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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 2025-26 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 14% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), 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
Student By Grade
District Rank
Linden Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#558 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Graduation Rate
90%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
49%
38%
% Black
31%
18%
% White
14%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,898 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,937. 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 $25,834. 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
$26,937
Spending / Student
$23,751
$25,834
Best Linden Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
300 East Henry St.
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-0550
Linden, NJ 07036
(908) 486-0550
Gr: 6-8 | 734 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
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
Gr: 6-8 | 685 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
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