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Lincoln School

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Lincoln School ranks 217 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln School is an exceptional elementary school located in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 360 students. As part of the Pompton Lakes School District, Lincoln School consistently outperforms both the district and the state of New Jersey in academic performance across all grade levels and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Lincoln School had impressive proficiency rates, with 67.2% of 3rd graders, 75.5% of 4th graders, and 83.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 51.2% and the state's 44.9%. In mathematics, the school's performance was equally strong, with 70.7% of 3rd graders, 67.3% of 4th graders, and 79.2% of 5th graders proficient or better, outpacing the district and state averages. Lincoln School's science performance is also noteworthy, with 39.6% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 29.7% and the state's 30.1%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lenox School, also part of the Pompton Lakes School District, Lincoln School's academic performance is consistently higher across all grade levels and subjects. Additionally, Lincoln School's performance is impressive when compared to schools in other districts, such as Dogwood Hill Elementary School in the Oakland Public School District and Hillview School in the Pequannock Township School District.

344

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,057

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Mill Street
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-1490

(973) 835-7100

District: Pompton Lakes School District

Students who attend Lincoln School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside School
High:	Pompton Lakes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg46%

217^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Pompton Lakes School District

268^th of 609Pompton Lakes 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	84.1	217 of 1347	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	473 of 1338	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	561 of 1342	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	528 of 1345	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	806 of 1317	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	500 of 1360	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	316 of 1353	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	420 of 1352	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	425 of 1346	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.5	375 of 1357	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	471 of 1363	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	657 of 1367	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	657 of 1363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	628 of 1360	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.8	508 of 1354	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.7	500 of 1346	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	515 of 1338	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.8	177 of 1329	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	96 of 1314	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	70.8	439 of 1303	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.4	518 of 1298	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.4	342 of 1204	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	223 of 1326	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	543 of 1317	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	676 of 1318	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	568 of 1326	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	822 of 1290	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	462 of 1331	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	532 of 1333	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	57 of 1032	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	184 of 989	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	266 of 982	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	152 of 953	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	400 of 896	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	144 of 899	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	86 of 870	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	73 of 1023	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	60.3	285 of 939	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	243 of 910	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	128 of 863	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	187 of 839	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	42 of 948	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	40 of 942	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	200 of 1318	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	391 of 1313	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	440 of 1315	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	459 of 1324	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	746 of 1297	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	506 of 1335	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.8	153 of 1334	88.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	185 of 1023	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	255 of 989	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	367 of 958	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	223 of 949	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	35.8	515 of 868	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	375 of 1007	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.3	110 of 1001	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	205 of 970	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	410 of 963	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	540 of 975	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	560 of 976	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	840 of 964	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	435 of 1023	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	276 of 1022	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+24 vs state

Mathematics72%+25 vs state

Science40%+9 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 School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Mill Street	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	344	30	11.3	28.5%	194 (56.4%)	17 (4.9%)	99 (28.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	84.1	217^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.9%		65.5	473^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	256	39.6		67.2	75.5	83.3				70.7	67.3	79.2						$14,057	$474	$13,583
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
Pines Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Pines Lake Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3175	356	30	11.8	9.6%	268 (75.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.5%)	29 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	76.1	339^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		79.5	287^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	47.8		56.9	68.3	65.2				58.6	72.8	62.3						$14,923	$358	$14,565
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Geoffrey Way	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3150	347	28	12.2	10.4%	218 (62.8%)	11 (3.2%)	50 (14.4%)	54 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	83.6	222^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.5	203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.8%	19	55.9		77.4	82.5	67.1				69.9	61.9	61.8						$15,455	$277	$15,178
Theunis Dey Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Webster Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3155	459	34	13.6	5.2%	329 (71.7%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.0%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	87.1	170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.4%		78.4	304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.3%	134	58.3		65.5	84.7	87.3				71.2	69.4	63.3						$15,454	$277	$15,177
Hillview School	Public	K-5	206 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6080	306	23	13.5	5.2%	251 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	86.3	180^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.7	256^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	76	52.3		66.7	73.3	78.5				80.0	63.3	80.0						$13,405	$91	$13,314
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7		71.1	81.9	81.5				71.0	66.7	66.7						$13,907		$13,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln School?

Students at Lincoln School are 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Lincoln School in?

Pompton Lakes School District

How many students attend Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Lincoln School.

Is Lincoln School a good school?

Lincoln School ranks 217^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside School
High : Pompton Lakes High School

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