.2%	★★★★☆
2004	69.5	459 of 1298	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.1	703 of 1204	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	480 of 1326	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	488 of 1317	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	584 of 1318	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	409 of 1326	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	214 of 1290	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	454 of 1331	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	461 of 1333	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	173 of 1032	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	100 of 989	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	191 of 982	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	96.0	34 of 953	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	46 of 896	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	181 of 899	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	120 of 870	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	241 of 1318	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	379 of 1313	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	420 of 1315	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	363 of 1324	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	328 of 1297	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	378 of 1335	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	178 of 1334	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	178 of 970	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	587 of 963	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	508 of 975	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	409 of 976	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	297 of 964	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	564 of 1023	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	441 of 1022	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 vs state

Science53%+23 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	80 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3040	172	18	9.5	19.2%	52 (30.2%)	13 (7.6%)	69 (40.1%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	75	352^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		69	428^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.0%	76	53.1		50.0	72.2	71.9				58.3	61.1	56.3						$10,424	$372	$10,052
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Sutton Place	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-0939	476	36	13.1	21.0%	213 (44.7%)	28 (5.9%)	151 (31.7%)	74 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	79.9	287^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.7%		77.7	310^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.8%	23	39.5		65.0	75.0	66.7				70.1	70.9	66.7						$9,803	$298	$9,505
Selzer Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 Prospect Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3030	535	43	12.3	12.9%	201 (37.6%)	18 (3.4%)	210 (39.3%)	81 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	74.8	356^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.6%		66.1	467^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.1%	111	42.1	26.7	66.6	66.0	76.4	69.6	64.3	66.6	74.4	65.9	63.2	39.1	37.9	41.8	100.0	100.0	$7,760	$89	$7,671
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 N Franklin Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8581	352	23	15.2	37.8%	47 (13.4%)	39 (11.1%)	188 (53.4%)	66 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	74.6	359^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.3%		63	505^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	146	33.3		61.0	69.2	64.7				70.7	69.2	60.8						$10,856	$50	$10,806
Honiss Elementary/Middle School	Public	K-8	31 Depew St	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 387-3020	624	51	12.1	19.7%	217 (34.8%)	26 (4.2%)	255 (40.9%)	100 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	71.2	405^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.9%		73	381^st of 1338 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	47.9	32.4	49.1	44.8	65.2	67.9	65.9	69.8	64.1	55.9	80.5	59.2	53.7	21.7	96.2	96.2	$8,229	$228	$8,001
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Hickory Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8804	291	18	16.5	36.1%	42 (14.4%)	22 (7.6%)	148 (50.9%)	69 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.3	531^st of 1347 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.8	547^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.1%	16	39.4		40.8	67.3	75.9				38.9	36.5	65.5						$10,815	$59	$10,756
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Grant Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3050	432	33	13.0	17.4%	157 (36.3%)	15 (3.5%)	164 (38.0%)	74 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	76.6	332^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.8	270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.8%	62	57.0		45.1	69.2	84.7				56.1	70.5	66.6						$8,269	$437	$7,832
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 S Summit Street	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8771	253	20	12.7	39.5%	24 (9.5%)	16 (6.3%)	141 (55.7%)	58 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	65.5	473^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.3	499^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.7%	26	42.8		43.5	73.2	65.3				50.0	57.1	54.0						$9,806	$222	$9,584
Berkley Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	812 Berkley Street	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 262-0191	415	33	12.5	27.0%	130 (31.3%)	41 (9.9%)	141 (34.0%)	94 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	71.8	396^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.6%		78.5	301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	77.5%	95	31.5		54.7	81.4	70.8				53.8	66.7	55.5						$8,667	$403	$8,264
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Highview Avenue	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 385-8759	443	31	14.3	37.9%	59 (13.3%)	36 (8.1%)	238 (53.7%)	90 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	83.1	228^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.1%		86.5	185^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.2%	43	54.4		69.4	61.9	77.6				71.7	61.4	69.2						$11,093	$52	$11,041

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