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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1220 to 1335 out of 1347 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 19% for the New Brunswick School District. Lincoln Elementary School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.8% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary School to other schools in the New Brunswick School District, it consistently performs worse on academic measures. For example, Mckinley Community School and Blanquita B. Valenti Community School, which are both within 1.5 miles of Lincoln Elementary, have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite the low academic performance, Lincoln Elementary School's spending per student ($10,278 in 2018-2019) is comparable to or higher than some of the nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

356

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,278

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

66 Bartlett Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1152

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
High:	New Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.1%

African American:

2.5%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,220^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th of 609New Brunswick 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	11.5	1220 of 1347	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1251 of 1338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1311 of 1342	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1335 of 1345	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1287 of 1317	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1244 of 1360	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1322 of 1353	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	93.2	35 of 1352	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	2.8	1332 of 1346	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	1270 of 1357	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1337 of 1363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	1341 of 1367	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	1339 of 1363	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.8	1310 of 1360	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	1200 of 1354	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	1256 of 1346	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	1194 of 1338	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.3	1235 of 1329	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	1169 of 1314	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	1205 of 1303	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	1242 of 1298	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.9	1000 of 1204	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	452 of 597	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	441 of 559	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	484 of 499	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	445 of 489	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	311 of 411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	408 of 463	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	414 of 434	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1095 of 1326	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1190 of 1317	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1247 of 1318	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1284 of 1326	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1230 of 1290	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1249 of 1331	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1283 of 1333	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	747 of 1032	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	843 of 989	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	900 of 982	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	876 of 953	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	826 of 896	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	705 of 899	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	785 of 870	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	888 of 1023	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	755 of 863	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	781 of 948	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	889 of 942	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1240 of 1318	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1207 of 1313	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1264 of 1315	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1289 of 1324	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1255 of 1297	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1145 of 1335	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1282 of 1334	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	964 of 1023	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	906 of 989	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	888 of 958	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	909 of 949	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	824 of 868	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	920 of 1007	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	965 of 1001	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Science11%-19 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 Mathematics 8th 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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
Pine Grove Manor School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Highland Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 246-2424	346	41	8.4	76.9%	12 (3.5%)	58 (16.8%)	251 (72.5%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	35.5	877^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.9%		24.6	1014^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.2%	137	17.4		56.1	20.4	42.2				50.0	34.1	38.3						$12,062	$307	$11,755
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3						$11,427		$11,427
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963

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