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Linden High School

Public Grades 9-12

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Linden High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Linden, New Jersey, with 1,934 students, in the Linden Public School District. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 91%, above New Jersey’s 89%, but academic proficiency—particularly in math—is low. The most pressing concern is the combination of weak math results and exceptionally high chronic absenteeism: 11th-grade math proficiency was 37%, while 34% of students were chronically absent, compared with 14% statewide.

Math is the clearest academic weakness against the state and nearby schools. On the 2025–2026 11th-grade NJGPA, Linden’s math proficiency was 37%, 24 points below the state and ninth among 10 nearby schools with results; Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 7%, compared with 40% statewide. English language arts is comparatively stronger, but still behind: 11th-grade proficiency was 64%, versus 76% statewide, and ranked sixth among eight nearby schools with results. Graduation is a positive counterpoint: Linden’s 91% rate matched its district and was 2 points above the state, though some nearby schools had higher rates.

Results show mixed movement over time: 11th-grade math proficiency rose 8 points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, while 11th-grade ELA fell 14 points. Chronic absenteeism increased 11 points from 2020–2021, despite easing from its 2022–2023 peak. SchoolDigger ranks Linden at the 17th percentile statewide, with 1 star—fourth-lowest among 10 nearby ranked schools; the district ranks at the 9th percentile. The school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 13.6, close to the nearby regular-high-school average of 14.0. In 2024–2025, 68% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, above the nearby average of 59%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of effectiveness for English Language Learner Students was at the 56th percentile, compared with 17th overall; its measure for White Students fell from the 31st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 4th in 2025–2026.

1,934

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,299

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

121 West St. Georges Ave.
Linden, NJ 07036-3960

(908) 486-5432

District: Linden Public School District

Feeder schools for Linden High School:

Elementary:	Number 1
	Number 10
	Number 2
	Number 4
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	Number 5
	Number 6
	Number 8
	Number 9
Middle:	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
	Myles J. McManus MIddle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

African American:

32.3%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg48%

361^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

552^nd of 607Linden 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
2026	19.7	361 of 434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	329 of 434	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	336 of 429	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	326 of 422	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	354 of 415	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	300 of 405	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	332 of 416	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	288 of 411	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	301 of 409	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	342 of 406	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	333 of 411	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	334 of 396	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	329 of 388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	320 of 378	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	317 of 371	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	323 of 370	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	310 of 359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	317 of 361	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	313 of 357	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	294 of 351	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	302 of 348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.1	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	185 of 272	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	143 of 283	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	171 of 282	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	142 of 250	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	192 of 256	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	154 of 247	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	139 of 266	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	114 of 182	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	3.1	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	191 of 198	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	92 of 207	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	105 of 215	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	107 of 191	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	131 of 161	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	41 of 101	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	72 of 138	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	46 of 146	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	352 of 428	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	331 of 426	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	324 of 420	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	333 of 416	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	352 of 414	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	301 of 402	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	296 of 408	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	258 of 403	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	287 of 399	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	275 of 406	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	260 of 385	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	257 of 382	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	263 of 374	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	235 of 364	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	288 of 371	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	238 of 377	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	193 of 358	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	219 of 344	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	185 of 324	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	195 of 326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	207 of 347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	145 of 345	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	351 of 426	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	298 of 426	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	340 of 419	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	297 of 414	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	345 of 410	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	297 of 402	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	304 of 407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	276 of 405	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	267 of 358	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	210 of 359	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	257 of 361	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	251 of 339	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	178 of 344	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	232 of 333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	209 of 349	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	252 of 355	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	326 of 341	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	285 of 345	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	273 of 335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	237 of 336	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	193 of 339	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	204 of 340	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+39 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%-24 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

Geometry12%-37 vs state

Algebra I7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linden High School	Public	9-12	121 West St. Georges Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5432	1,934	142	13.6	67.5%	235 (12.2%)	624 (32.3%)	980 (50.7%)	33 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (2.9%)	19.7	361^st of 434 public high schools	16.8%		26.6	329^th of 434 public high schools	24.2%	32	64.2	37.2	15.6	32.3	6.9	0.0	6.7	15.0	6.8	12.3				$11,299	$115	$11,184
Abraham Clark High School	Public	9-12	122 East 6th Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2000	926	61	15.1	75.4%	21 (2.3%)	427 (46.1%)	465 (50.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	18	373^rd of 434 public high schools	14.1%		17.1	375^th of 434 public high schools	13.6%	2	67.9	37.7	12.2	23.0	2.8		2.8	7.4		7.4				$13,188	$794	$12,394
Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery High School	Public	9-12	121-125 Chestnut Street	Roselle	07203	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 793-9800	10	3	3.7	50.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$114,660		$114,660
Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	593	45	13.1	56.2%	151 (25.5%)	50 (8.4%)	361 (60.9%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43.7	237^th of 434 public high schools	45.4%		47.1	222^nd of 434 public high schools	48.8%	15	81.3	69.3	19.2	39.9		8.5	7.8	25.0		25.0	17.7		15.8	$20,683	$732	$19,951
Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,286	98	13.1	63.2%	137 (10.7%)	453 (35.2%)	621 (48.3%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (3.3%)	18.6	369^th of 434 public high schools	15.0%		17.4	372^nd of 434 public high schools	14.3%	3	64.6	36.6	16.3	27.7	6.3		6.3	15.8	2.0	4.1	0.0		0.0	$18,352	$265	$18,087
Arthur L. Johnson High School	Public	9-12	365 Westfield Avenue	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 382-0910	785	62	12.6	10.1%	591 (75.3%)	21 (2.7%)	147 (18.7%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	49.8	195^th of 434 public high schools	55.1%		52.5	183^rd of 434 public high schools	57.8%	12	82.3	65.5	21.9	53.5	19.0		18.5	56.4		56.4	23.1		23.1	$20,665	$160	$20,505
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Public	9-12	625 Summer St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6800	842	59	14.2	86.9%	29 (3.4%)	155 (18.4%)	654 (77.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	404^th of 434 public high schools	6.9%		12.8	401^st of 434 public high schools	7.6%	3	40.1	25.3	4.6	38.2				11.9		11.9	6.7		6.3	$23,458	$1,104	$22,354
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Public	9-12	447 Richmond Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6500	415	30	13.8	81.0%	21 (5.1%)	69 (16.6%)	320 (77.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	336^th of 434 public high schools	22.6%		28	321^st of 434 public high schools	26.0%	15	70.9	51.1	8.9	43.5				5.2		5.2			14.3	$23,558	$1,026	$22,532
Cranford High School	Public	9-12	201 West End Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6272	1,116	101	11.0	1.9%	877 (78.6%)	32 (2.9%)	130 (11.6%)	46 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	66.9	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		67.2	107^th of 434 public high schools	75.3%	1		86.0	53.3	68.9	17.1		17.1	52.1		52.1				$15,520	$27	$15,493
K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	740	43	17.2	77.8%	36 (4.9%)	124 (16.8%)	573 (77.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	351^st of 434 public high schools	19.1%		30.3	311^th of 434 public high schools	28.3%	40	63.2	46.5	5.7	50.8		11.8	11.1	12.8		12.8	5.4		5.2	$19,958	$890	$19,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden High School

Linden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Number 1
Elementary : Number 10
Elementary : Number 2
Elementary : Number 4
Elementary : Number 5
Elementary : Number 6
Elementary : Number 8
Elementary : Number 9
Middle : Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
Middle : Myles J. McManus MIddle School

How many students attend Linden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,934 students attended Linden High School.

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