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Number 5

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1029^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Number 5 is an elementary school located in Linden, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Linden Public School District, which is ranked 529 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Number 5 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 648 and 1235 over the past 10 school years, and a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Number 5 consistently underperforms compared to the Linden Public School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores, with the largest gaps in 4th and 5th grade. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 26.2% over the past few years, which is well above the state average. While Number 5 performs relatively well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups compared to other schools in the state, it struggles with its overall student population, particularly male students and students with low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Linden Public School District, such as Number 2, Number 1, and Number 4, generally perform better than Number 5 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings from SchoolDigger. However, they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism and low overall performance compared to the state. The nearby elementary schools in the Roselle Public School District have similar performance challenges to the Linden schools, with low rankings and proficiency rates as well.

319

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,457

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1014 Bower Street
Linden, NJ 07036

(908) 486-2666

District: Linden Public School District

Students who attend Number 5 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.6%

Hispanic:

40.1%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

1,029^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	24.4	1029 of 1347	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	864 of 1338	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	753 of 1342	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	967 of 1345	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	879 of 1317	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	686 of 1360	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	919 of 1353	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1049 of 1352	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1037 of 1346	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1235 of 1357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1251 of 1363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1214 of 1367	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	163 of 463	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	144 of 469	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	61 of 463	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	161 of 494	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	121 of 456	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	74 of 522	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	121 of 517	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	893 of 1326	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	833 of 1317	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	700 of 1318	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	866 of 1326	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	832 of 1290	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	713 of 1331	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	883 of 1333	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	925 of 1032	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	353 of 989	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	274 of 982	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	21.2	769 of 953	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	316 of 896	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.9	17 of 899	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	210 of 870	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	642 of 1023	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	259 of 939	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	190 of 910	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	447 of 863	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	352 of 839	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	127 of 948	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	284 of 942	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1138 of 1318	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	844 of 1313	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	741 of 1315	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	995 of 1324	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	855 of 1297	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	589 of 1335	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	871 of 1334	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	46.3	477 of 1001	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)65th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2018)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-18 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

Science20%-10 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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. 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 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%)	20.2	1095^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.7%		19	1089^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.6%	6	20.0	19.4	27.4	38.3	26.9	24.2	35.0	$9,841	$592	$9,249
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
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
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%)	19.2	1109^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.3	1041^st of 1338 public elementary schools	22.2%	68	14.3	23.4	45.6	34.3	20.9	25.8	17.1	$9,886	$114	$9,772
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
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 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%)	43.3	767^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.1%		38.4	817^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.9%	50	19.5	41.3	63.2	47.2	45.8	40.0	40.0	$9,767	$186	$9,581
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%)	14.6	1181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.3	1098^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.9%	83		25.9	34.9		19.1	21.1		$14,333	$543	$13,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Number 5

Is Number 5 a good school?

Number 5 ranks in the bottom 23.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Number 5?

Students at Number 5 are 49% African American, 40% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Number 5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Number 5.

What schools do graduates of Number 5 attend?

Students who attend Number 5 usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Number 5 in?

Linden Public School District

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