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Lincoln ranks 611 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln is an elementary school located in Garwood, New Jersey, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school's performance has been mixed, with strengths in certain areas but also some notable challenges.

While Lincoln performs well in 4th and 7th grade English Language Arts, it struggles in Mathematics and Science, with scores below the state and district averages. The school's performance for special education students is a particular concern, ranking 990 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools. However, Lincoln's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is a relative strength, ranking 293 out of 1,023 schools in this category.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Tamaques Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Wilson Elementary, Lincoln's overall performance is generally lower. However, the school has shown some improvement over time, and its performance for Hispanic students is a relative strength. Continued efforts to address areas of concern and learn from the success of nearby schools could help Lincoln improve its academic outcomes.

372

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,448

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Second Avenue
Garwood, NJ 07027

(908) 789-0331

District: Garwood Boro

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

611^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

169^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 609Garwood Boro 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	55.3	611 of 1347	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	378 of 1338	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	309 of 1342	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	390 of 1345	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	301 of 1317	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	627 of 1360	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	601 of 1353	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	628 of 1352	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	528 of 1346	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	633 of 1357	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	783 of 1363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	790 of 1367	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	898 of 1363	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	771 of 1360	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.4	709 of 1354	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.9	570 of 1346	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.2	802 of 1338	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.3	706 of 1329	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.9	708 of 1314	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.5	570 of 1303	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.5	616 of 1298	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	82.4	169 of 1204	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	603 of 1326	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	328 of 1317	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	223 of 1318	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	339 of 1326	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	303 of 1290	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	770 of 1331	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	702 of 1333	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	175 of 1032	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	378 of 899	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	293 of 1023	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	26 of 939	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	67 of 910	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	39.4	627 of 942	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	562 of 1318	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	425 of 1313	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	470 of 1315	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	492 of 1324	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	329 of 1297	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	558 of 1335	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	483 of 1334	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	990 of 1023	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	458 of 958	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	721 of 949	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	546 of 1007	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	727 of 1001	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	579 of 970	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	347 of 963	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	302 of 975	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	337 of 976	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	222 of 964	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	567 of 1023	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	490 of 1022	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	169 of 752	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	244 of 743	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	262 of 748	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	350 of 745	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	131 of 652	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	274 of 745	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	318 of 716	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	327 of 712	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.2	424 of 713	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.7	203 of 713	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	270 of 717	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	342 of 704	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	268 of 677	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	302 of 684	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	265 of 677	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	230 of 664	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.0	409 of 640	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	290 of 631	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.9	206 of 615	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.6	164 of 599	72.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	139 of 588	76.4%	★★★★☆
2003	64.1	269 of 574	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	225 of 728	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	166 of 717	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	273 of 720	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.0	525 of 726	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.0	163 of 625	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	250 of 703	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	296 of 680	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	451 of 587	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.3	135 of 591	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	121 of 480	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	70 of 504	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	188 of 613	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	152 of 726	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	255 of 719	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	202 of 718	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	302 of 730	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	128 of 635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	236 of 697	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	298 of 675	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	159 of 502	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	228 of 510	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	185 of 509	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	344 of 512	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.3	100 of 435	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	195 of 504	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	307 of 497	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-51 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)23rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I84%+39 vs state

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Mathematics46%+5 vs state

Science31%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 23, 2020

We love Lincoln school. Small class sizes, awesome teachers and staff. My kids love it too. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Excellent school and teachers. Close Quote

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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	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	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		73.1	378^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	233	35.9	27.3	46.5	75.0	53.9	56.5	76.8	84.1	40.9	53.8	38.5	35.9	62.8	36.0	84.2	84.2	$11,448	$164	$11,284
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2		82.4	87.8	86.5				77.9	81.6	76.2						$6,459	$17	$6,442
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0		275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.3	143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.3%	29	59.4		67.2	69.8	73.3				82.0	80.8	68.4						$7,629	$04	$7,625
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.3	125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	104	64.9		81.6	91.8	90.5				87.7	85.3	78.4						$6,428	$17	$6,411
Livingston Avenue School	Public	3-5	75 Livingston Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6248	270	23	11.8	1.1%	186 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.3%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	82.8	234^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.6%		89.9	117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.3%	117	53.2		65.2	79.3	68.1				70.5	67.0	63.8						$8,649	$06	$8,643
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	1200 Boulevard	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4490	467	34	13.5	0.6%	279 (59.7%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (9.9%)	102 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	91.6	87^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.4	88^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	62.8		77.6	78.5	76.9				81.5	85.0	73.1						$6,449	$17	$6,432
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,578	$17	$4,561
Walnut Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	370 Walnut Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6253	304	21	14.5	1.6%	213 (70.1%)	5 (1.6%)	45 (14.8%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,031	$168	$10,863
Tamaques Elementary School	Public	1-5	641 Willow Grove Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4580	427	34	12.6	3.5%	290 (67.9%)	12 (2.8%)	35 (8.2%)	56 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.0%)	89.6	126^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.5	123^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	90.8%	3	61.4		74.2	80.4	75.0				76.5	77.0	70.5						$6,564	$189	$6,375
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7		62.1	76.3	67.2				68.9	80.0	75.4						$6,690	$306	$6,384

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