Number 10, Linden NJ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Number 10

Number 10 is a regular public elementary school in Linden, serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of eight similar PK-5 schools within the Linden Public School District. For a family looking at this school, the key facts are its student body, its academic results on state tests, and the community it sits in.

The school serves a student population that is majority Hispanic, with a substantial share of White students and smaller numbers of Black, multiracial, and Asian students. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a middle-to-lower income profile. This is a school of a moderate size for its elementary grade band.

On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, the school’s proficiency rates tell a mixed story. In third grade, roughly two in five students met the proficiency bar in both math and English language arts. By fourth grade, those rates dropped to fewer than one in five in math and roughly three in ten in ELA. Fifth graders rebounded to about two in five in math, while ELA stayed around one in three. Fifth graders also took the state science test, where fewer than three in ten scored proficient. When viewed as a single overall index across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s performance sits below the midpoint when compared to other districts within Union County. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, particularly in fourth-grade math where the reported rate was notably low.

Because the school serves only through grade five, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism is not available. Information on special education and English learner populations was also missing, so a parent who needs those supports should contact the school directly to understand the programs in place.

The school is part of the Linden district, which publicly reported an expansion of full-day pre-kindergarten seats through a state-funded initiative. This is a concrete benefit for families with young children, as it adds a classroom-based early learning option within the district itself.

Linden is an industrial and residential city in Union County. It has a notable Polish-American cultural presence and is home to a major oil refinery and other heavy industry, which has also led to environmental concerns. The city has a train station with direct service to Manhattan. Housing values in the area are high relative to national averages, but the local market has been active. The district’s elementary schools are distributed across residential neighborhoods, so the specific feel of the area around Number 10 on Highland Avenue may vary from other parts of town. A family considering this school should weigh its academic profile against the available support programs and decide whether the city’s industrial character and commuting access fit their priorities.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 32% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 22% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 30% · ▲ 13 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 25% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 35% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 38% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 20% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolLinden 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 3Lower-income40%Higher-income44%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income36%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income33%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income50%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income13%Higher-income29%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income53%23 pp gap