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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Orange, New Jersey, serving 708 students in grades PK-7. The school is part of the Orange Board of Education School District, which is ranked 488 out of 609 school districts in the state.

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.5% to 16.6% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools within the Orange district also perform poorly, the schools in the West Orange Public Schools district, such as Hazel Avenue Elementary School and Gregory Elementary School, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages and 3-4 star ratings from SchoolDigger. Lincoln Avenue Elementary School's lower per-student spending and slightly higher student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby West Orange schools may be factors in its academic underperformance, suggesting a need for additional resources and support.

728

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,475

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 Lincoln Ave
Orange, NJ 07050-2605

(973) 677-4130

District: ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Students who attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
High:	Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

African American:

44.4%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg47%

Elementary school

1,174^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

500^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

488^th of 609ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1174 of 1347	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1136 of 1338	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1155 of 1342	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1129 of 1345	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1124 of 1317	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1114 of 1360	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1238 of 1353	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1199 of 1352	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1226 of 1346	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1197 of 1357	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	1277 of 1363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1216 of 1367	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	1255 of 1363	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1101 of 1360	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	1132 of 1354	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	1039 of 1346	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	1180 of 1338	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	1171 of 1329	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	1210 of 1314	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	1143 of 1303	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.1	1224 of 1298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.0	1140 of 1204	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	131 of 463	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	171 of 469	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	221 of 463	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	202 of 494	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	176 of 456	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	213 of 522	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	357 of 517	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	500 of 597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	421 of 559	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	348 of 499	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	343 of 489	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	337 of 411	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	290 of 463	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	303 of 434	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1082 of 1326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1101 of 1317	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1119 of 1318	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1094 of 1326	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1050 of 1290	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1090 of 1331	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1207 of 1333	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	883 of 1032	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	832 of 989	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	869 of 982	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	796 of 953	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	812 of 896	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	714 of 899	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	557 of 870	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	831 of 1023	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	575 of 939	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	613 of 910	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	561 of 863	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	513 of 839	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	524 of 948	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	787 of 942	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1148 of 1318	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1084 of 1313	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1103 of 1315	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1067 of 1324	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1108 of 1297	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1036 of 1335	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1185 of 1334	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	879 of 1023	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	847 of 989	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	737 of 958	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	817 of 949	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	854 of 868	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	857 of 1007	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	949 of 1001	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	500 of 752	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	571 of 743	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	564 of 748	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	561 of 745	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	509 of 652	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	518 of 745	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	551 of 716	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	571 of 712	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	604 of 713	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	601 of 713	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	607 of 717	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	594 of 704	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	519 of 684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	30 of 359	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	41 of 352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	87 of 361	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	69 of 356	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	113 of 291	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	115 of 326	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	96 of 326	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	196 of 343	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	185 of 320	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	243 of 288	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	225 of 270	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	173 of 197	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	128 of 227	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	60 of 202	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	494 of 728	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	524 of 717	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	594 of 720	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	571 of 726	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	461 of 625	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	487 of 703	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	510 of 680	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	459 of 608	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	462 of 589	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	512 of 587	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	348 of 591	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	337 of 480	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	240 of 504	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	272 of 613	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	269 of 584	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	276 of 568	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	291 of 549	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	180 of 467	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	158 of 541	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	223 of 522	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	455 of 726	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	573 of 719	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	485 of 718	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	509 of 730	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	483 of 635	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	481 of 697	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	521 of 675	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	514 of 535	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	272 of 401	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	336 of 492	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	390 of 471	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+59 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2022)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

Science6%-24 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	728	63	11.5	71.8%	7 (1.0%)	323 (44.4%)	386 (53.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	15.1	1174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.6	1136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	6.4	16.7	27.9	29.0	41.7	52.5	23.6	19.8	9.6	27.8	17.9	$9,475	$416	$9,059
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	369	27	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.7%)	275 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	272	28	9.7	75.0%	2 (0.7%)	175 (64.3%)	89 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	12.7	1206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.8	1188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.2%	18	5.0	22.7	27.2	25.0	45.8	41.4	8.3	12.5	5.0	16.7	23.3	$10,552	$432	$10,120
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	384	33	11.8	70.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (45.6%)	198 (51.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	27.6	986^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.8%		28.3	964^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%	22	8.4	26.1	56.5	48.6	51.0	62.8	17.4	36.7	20.0	16.0	40.5	$9,797	$522	$9,275
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	334	34	9.7	58.7%	50 (15.0%)	93 (27.8%)	166 (49.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	54.7	620^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.9	532^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%	88	34.4	52.1	61.3	54.7			50.0	38.6	50.0			$11,540	$966	$10,574
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	30.8	943^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.0%		35.4	863^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	35.5%	80	26.5	32.5	42.6	45.5	45.4	63.9	34.2	29.2	29.4	29.5	41.1	$11,274	$312	$10,962
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%	97	6.3	23.5	39.2	14.2	30.1	25.5	19.6	32.7	12.2	14.5	9.8	$11,933	$426	$11,507
East Orange Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Washington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 996-0400	414	19	21.7	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	385 (93.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.1	1058^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%			25.0	48.2				27.4	25.3				$7,509	$993	$6,516
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	1090^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.1%		14.1	1164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	0.0	44.8	32.4	26.9	48.8	50.0	13.3	21.0	18.5	21.4	32.4	$11,904	$437	$11,467
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	484	41	11.9	18.8%	171 (35.3%)	118 (24.4%)	132 (27.3%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	228^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.0%	40	64.6	62.0	81.8	79.3			58.2	74.0	74.4			$11,810		$11,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

How many students attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Lincoln Avenue Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
High : Orange High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 44% African American.

Is Lincoln Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Avenue Elementary School in?

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

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