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Number 1

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Number 1 is a 454-student elementary school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Linden, New Jersey, within the Linden Public School District. Its latest results show challenges across subjects: in 2025–26, its grade-average proficiency was below district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics and science. The clearest concern is ELA, where its results also trailed the nearby-school average.

Mathematics is the school’s relative bright spot, while ELA is its weakest subject in local comparisons. In 2025–26, average ELA proficiency was 25%, compared with 32% for the district, 49% for the state and 33% for nearby Linden schools serving the same grades. Mathematics averaged 25%, versus 28% for the district, 47% for the state and 28% nearby. Fifth-grade science was 10%, compared with 13% for the district, 27% for the state and 14% nearby. Results also varied by grade: third-grade ELA (21%) and math (19%) were each the second-lowest among the eight Linden schools compared, while fourth-grade math (28%) was 5 points above the district and the second-highest among those schools, though still below the state’s 47%.

ELA and math have lost ground relative to the state over time, while science has improved overall but recently slipped. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, average ELA fell from 35% to 25%, and its gap below the state widened from 14 to 24 points; math fell from 30% to 25%, with its state gap widening from 13 to 22 points. Fifth-grade science rose from 6% to 10% over that period, but dropped 10 points from its 2024–25 peak. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 14th statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, the third-lowest percentile among the 11 nearby schools supplied. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 12.2, and 76% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for how well the school serves African American students fell from the 64th percentile in 2024–25 to the 36th in 2025–26; its measure for students receiving special education services rose from the 4th percentile in 2023–24 to the 29th in 2025–26.

454

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,133

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

728 North Wood Ave.
Linden, NJ 07036-4064

(908) 486-2668

District: Linden Public School District

Students who attend Number 1 usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
High:	Linden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

African American:

27.8%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg45%

1,141^st of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Linden Public School District

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	15.5	1141 of 1331	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	1095 of 1347	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1089 of 1338	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1015 of 1342	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1112 of 1345	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	976 of 1317	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1022 of 1360	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1044 of 1353	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	967 of 1352	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1085 of 1346	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	1087 of 1357	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	1150 of 1363	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	1085 of 1367	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	1104 of 1363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	1230 of 1360	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1219 of 1354	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	1243 of 1346	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	1239 of 1338	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	1213 of 1329	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	1188 of 1314	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	1204 of 1303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.8	1124 of 1298	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	5.8	1102 of 1204	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	276 of 434	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	167 of 463	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	208 of 469	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	230 of 463	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	257 of 494	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	266 of 456	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	230 of 522	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	152 of 517	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	445 of 581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	523 of 597	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	431 of 559	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1174 of 1311	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	964 of 1326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	951 of 1317	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	939 of 1318	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1149 of 1326	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	998 of 1290	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	960 of 1331	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	980 of 1333	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	697 of 991	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	799 of 1032	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	704 of 989	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	543 of 982	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	582 of 953	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	379 of 896	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	451 of 899	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	483 of 870	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	746 of 1002	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	824 of 1023	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	566 of 939	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	522 of 910	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	540 of 863	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	484 of 839	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	418 of 948	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	459 of 942	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1074 of 1306	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1130 of 1318	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1129 of 1313	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1004 of 1315	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	989 of 1324	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	886 of 1297	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1026 of 1335	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1026 of 1334	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	691 of 970	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	902 of 1023	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	946 of 989	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	896 of 958	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	830 of 949	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	761 of 868	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	895 of 1007	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	854 of 1001	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	874 of 951	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	711 of 970	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	759 of 975	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	891 of 964	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	668 of 1023	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.4	920 of 1022	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)36th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-24 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

Science10%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Number 1	Public	PK, KG-5	728 North Wood Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2668	454	37	12.2	75.6%	60 (13.2%)	126 (27.8%)	240 (52.9%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	15.5	1141^st of 1331 public elementary schools	14.3%		20.2	1095^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.7%	46	10.3		20.9	21.9	32.4				19.4	28.1	28.0				$15,133	$1,090	$14,043
Number 8	Public	PK, KG-5	500 West Blancke St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-4397	334	27	12.3	68.3%	57 (17.1%)	61 (18.3%)	200 (59.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	20.6	1069^th of 1331 public elementary schools	19.7%		19.2	1109^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.7%	40	14.7		28.6	31.1	41.0				31.5	11.1	24.6				$17,447	$666	$16,781
Number 5	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Bower Street	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-2666	319	26	12.2	75.9%	20 (6.3%)	155 (48.6%)	128 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	9.9	1237^th of 1331 public elementary schools	7.1%		24.4	1029^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.6%	208	3.6		17.1	20.0	39.3				16.7	15.2	7.1				$16,394	$1,387	$15,007
Number 6	Public	PK, KG-5	19 East Morris Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 862-3003	320	23	13.9	63.8%	81 (25.3%)	61 (19.1%)	160 (50.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	25.3	1000^th of 1331 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.6	1054^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%	54	15.8		45.4	24.0	33.3				50.0	16.0	26.3				$17,495	$729	$16,766
Number 9	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Deerfield Terrace	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5164	311	31	10.0	60.5%	55 (17.7%)	83 (26.7%)	135 (43.4%)	17 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	35.1	867^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.9%		43.3	767^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%	100	25.7		33.3	29.2	48.8				56.9	24.4	35.9				$17,576	$703	$16,873
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	1-4	1100 Warren St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2061	315	32	9.8	75.2%	18 (5.7%)	142 (45.1%)	143 (45.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	21.4	1054^th of 1331 public elementary schools	20.8%		22.7	1053^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%	1			33.8	30.6					25.7	31.2					$13,641	$794	$12,847
Number 10	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Highland Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-2043	299	23	13.0	64.2%	44 (14.7%)	57 (19.1%)	177 (59.2%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	24.2	1014^th of 1331 public elementary schools	23.8%		30.3	951^st of 1347 public elementary schools	29.4%	63	17.5		30.2	14.3	37.5				44.2	27.8	30.0				$18,573	$738	$17,835
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-4	501 Washington Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2072	397	28	14.4	75.1%	21 (5.3%)	183 (46.1%)	176 (44.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	9.6	1243^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.6	1181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	12.3%	62			13.5	25.1					19.8	16.7					$13,584	$794	$12,790
Number 4	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dill Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-3286	447	32	13.9	77.9%	25 (5.6%)	181 (40.5%)	224 (50.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	24.1	1017^th of 1331 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.7	1039^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.9%	22	10.2		33.3	36.2	39.0				30.3	31.9	28.8				$14,396	$1,221	$13,175
Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	38.2	824^th of 1331 public elementary schools	38.1%		39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%	7	18.8	8.3	38.5	38.9	41.2	62.6	60.0	66.6	30.8	55.6	12.5	31.3	20.0	0.0	$27,083	$686	$26,397

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