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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 936 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade. The school is part of the Rockaway Borough School District, which is ranked 355 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School has had fluctuating academic performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) over the past few years, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.3% to 59.3% in English Language Arts and 33.9% to 56.9% in Mathematics for 3rd grade. Compared to the Rockaway Borough School District and the state of New Jersey, the school's performance is generally lower, often falling below the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its strongest performance for Hispanic students and relatively weaker performance for White students. Lincoln Elementary School also experiences higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

While Lincoln Elementary School faces some challenges, it has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility compared to nearby schools like North Dover Elementary School and East Dover Elementary School. However, the school's performance is generally lower than the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Mount Tabor Elementary School and Lakeview Elementary School. Addressing the factors contributing to the school's academic performance, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student engagement, could be important areas for improvement.

272

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,637

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37 Keller Avenue
Rockaway, NJ 07866-3921

(973) 625-8602

District: Rockaway Borough School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High:	Morris Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg47%

936^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

355^th of 609Rockaway Borough 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	31.4	936 of 1347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.9	406 of 1338	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	1046 of 1342	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	828 of 1345	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.0	363 of 1317	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	935 of 1360	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	909 of 1353	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	954 of 1352	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.5	638 of 1346	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	604 of 1357	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.5	398 of 1363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	20.3	1145 of 1367	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.2	769 of 1363	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.9	1095 of 1360	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.7	815 of 1354	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	749 of 1346	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	1071 of 1338	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.7	677 of 1329	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.0	718 of 1314	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.5	606 of 1303	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.3	180 of 1298	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	815 of 1326	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	561 of 1317	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	960 of 1318	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	819 of 1326	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.2	221 of 1290	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	20.3	1086 of 1331	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	703 of 1333	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	593 of 1032	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.0	209 of 989	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	400 of 982	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	414 of 953	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.4	100 of 896	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	17.7	742 of 899	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	685 of 870	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	855 of 1023	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	80.2	111 of 939	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	324 of 910	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.0	758 of 948	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	529 of 942	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	993 of 1318	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	79.4	274 of 1313	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	20.2	1038 of 1315	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	768 of 1324	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	456 of 1297	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	631 of 1335	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	1075 of 1334	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	845 of 1023	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	577 of 958	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.2	128 of 949	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	486 of 868	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	539 of 1007	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	319 of 1001	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	843 of 970	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.9	272 of 963	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	6.3	922 of 975	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	857 of 976	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.9	283 of 964	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	32.1	738 of 1023	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	831 of 1022	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-11 vs state

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, March 20, 2015

Both my children attend Lincoln elementary school. The teachers are dedicated to teaching my kids. I'm very impressed with the teachers and staff and especially the principal. the principal Phillis Alpaugh is very hands on, she is present with the goings on and makes herself available to parents at all times! I really do love our little school! Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530		34.9				39.1				$8,637	$54	$8,583
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	47.7	68.4	61.9	66.1		85.7	73.0	66.7		$15,515	$21	$15,494
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	50	9.3	3.4%	365 (78.5%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.4%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82.1	248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.1	218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.7%	30	51.2	69.5	66.2	77.9		75.6	60.3	61.6		$9,403	$18	$9,385
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0		52.6	54.7	35.0		$15,674	$107	$15,567
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Cooper Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 983-6540	699	59	11.9	10.7%	504 (72.1%)	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.6%)	86 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	89.1	140^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.6%		83	240^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.1%	100	59.8	73.6	83.2	83.8		67.0	75.5	70.0		$10,419	$102	$10,317
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	298	32	9.3	25.5%	117 (39.3%)	34 (11.4%)	91 (30.5%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.5	546^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		57.9	569^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	23	25.8	45.7	80.6	62.9		47.2	61.1	48.3		$16,882	$60	$16,822
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	63.1	501^st of 1347 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.6	386^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	115	29.1	44.0	71.9	54.9		59.6	72.4	49.2		$16,158	$76	$16,082
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 46% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 936^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Rockaway Borough School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School
High : Morris Hills High School

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