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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-7
1195th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Lincoln Avenue Elementary School in Orange, New Jersey, serves pre-K through grade 7 and enrolls 728 students, the largest enrollment among the nearby schools listed. Its most important concern is academic performance: in 2025–2026, results were well below state averages in ELA, math and grade 5 science, and ELA and math were also below district and nearby same-district averages.

Lincoln’s grade 3–7 averages were 26% in ELA and 21% in math, compared with 33% and 28% for the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District and 51% and 44% statewide. Five nearby same-district schools averaged 33% in ELA and 28% in math. Grade 7 is a relative bright spot: Lincoln’s math result was 32%, above Forest Street Community Elementary School (26%), Oakwood Avenue Community School (13%) and Park Avenue Elementary School (16%). Science is a relative strength only compared with Lincoln’s larger ELA and math gaps: grade 5 proficiency was 14%, 13 points below the state and 2 points below nearby same-district schools’ average.

Results have moved unevenly. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 3 points, from 29% to 26%, while math rose 7 points, from 13% to 21%, and grade 5 science rose 4 points, from 11% to 14%. SchoolDigger gave Lincoln 1 star and a 10th-percentile statewide ranking in 2025–2026, down from the 15th percentile in 2023–2024; among nearby same-district schools, only Oakwood ranked lower. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Lincoln serves African American students was at the 50th percentile, well above its 10th-percentile overall ranking, but had fallen from the 72nd percentile the prior year. The student-teacher ratio was 11.5 in 2024–2025, close to the nearby same-district average of about 11.7. That year, 72% of Lincoln students were free/reduced lunch eligible, about the same as the nearby same-district average.

728
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,259
Per pupil spending ?
71.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 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 — 9th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg28%
New Jersey avg45%
Elementary school
1,195th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
579th of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Elementary Schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
487th of 607ORANGE 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202612.31195 of 133110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202515.11174 of 134712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.61136 of 133815.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.91155 of 134213.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.21129 of 134516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.91124 of 131714.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.51114 of 136018.1%★☆☆☆☆
20189.51238 of 13538.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.71199 of 135211.3%★☆☆☆☆
20169.91226 of 13468.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.41197 of 135711.8%★☆☆☆☆
20146.61277 of 13636.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.51216 of 136711.0%★☆☆☆☆
20128.71255 of 13637.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201126.31101 of 136019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201023.51132 of 135416.4%★☆☆☆☆
200932.41039 of 134622.8%★☆☆☆☆
200816.01180 of 133811.8%★☆☆☆☆
200716.41171 of 132911.9%★☆☆☆☆
20067.41210 of 13147.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200516.31143 of 130312.3%★☆☆☆☆
20045.11224 of 12985.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.01140 of 12045.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202648.7218 of 43449.8%★★★☆☆
202561.5131 of 46371.7%★★★★☆
202457.4171 of 46963.5%★★★☆☆
202349.0221 of 46352.3%★★★☆☆
202254.9202 of 49459.1%★★★☆☆
202152.9176 of 45661.4%★★★☆☆
201955.8213 of 52259.2%★★★☆☆
201830.7357 of 51730.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.5466 of 58119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202523.1500 of 59716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0421 of 55924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9348 of 49930.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.3343 of 48929.9%★★☆☆☆
202125.1337 of 41118.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3290 of 46337.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.7303 of 43430.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202612.01194 of 13118.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.41082 of 132618.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21101 of 131716.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.41119 of 131815.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.71094 of 132617.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.21050 of 129018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.01090 of 133118.1%★☆☆☆☆
20189.91207 of 13339.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.4910 of 9918.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.4883 of 103214.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3832 of 98915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.6869 of 98211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8796 of 95316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.8812 of 8969.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.7714 of 89920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.2557 of 87036.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202626.4815 of 100218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202527.7831 of 102318.8%★☆☆☆☆
202437.6575 of 93938.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.7613 of 91032.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.1561 of 86335.0%★★☆☆☆
202138.7513 of 83938.9%★★☆☆☆
201942.1524 of 94844.7%★★☆☆☆
201825.0787 of 94216.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202614.11162 of 130611.0%★☆☆☆☆
202514.41148 of 131812.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.91084 of 131317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202316.31103 of 131516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.91067 of 132419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.81108 of 129714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201924.11036 of 133522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201811.81185 of 133411.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202614.0910 of 9706.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.5879 of 102314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202417.0847 of 98914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0737 of 95823.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4817 of 94913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202111.3854 of 8681.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.9857 of 100714.9%★☆☆☆☆
201810.7949 of 10015.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202622.2579 of 74322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202531.4500 of 75233.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.4571 of 74323.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7564 of 74824.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6561 of 74524.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.2509 of 65221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.3518 of 74530.5%★★☆☆☆
201825.9551 of 71623.0%★☆☆☆☆
201719.9571 of 71219.8%★☆☆☆☆
201616.9604 of 71315.3%★☆☆☆☆
201516.8601 of 71315.7%★☆☆☆☆
201414.8607 of 71715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201314.1594 of 70415.6%★☆☆☆☆
201132.3519 of 68424.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202660.597 of 33170.7%★★★★☆
202580.730 of 35991.6%★★★★★
202479.141 of 35288.4%★★★★☆
202363.987 of 36175.9%★★★★☆
202268.369 of 35680.6%★★★★☆
202150.3113 of 29161.2%★★★☆☆
201958.4115 of 32664.7%★★★☆☆
201861.296 of 32670.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202638.3200 of 33640.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.1196 of 34342.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.6185 of 32042.2%★★☆☆☆
202325.4243 of 28815.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9225 of 27016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.0173 of 19712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.9128 of 22743.6%★★☆☆☆
201856.460 of 20270.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202621.9565 of 71621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202529.8494 of 72832.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.9524 of 71726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9594 of 72017.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.2571 of 72621.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2461 of 62526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1487 of 70330.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.1510 of 68025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202621.3507 of 58913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202528.0459 of 60824.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4462 of 58921.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5512 of 58712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202239.2348 of 59141.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.6337 of 48029.8%★☆☆☆☆
201849.4240 of 50452.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202638.8373 of 59036.8%★★☆☆☆
202551.4272 of 61355.6%★★★☆☆
202448.2269 of 58453.9%★★★☆☆
202344.7276 of 56851.4%★★★☆☆
202241.7291 of 54947.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.3180 of 46761.5%★★★☆☆
201959.3158 of 54170.8%★★★★☆
201851.7223 of 52257.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.6539 of 71424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202535.1455 of 72637.3%★★☆☆☆
202421.4573 of 71920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9485 of 71832.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.2509 of 73030.3%★★☆☆☆
202120.3483 of 63523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2481 of 69731.0%★★☆☆☆
201824.9521 of 67522.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202626.0384 of 48220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2514 of 5353.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.9272 of 40132.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.9336 of 49231.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.8390 of 47117.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)50th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)11th percentile~ school
Female (2026)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)71st percentile+49 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile~ school
Female (2026)21st percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)20th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts25%-25 vs state
Mathematics21%-23 vs state
Science14%-13 vs state

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Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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

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

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

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