Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bergenfield, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 406 students. The school is part of the Bergenfield Borough School District, which is ranked 184 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bergenfield Borough School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking among the top 50 elementary schools in New Jersey for these subgroups. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.8% in 2017-2018 to 21.3% in 2021-2022, which warrants further investigation and intervention.

Lincoln Elementary School's diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic (54.93%) and Asian (18.23%) representation, is reflective of the broader community in the Bergenfield area. The school's spending per student ($11,093 in 2018-2019) is higher than the nearby Hoover Elementary School ($12,367) and Franklin Elementary School ($10,856), but lower than the more affluent Cherry Hill School ($11,402) in the neighboring River Edge School District. Despite the higher percentage of low socioeconomic status students (27.34%) compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary School outperforms these schools, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 115 Highview Avenue
       Bergenfield, NJ  07621


(201) 385-8759

District: Bergenfield Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
235th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,093 Help


Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Roy W. Brown Middle School
High:    Bergenfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  406

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.9%
Asian:
18.2%
White:
14.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.3% Help


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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks better than 82.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Bergenfield Borough School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.47. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Bergenfield Borough School District. Student population at Lincoln Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.9%), Asian (18.2%), White (14.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 13.5. 2 elementary schools in the Bergenfield Borough School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $11,093, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Bergenfield Borough School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 235th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Bergenfield Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bergenfield Borough School District 184th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 50.54 708th 1204 41.2%
2004 58.52 677th 1298 47.8%
2005 67.02 529th 1303 59.4%
2006 66.92 545th 1314 58.5%
2007 62.90 652nd 1329 50.9%
2008 58.77 704th 1338 47.4%
2009 66.72 535th 1346 60.3%
2010 56.75 716th 1354 47.1%
2011 74.94 353rd 1360 74.0%
2012 78.59 262nd 1363 80.8%
2013 76.26 332nd 1367 75.7%
2014 75.15 359th 1363 73.7%
2015 74.10 372nd 1357 72.6%
2016 79.74 270th 1346 79.9%
2017 81.46 252nd 1352 81.4%
2018 78.40 295th 1353 78.2%
2019 85.48 168th 1360 87.6%
2021 58.20 481st 1317 63.5%
2022 78.48 312th 1345 76.8%
2023 82.47 235th 1342 82.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 92.60 45th 489 90.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.82 158th 958 83.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.07 59th 942 93.7%
2019 96.10 18th 948 98.1%
2021 96.80 13th 839 98.5%
2022 92.84 35th 863 95.9%
2023 97.04 12th 910 98.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.70 282nd 1333 78.8%
2019 82.80 193rd 1331 85.5%
2021 51.57 570th 1290 55.8%
2022 76.12 330th 1326 75.1%
2023 74.97 338th 1318 74.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.77 324th 1334 75.7%
2019 86.08 138th 1335 89.7%
2021 62.08 426th 1297 67.2%
2022 78.27 288th 1324 78.2%
2023 86.72 155th 1315 88.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.69 71st 370 80.8%
2019 72.63 84th 370 77.3%
2021 26.70 277th 339 18.3%
2022 71.42 89th 348 74.4%
2023 78.51 49th 346 85.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 93.06 25th 522 95.2%
2021 98.02 5th 456 98.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.41 56th 870 93.6%
2019 95.65 20th 899 97.8%
2021 76.83 134th 896 85.0%
2022 93.52 51st 953 94.6%
2023 93.69 49th 982 95.0%
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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.97 710th 1023 30.6%
2023 41.64 583rd 975 40.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 333 12 57 22 2 n/a n/a 0 426
1989 316 16 63 29 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1990 338 16 66 36 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1991 326 26 67 40 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1992 309 26 67 45 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1993 260 15 53 42 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1994 230 18 60 56 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1995 243 29 82 46 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1996 243 29 82 46 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1998 230 31 96 63 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1999 216 32 99 66 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2000 198 34 126 80 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2001 194 43 127 87 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2002 147 55 158 117 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2003 147 55 158 117 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2004 136 61 160 125 5 n/a n/a 0 487
2005 129 70 172 98 0 n/a n/a 0 469
2006 103 49 140 125 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2007 83 47 147 121 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2008 97 47 144 110 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2009 88 51 73 118 0 64 0 0 394
2010 107 45 134 131 0 0 0 0 417
2011 50 33 116 122 0 2 1 0 324
2012 53 34 119 140 0 2 2 0 350
2013 53 29 128 162 1 4 4 0 381
2014 57 33 125 176 1 3 4 0 399
2015 61 31 119 181 1 2 6 0 401
2016 56 39 99 191 2 4 9 0 400
2017 58 39 103 191 1 2 9 0 403
2018 63 35 97 189 0 2 10 0 396
2019 70 31 91 200 0 3 17 0 412
2020 59 39 82 214 0 1 15 0 410
2021 55 45 78 216 0 0 16 0 410
2022 55 39 72 217 0 3 17 0 403
2023 58 35 74 223 0 3 13 0 406

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 23.0 18.5 n/a
1989 424 22.0 19.2 n/a
1990 456 24.0 19.0 3.5
1991 459 25.0 18.3 3.7
1992 447 24.0 18.6 5.1
1993 370 21.0 17.6 4.6
1994 364 20.0 18.2 7.7
1995 400 21.5 18.6 6.8
1996 400 21.5 18.6 6.8
1998 420 22.0 19.1 7.6
1999 413 22.0 18.8 5.1
2000 438 23.0 19.0 8
2001 451 23.2 19.4 9.3
2002 477 27.0 17.7 9.4
2003 477 27.0 17.7 9.4
2004 487 27.0 18.0 15.2
2005 469 27.0 17.4 n/a
2006 417 31.0 13.5 12.9
2007 398 30.0 13.3 15.8
2008 398 19.0 20.9 16.6
2009 394 38.8 9.5 14.2
2010 417 30.0 13.9 22.5
2011 324 29.0 11.1 27.8
2012 350 23.2 15.0 36.6
2013 381 26.4 14.4 36
2014 399 25.4 15.7 29.6
2015 401 28.0 14.3 27.7
2016 400 26.0 15.3 29.5
2017 403 29.0 13.8 26.8
2018 396 29.5 13.4 27.8
2019 412 27.5 14.9 28.2
2020 410 28.9 14.1 27.1
2021 410 30.4 13.4 25.1
2022 403 30.4 13.2 27.8
2023 406 29.9 13.5 27.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 23.0 18.5 n/a
1989 424 22.0 19.2 n/a
1990 456 24.0 19.0 3.5
1991 459 25.0 18.3 3.7
1992 447 24.0 18.6 5.1
1993 370 21.0 17.6 4.6
1994 364 20.0 18.2 7.7
1995 400 21.5 18.6 6.8
1996 400 21.5 18.6 6.8
1998 420 22.0 19.1 7.6
1999 413 22.0 18.8 5.1
2000 438 23.0 19.0 8
2001 451 23.2 19.4 9.3
2002 477 27.0 17.7 9.4
2003 477 27.0 17.7 9.4
2004 487 27.0 18.0 15.2
2005 469 27.0 17.4 n/a
2006 417 31.0 13.5 12.9
2007 398 30.0 13.3 15.8
2008 398 19.0 20.9 16.6
2009 394 38.8 9.5 14.2
2010 417 30.0 13.9 22.5
2011 324 29.0 11.1 27.8
2012 350 23.2 15.0 36.6
2013 381 26.4 14.4 36
2014 399 25.4 15.7 29.6
2015 401 28.0 14.3 27.7
2016 400 26.0 15.3 29.5
2017 403 29.0 13.8 26.8
2018 396 29.5 13.4 27.8
2019 412 27.5 14.9 28.2
2020 410 28.9 14.1 27.1
2021 410 30.4 13.4 25.1
2022 403 30.4 13.2 27.8
2023 406 29.9 13.5 27.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lincoln Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $52 (0.5%) $11,041 (99.5%) $11,093

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lincoln Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 168th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 235th of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)75.371.6
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bergenfield Borough School District)64.957.1
 7.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)81.170
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bergenfield Borough School District)69.157
 12.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)70.776.5
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bergenfield Borough School District)69.575.2
 5.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)76.865.4
 11.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bergenfield Borough School District)70.163.2
 6.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)81.381.6
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bergenfield Borough School District)74.774.6
 0.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)68.851.3
 17.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bergenfield Borough School District)62.955.2
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students412406
 1.5%
African American3135
 12.9%
American Indian00
Asian9174
 18.7%
Hispanic200223
 11.5%
Pacific Islander33
White7058
 17.1%
Two or More Races1713
 23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.2%27.3%
 0.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 406 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 235th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Roy W. Brown Middle School
High : Bergenfield High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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