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Number 8

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Number 8 is an elementary school located in Linden, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 325 students. It is part of the Linden Public School District, which is ranked 529 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Number 8 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 723 and 1,109 over the past 10 school years, and has a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Number 8 consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.1% to 45.6% in ELA and 17.1% to 25.8% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 53.6% in ELA and 44.2% to 49.8% in Math. Additionally, Number 8 has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. A large proportion of students at Number 8 come from low-income families, with 51% to 64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to other Linden public elementary schools, such as Number 9, Number 8 performs significantly worse in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. Additionally, Winfield Township, a nearby elementary school in a different district, outperforms Number 8 across several metrics, including higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, lower chronic absenteeism, and better rankings for student subgroups. Despite these challenges, Number 8 spends approximately $9,886 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby schools.

334

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,886

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 West Blancke St.
Linden, NJ 07036-5058

(908) 862-4397

District: Linden Public School District

Students who attend Number 8 usually attend:

Middle:	Myles J. McManus MIddle School
High:	Linden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

African American:

18.3%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

1,109^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	19.2	1109 of 1347	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1041 of 1338	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	913 of 1342	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1049 of 1345	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	912 of 1317	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	723 of 1360	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	821 of 1353	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	877 of 1352	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1055 of 1346	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	944 of 1357	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.4	1098 of 1363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	1125 of 1367	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.7	971 of 1363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1131 of 1360	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.5	1006 of 1354	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.3	962 of 1346	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.3	899 of 1338	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	899 of 1329	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	965 of 1314	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.1	956 of 1303	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.8	637 of 1298	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	24.8	944 of 1204	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	211 of 494	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	300 of 456	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	418 of 597	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	364 of 559	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	202 of 489	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	87 of 411	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	113 of 463	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	140 of 434	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1031 of 1326	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	855 of 1317	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	753 of 1318	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	907 of 1326	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	999 of 1290	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	638 of 1331	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	754 of 1333	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	634 of 1032	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	561 of 989	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	328 of 982	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	709 of 953	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	658 of 896	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.0	196 of 899	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	439 of 870	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	716 of 1023	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	488 of 939	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	417 of 910	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	652 of 863	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	471 of 839	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.8	119 of 948	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	365 of 942	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1079 of 1318	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1069 of 1313	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	952 of 1315	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1055 of 1324	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	807 of 1297	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	749 of 1335	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	814 of 1334	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	57.0	285 of 868	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	930 of 970	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	870 of 963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	720 of 975	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	694 of 976	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	508 of 964	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	625 of 1023	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	421 of 1022	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)67th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2022)57th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

Science14%-16 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-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 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
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 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 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
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
Number 2	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 South Wood Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 862-3287	602	60	10.0	78.7%	46 (7.6%)	128 (21.3%)	389 (64.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	16.4	1158^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.0%		13.3	1179^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.9%	21	10.3		27.7	27.1	22.1				43.1	11.5	10.3				$9,950	$510	$9,440
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	658	47	14.1	72.2%	67 (10.2%)	173 (26.3%)	378 (57.4%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	28.8	972^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.5	909^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.1%	63	17.2		26.1	38.9	51.1	66.0			23.1	14.9	19.5	28.5			$11,340	$297	$11,043
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%)	30.3	951^st of 1347 public elementary schools	29.4%		28.4	961^st of 1338 public elementary schools	28.2%	10	28.6		41.7	31.7	35.7				43.2	18.2	42.9				$10,420	$152	$10,268
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%)	39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.8	800^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	33.3	6.7	44.4	31.3	50.0	72.7	81.8	66.6	38.9	25.0	33.3	36.4	18.2	6.7	$15,980	$476	$15,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Number 8

How many students attend Number 8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Number 8.

What district is Number 8 in?

Linden Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Number 8?

Students at Number 8 are 60% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Number 8 attend?

Students who attend Number 8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Myles J. McManus MIddle School
High : Linden High School

Is Number 8 a good school?

Number 8 ranks in the bottom 17.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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