Lincoln School, Fairview NJ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln School

Lincoln School serves as the sole upper-grade building in Fairview’s public system, taking students from grade 3 through grade 8. Located in a densely packed Bergen County borough that is both majority Hispanic and shaped by commuter bus routes to Manhattan, the school enrolls a population that is overwhelmingly Hispanic and includes a substantial share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The residential streets around the school are a tight grid of single-family homes and multifamily buildings, with Anderson Avenue as the main commercial strip. This is not a campus-style setting; the school is embedded in a walkable, high-density neighborhood that relies on NJ Transit buses for connections beyond the borough.

State test results from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments give a clear picture of the academic challenges at Lincoln School. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above falls below a quarter at every tested grade, with the highest rate in grade 7 and the lowest in grade 6. Results in English language arts follow a similar pattern, though eighth grade stands apart: about two-fifths of students met the proficiency benchmark, a notably stronger outcome than in earlier grades. Science performance is very low, with only a small fraction of fifth graders and a very small fraction of eighth graders reaching the passing threshold. Grade 4 data in both math and ELA were suppressed, likely because the tested cohort was too small to report. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Bergen County. A parent considering Lincoln School should be aware that the majority of students are not yet meeting grade-level academic standards, and the school’s measured performance is among the lower end of the county.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a small White enrollment and even smaller shares of Asian, Black, and Native American students. The free and reduced-price meal rate is high, which often correlates with broader economic pressures that schools must help families navigate. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in this profile, but given the demographic context, families may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for multilingual learners and special education. The district has publicly reported that it launched free full-day pre-kindergarten for three- and four-year-olds in fall 2023 through a state grant, a change that may matter to families with younger children considering the district as a whole. Lincoln School itself does not serve those early grades; it begins at grade 3, so the pre-K expansion affects feeder patterns rather than the school directly.

Housing in Fairview carries a price that is typical for Bergen County. Homes in the borough’s zip code are valued well above the national median, and rents are also elevated. For a family considering a move, the housing market here is moderately expensive, shaped by the borough’s proximity to Manhattan bus routes and its dense urban-suburban character. The community has seen steady population growth over the past two decades, and a planned extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail through the area could bring further change, though construction timelines are not specified.

Lincoln School is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. It does not serve high school grades, so students in Fairview attend Cliffside Park High School in a neighboring borough through a sending-receiving arrangement. That means any evaluation of the full educational path for a child in Fairview must also account for the high school option outside the district’s direct control. For a family focused on the upper elementary and middle school years, Lincoln School offers a small, neighborhood-based environment in a dense borough, with academic performance levels that are low relative to county peers and with a student population that reflects the community’s strong Hispanic majority.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

Grade 721%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 54 pts below county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 58 pts below county median

Grade 717%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 61 pts below county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Science

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 81%

School 1% · District 1%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

This schoolFairview Public School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income26%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income24%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income17%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income44%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income32%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income14%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income17%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income11%7 pp gap