Joseph E. Soehl Middle School

Regular School · Linden, NJ

Joseph E. Soehl Middle School is a regular school school in Linden, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 710 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

710

Teachers (FTE)

60.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	347	49%
Black or African American	241	34%
White	75	11%
Two or more races	35	5%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	710	383M / 327F

English Language Learners: 67 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -13.6pp	25.6%	643
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -3.8pp	46.8%	645
Science Proficiency	8.0%	—	210

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

106 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	710	100%

Contact & Location

300 East Henry St.

Linden, NJ 07036

Phone: (908)486-0550

http://www.linden.k12.nj.us/schools/soehl/

District

Linden Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,931

District enrollment: 6,032

Other Schools in District

Number 1 Elementary
Number 10 Elementary
Number 2 Elementary
Number 4 Elementary
Number 5 Elementary
Number 6 Elementary
Number 8 Elementary
Number 9 Elementary

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07036) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340861005560

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD