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Number 4

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Number 4 is an elementary school in the Linden Public School District, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 441. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Number 4's academic performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, and it has high rates of chronic absenteeism.

One key factor that differentiates Number 4 is its academic performance. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are much lower than the Linden Public School District and the state of New Jersey across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 24.5% in the district and 44.9% statewide. Additionally, Number 4 has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 26.2% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Linden Public School District, Number 5 and Number 6, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, the nearby Dr. Charles C. Polk School in Roselle and the schools in the Elizabeth Public Schools district generally outperform Number 4, indicating that the challenges faced by the school may be specific to the Linden district.

447

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,691

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1602 Dill Avenue
Linden, NJ 07036

(908) 486-3286

District: Linden Public School District

Students who attend Number 4 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

African American:

40.5%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 31st percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 31st-percentile peak (2022) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

1,039^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

529^th of 609Linden 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	23.7	1039 of 1347	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1039 of 1338	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1019 of 1342	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	926 of 1345	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	998 of 1317	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1038 of 1360	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	963 of 1353	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	1008 of 1352	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1036 of 1346	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	1173 of 1357	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	1186 of 1363	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	1209 of 1367	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	1184 of 1363	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	1110 of 1360	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	1126 of 1354	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1147 of 1346	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	973 of 1338	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.9	1202 of 1329	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	1186 of 1314	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1201 of 1303	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	1109 of 1298	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.0	1087 of 1204	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	199 of 463	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	166 of 469	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	118 of 463	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	108 of 494	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	185 of 456	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	282 of 522	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	160 of 517	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	470 of 597	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	252 of 559	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	436 of 499	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	156 of 489	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	193 of 411	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	218 of 463	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	986 of 1326	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	957 of 1317	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	980 of 1318	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	826 of 1326	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1019 of 1290	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1028 of 1331	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	940 of 1333	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	617 of 1032	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	553 of 989	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	594 of 982	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	387 of 953	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	447 of 896	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	226 of 899	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	176 of 870	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	589 of 1023	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	393 of 939	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	455 of 910	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	196 of 863	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.8	497 of 839	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	518 of 948	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	400 of 942	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1018 of 1318	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1012 of 1313	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	974 of 1315	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	951 of 1324	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	919 of 1297	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	957 of 1335	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	939 of 1334	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	913 of 989	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)57th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science30%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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	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 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
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%)	23.7	1039^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.9%		22.4	1039^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.3%		30.0		13.3	36.5	40.7				20.2	25.0	37.3					$7,691	$552	$7,139
Dr. Charles C. Polk School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	22.7	1053^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.7	1107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.3%	54			32.3	32.5					36.2	29.1						$15,407	$519	$14,888
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%)	24.4	1029^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.6%		35.4	864^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.4%	165	20.0		18.2	17.2	55.9				20.0	13.3	40.0					$9,457	$553	$8,904
Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	Public	PK, KG-8	1014 South Elmora Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5970	718	62	11.5	83.0%	38 (5.3%)	55 (7.7%)	621 (86.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	790^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.4%		35.8	857^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%	67	12.9	8.9	54.9	49.2	48.3	53.2	70.5	71.1	53.2	49.2	35.5	12.9	27.2	24.4	24.4	$9,454	$197	$9,257
Harrison Elementary School	Public	1-4	310 Harrison Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2052	325	31	10.4	79.4%	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.6%)	224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	43.1	769^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.9%		45.1	732^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	45.3%	37			42.5	54.4					46.3	36.7						$15,698	$554	$15,144
Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	Public	PK, KG-8	529 Edgar Rd	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6200	563	45	12.6	87.7%	41 (7.3%)	62 (11.0%)	449 (79.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26.6	1002^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.3	963^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%	39	19.5	3.4	27.1	31.0	47.7	66.7	56.7	41.8	22.7	26.8	33.4	12.2	14.5	10.3	10.3	$9,319	$232	$9,087
Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	Public	K-8	50 Grove Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5828	793	66	12.1	84.5%	44 (5.5%)	81 (10.2%)	648 (81.7%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	1127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.9	1074^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.7%	53	12.0	11.1	26.6	26.7	35.9	35.2	48.1	44.3	36.1	15.8	28.8	12.0	20.5	23.6	23.1	$10,502	$228	$10,274
Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Bayway Avenue	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6270	767	68	11.2	84.0%	31 (4.0%)	179 (23.3%)	547 (71.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	1218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.1	1204^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.0%	14	10.6	11.5	13.8	30.0	29.6	32.3	46.7	41.4	22.7	16.9	12.3	7.4	23.4	21.0	21.0	$8,660	$221	$8,439
Kindergarten Success Academy	Public	K	150 East 3rd Avenue	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2040	217	17	12.7	61.8%	4 (1.8%)	94 (43.3%)	106 (48.8%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)																$11,447	$526	$10,921
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%)	22.6	1054^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.8%		25.1	1005^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.9%	49	21.7		17.5	31.4	47.9				28.5	15.7	34.8					$9,307	$600	$8,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Number 4

What is the racial makeup of Number 4?

Students at Number 4 are 50% Hispanic, 40% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Number 4?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Number 4.

What district is Number 4 in?

Linden Public School District

Is Number 4 a good school?

Number 4 ranks in the bottom 22.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Number 4 attend?

Students who attend Number 4 usually go on to attend:

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

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