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Linden, NJ
Public School Ratings




Linden Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Linden Public School District details

Linden Public School District
2 E. Gibbons Street
Linden, NJ 07036

6,125 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Linden Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.6% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
44%
35%
50%
18%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
300 East Henry St.
Linden, NJ, 07036
06-08
Linden High School
121 West St. Georges Ave.
Linden, NJ, 07036
09-12
Myles J. Mcmanus Middle School
300 Edgewood Road
Linden, NJ, 07036
06-08
Number 1 School
728 North Wood Ave.
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 10 School
2801 Highland Avenue
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 2 School
1700 South Wood Avenue
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 4 School
1602 Dill Avenue
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 5 School
1014 Bower Street
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 6 School
19 East Morris Ave.
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
Number 8 School
500 West Blancke St.
Linden, NJ, 07036
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.8% 40.1%
Black 33.1% 15.1%
Hispanic 48.2% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 45.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,845 $84,799,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,214 $13,559,000 9.0%
Staff $763 $4,676,000 3.1%
General Administration $310 $1,901,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,265 $7,750,000 5.2%
Operation $2,206 $13,509,000 9.0%
Transportation $459 $2,813,000 1.9%
Other $651 $3,985,000 2.6%
Total Support $7,868 $48,193,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,849 $17,450,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $24,562 $150,442,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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