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Livingston Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Livingston Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving 346 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Livingston Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 19% in the district. The school's performance on science assessments is particularly low, with only 2.6% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 30.1% statewide and 9.1% in the district. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the New Brunswick School District, such as Lord Stirling Community School and A Chester Redshaw School, generally perform better than Livingston Elementary School on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the local Greater Brunswick Charter School also outperforms Livingston Elementary School across all grade levels and subject areas. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student, Livingston Elementary School's academic performance remains significantly below the state and district averages.

342

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,684

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

206 Delavan Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-3035

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Livingston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Brunswick Middle School
High:	New Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

African American:

5.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (13% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,305^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th of 609New Brunswick School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1305 of 1347	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1279 of 1338	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1255 of 1342	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1297 of 1345	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1261 of 1317	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1255 of 1360	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1229 of 1353	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1185 of 1352	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1110 of 1346	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	1110 of 1357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	1132 of 1363	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1083 of 1367	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1125 of 1363	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	1224 of 1360	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1178 of 1354	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	1181 of 1346	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	1213 of 1338	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	1208 of 1329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	1170 of 1314	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	1069 of 1303	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	1137 of 1298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	51.9	695 of 1204	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	484 of 597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	521 of 559	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	427 of 499	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	471 of 489	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	351 of 411	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	426 of 463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	410 of 434	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1167 of 1326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1260 of 1317	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1205 of 1318	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1252 of 1326	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1155 of 1290	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1215 of 1331	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1213 of 1333	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	829 of 982	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	845 of 953	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	832 of 896	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	721 of 899	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	686 of 870	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	963 of 1023	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	759 of 948	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	818 of 942	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1286 of 1318	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1192 of 1313	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1181 of 1315	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1238 of 1324	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1261 of 1297	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1211 of 1335	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1145 of 1334	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	994 of 1023	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	953 of 989	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	814 of 949	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	755 of 868	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	883 of 1007	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	909 of 1001	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-32 vs state

Mathematics10%-36 vs state

Science3%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3						$11,427		$11,427
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9.0	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	17.3	1142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.8	1149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	7			26.6	33.4					27.5	25.7							$8,618	$24	$8,594
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Livingston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Livingston Elementary School?

Students at Livingston Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Livingston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Livingston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Brunswick Middle School
High : New Brunswick High School

What district is Livingston Elementary School in?

New Brunswick School District

Is Livingston Elementary School a good school?

Livingston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Livingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Livingston Elementary School.

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