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Lincoln Middle School

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Lincoln Middle School ranks 489 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 35% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Kearny, New Jersey, serving 722 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lincoln Middle School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 39.4% for 7th grade and 49.1% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, at 21.2% for 7th grade and 17.5% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%. However, the school's performance in Algebra I is a notable exception, with 87% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 72.7% for 8th grade.

Lincoln Middle School also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.08% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools, such as Lyndhurst Middle School and John H. Walker Middle School, Lincoln Middle School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools in the East Orange School District, which have significantly lower proficiency rates.

763

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,850

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Beech St
Kearny, NJ 07032-2707

(201) 955-5095

District: Kearny

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kearny High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Schuyler Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

White:

25.7%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg41%

489^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

481^st of 609Kearny 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	32.4	489 of 752	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	548 of 743	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	492 of 748	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	449 of 745	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	571 of 745	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	597 of 716	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	557 of 712	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	521 of 713	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	526 of 713	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.4	473 of 717	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	438 of 704	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	401 of 677	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	377 of 684	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	456 of 677	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	339 of 664	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	391 of 640	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	368 of 631	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	404 of 615	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.7	385 of 599	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.8	246 of 588	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.0	353 of 574	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	253 of 352	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.8	51 of 326	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	118 of 343	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	173 of 320	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.1	52 of 270	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	165 of 227	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	140 of 202	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	487 of 728	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	514 of 717	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	486 of 720	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	441 of 726	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	530 of 703	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	579 of 680	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	312 of 608	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	382 of 589	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	348 of 587	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	324 of 591	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	375 of 524	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	446 of 504	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	297 of 613	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	348 of 584	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	309 of 568	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	175 of 549	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	332 of 541	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	401 of 522	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	469 of 726	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	528 of 719	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	466 of 718	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	437 of 730	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	543 of 697	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	565 of 675	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	291 of 507	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	406 of 510	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	384 of 505	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	364 of 535	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	405 of 492	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	440 of 471	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	440 of 502	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	448 of 510	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	382 of 509	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	325 of 512	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.3	465 of 504	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	476 of 497	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2019)12th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I87%+41 vs state

English Language Arts44%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-12 vs state

Science10%-9 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)		NJSLA Geometry (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 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 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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Beech St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5095	763	67	11.3	72.5%	196 (25.7%)	13 (1.7%)	527 (69.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	32.4	489^th of 752 public middle schools	35.0%		25.6	548^th of 743 public middle schools	26.2%	59		10.5				39.4	49.1				21.2	17.5	87.0	87.0			$7,850	$559	$7,291
Veterans Middle School	Public	6-8	191 Rutherford Place	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	426	42	10.2	43.7%	181 (42.5%)	5 (1.2%)	215 (50.5%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	61.4	263^rd of 752 public middle schools	65.0%		52.4	326^th of 743 public middle schools	56.1%	63		10.6			67.1	69.0	53.0			46.9	48.1	34.9	100.0	100.0			$7,568	$17	$7,551
Belleville Middle School	Public	7-8	279 Washington Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4342	685	61	11.2	71.5%	62 (9.1%)	53 (7.7%)	517 (75.5%)	38 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.0%)	25.6	556^th of 752 public middle schools	26.1%		23.8	558^th of 743 public middle schools	24.9%	2		9.9				44.0	41.7				20.8	3.3	59.5	59.5
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	466	37	12.6	85.0%	48 (10.3%)	9 (1.9%)	386 (82.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.2	478^th of 752 public middle schools	36.4%		28.9	517^th of 743 public middle schools	30.4%	39		10.6			44.7	39.9	52.9			24.8	23.0	18.7	95.4	95.4			$14,511	$607	$13,904
Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	610	43	14.0	38.7%	281 (46.1%)	22 (3.6%)	262 (43.0%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	52.6	327^th of 752 public middle schools	56.5%		49.3	347^th of 743 public middle schools	53.3%	20		11.3			75.9	74.3	58.4			33.3	36.3	9.0	68.7	68.7
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	240 Halsey St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 623-0222	99	6	15.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	81 (81.8%)	17 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.7	218^th of 752 public middle schools	71.0%		62.3	257^th of 743 public middle schools	65.4%	39	24.0	29.4	58.3	54.2	73.9	80.0	75.1	46.2	36.0	25.0	30.0	52.9					$11,745	$906	$10,839
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	322	21	15.7	14.0%	20 (6.2%)	231 (71.7%)	67 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	11.1	693^rd of 752 public middle schools	7.8%		9.6	708^th of 743 public middle schools	4.7%	15		1.3				18.4	10.2				9.1	6.1					$11,816	$431	$11,385
Sojourner Truth Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5665	264	20	13.4	27.3%	12 (4.5%)	194 (73.5%)	53 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)					18.6					4.4							$12,234	$381	$11,853
John L. Costley Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5660	334	25	13.4	9.9%	15 (4.5%)	235 (70.4%)	76 (22.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9.4	718^th of 752 public middle schools	4.5%		10.1	704^th of 743 public middle schools	5.2%	14		0.9				8.5	16.7				4.1	12.3					$14,015	$675	$13,340
John H. Walker Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Franklin Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8869	637	45	14.2	17.9%	315 (49.5%)	20 (3.1%)	211 (33.1%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	76.8	145^th of 752 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	144^th of 743 public middle schools	80.6%	1		25.0				73.5	72.8				50.0	43.6	95.8	96.4	100.0	100.0	$15,810	$376	$15,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle School

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 69% Hispanic, 26% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Kearny

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 489^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend Kearny High School

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