Lincoln Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Westfield, New Jersey

Lincoln Early Childhood Center in Westfield, New Jersey enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 18.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

282 students in 2022-23, 260 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.8 to 18.3.

Students enrolled at Lincoln Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232822023-242602024-25268
Students enrolled at Lincoln Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232822023-242602024-25268
Students enrolled at Lincoln Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232822023-242602024-25268
Students enrolled at Lincoln Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 260, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232822023-242602024-25268
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328216.816.8
2023-2426017.914.5
2024-2526818.314.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 14.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 14.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 14.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 14.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,065 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lincoln Early Childhood Center enrolled 213 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 1,065 of the 213 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent9.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were White, 14.6% Hispanic, 11.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White66.0%
  2. Hispanic14.6%
  3. Asian11.6%
  4. Two or more races6.0%
  5. Black1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Westfield

7 public elementary schools in Westfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Lincoln Early Childhood Center is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Franklin Elementary School50913.00.6%
Jefferson Elementary School46713.60.6%
Tamaques Elementary School42712.62.3%
Wilson Elementary School36212.10.8%
Washington Elementary School30013.01.0%
McKinley Elementary School2919.62.1%
Lincoln Early Childhood Center26814.61.5%

All public schools in Westfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lincoln Early Childhood Center

  1. Tamaques Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 427 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. McKinley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 291 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Lincoln Early Childhood Center with Tamaques Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Westfield Public School District spends per student$22,299 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,299
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyLincoln Early Childhood Center is the number 1,203 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,203 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lincoln Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Lincoln Early Childhood Center?
    268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Westfield, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Early Childhood Center?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lincoln Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Lincoln Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lincoln Early Childhood Center in?
    Westfield Public School District, NCES district ID 3417760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341776002999 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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