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Joseph E. Soehl Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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

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School Overview

Address
300 East Henry St.
Linden, NJ 07036
Phone
(908) 486-0550
District
Linden Public School District
County
UNION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
662
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.3% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
28%
47%
12%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
44%
26%
54%
11%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
35%
43%
54%
6%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 215 32.5%
Grade 7 238 36.0%
Grade 8 209 31.6%
Total 662 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.6% 15.8% 40.1%
Black 35.7% 33.1% 15.1%
Hispanic 50.5% 48.2% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 2.6% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.6% 57.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 49.8% 45.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.8% 11.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,478 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,068.1 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.7% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,219 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.4% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 7.1%

Education 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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