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Lincoln School

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Lincoln School ranks 182 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln School is an elementary school located in Rutherford, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 484 students. It is part of the Rutherford School District, which is ranked 158 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln School consistently outperforms the Rutherford School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores for 3rd-grade students in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.9% of Lincoln School's 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.1% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Similarly, 69.5% of Lincoln School's 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 68.4% for the district and 49.8% for the state. This strong academic performance is a significant strength of the school.

Within the Rutherford School District, Washington School lags behind Lincoln School in both ELA and Mathematics. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Lyndhurst Public School District, Lincoln School's performance is more mixed, suggesting that it faces more competition from nearby districts. Additionally, Lincoln School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its strong academic results.

500

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,698

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

414 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070-2218

(201) 438-7675

District: Rutherford School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg47%

182^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Rutherford School District

158^th of 609Rutherford 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	86.2	182 of 1347	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	30 of 1338	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	185 of 1342	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	165 of 1345	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	410 of 1317	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	482 of 1360	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	317 of 1353	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	414 of 1352	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.9	453 of 1346	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	480 of 1357	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.4	261 of 1363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	459 of 1367	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	653 of 1363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	533 of 1360	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	852 of 1354	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.9	571 of 1346	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	650 of 1338	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.6	145 of 1329	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	485 of 1314	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.6	161 of 1303	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	57.9	690 of 1298	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.5	689 of 1204	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	86.4	17 of 346	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	18 of 339	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	119 of 370	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	201 of 1326	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	41 of 1317	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	189 of 1318	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	184 of 1326	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	365 of 1290	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	618 of 1331	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	284 of 1333	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	206 of 1032	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	98.9	6 of 989	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	121 of 982	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	97.7	18 of 953	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	89 of 896	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	169 of 899	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	111 of 870	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	140 of 1318	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	27 of 1313	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	169 of 1315	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	136 of 1324	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	429 of 1297	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	297 of 1335	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	330 of 1334	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	80 of 1023	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 989	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	104 of 958	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	37.2	504 of 868	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	88 of 970	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	12 of 963	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.7	249 of 975	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	106 of 976	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	600 of 964	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	545 of 1023	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	446 of 1022	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)95th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+29 vs state

Mathematics70%+20 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-3	414 Montross Avenue	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	500	33	15.0	7.4%	276 (55.2%)	12 (2.4%)	119 (23.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	86.2	182^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	86.5%		95.2	30^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	152		73.9			69.5			$7,698	$196	$7,502
Jefferson School	Public	3-5	336 Lake Ave.	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2065	256	19	13.8	47.3%	92 (35.9%)	12 (4.7%)	129 (50.4%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	49	693^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.3	618^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.8%	75	30.9	41.3	64.1	62.0	36.8	43.0	38.3	$8,025	$146	$7,879
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	319 New York Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-6390	94	5	17.6	26.6%	41 (43.6%)	4 (4.3%)	42 (44.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$6,528	$138	$6,390
Washington School	Public	1-3	89 Wood St	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-7675	349	24	14.5	6.6%	155 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	81 (23.2%)	65 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.7%)	71.7	399^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.1	377^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.8%	22		53.4			67.3			$8,096	$196	$7,900
School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Oak Street	Clifton	07014	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2392	165	17	9.7	55.8%	29 (17.6%)	7 (4.2%)	110 (66.7%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	18.3	1124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		33.7	888^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	236	11.8	6.5	52.4	26.1	29.1	33.3	17.4	$18,003		$18,003
Columbus School	Public	K-2	640 Lake Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 896-2075	102	9	10.9	34.3%	34 (33.3%)	9 (8.8%)	49 (48.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)								$8,454		$8,454
Lincoln School	Public	4-5	258 Grove Street	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 636-7340	178	14	12.4	47.2%	54 (30.3%)	9 (5.1%)	86 (48.3%)	23 (12.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)	30.3		67.8	70.7		49.5	55.3
Franklin School	Public	K-2	360 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2077	196	14	14.0	39.8%	79 (40.3%)	3 (1.5%)	97 (49.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$6,440	$662	$5,778
McKenzie School	Public	PK, KG-3	125 Carlton Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	East Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 531-1235	369	37	9.8	47.2%	132 (35.8%)	14 (3.8%)	160 (43.4%)	49 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	55.7	605^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.1%		48.4	692^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	48.3%	87		48.5			52.8			$10,579	$278	$10,301
Roosevelt School	Public	3-5	530 Stuyvesant Ave	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2068	295	22	13.7	34.6%	141 (47.8%)	5 (1.7%)	125 (42.4%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	52.9	641^st of 1347 public elementary schools	52.4%		49	683^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	25.8	44.1	66.2	59.2	50.0	48.1	44.1	$6,715	$71	$6,644

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