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Linden Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,419 students in Linden Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle Schools in Linden Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
11 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
6,334 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
491 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Linden Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#559 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Graduation Rate
80%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
# American Indian Students
20 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
153 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,097 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
49%
38%
# Black Students
1,942 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
31%
18%
# White Students
862 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
14%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
250 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
414
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
422
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
451
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
469
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
417
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
394
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
466
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
472
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
455
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
492
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
452
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
512
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
458
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
460
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,898 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,751 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$164 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$150 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,898
$26,931
Spending / Student
$23,751
$25,828
Best Linden Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
300 East Henry St.
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-0550
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-0550
Grades: 6-8
| 734 students
Rank: #22.
Myles J. Mcmanus Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
300 Edgewood Road
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-7751
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-7751
Grades: 6-8
| 685 students
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