📍 500 West Blancke St., Linden, Union County, 07036
Number 8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Linden, Union County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Linden Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Number 8 enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 53% |
| White | 72 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 17% |
| Asian | 9 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 300 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Number 8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 22, state house district 22.
Number 8 is one of 11 schools in Linden Public School District, based in Linden, New Jersey. The district serves 6,664 students district-wide and employs 557 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, Number 8 is smaller than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large