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Heritage Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in Livingston, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,004 students. The school is part of the Livingston Board of Education School District, which is ranked 23 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks among the top 40 middle schools in New Jersey, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform exceptionally well on NJSLA assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.1% of 7th-grade students and 85.7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In mathematics, Heritage Middle School's proficiency rates were also significantly higher than the state, with 77.8% of 7th-grade students and 48.5% of 8th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Mount Pleasant Middle School (within the same district) and Roosevelt Middle School (in the West Orange Public Schools district), Heritage Middle School consistently outperforms these schools on academic measures, including NJSLA proficiency rates and overall state rankings. Heritage Middle School has maintained its high performance over the years, consistently ranking among the top 40 middle schools in New Jersey and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

994

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,996

Per pupil spending ?

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Foxcroft Dr
Livingston, NJ 07039-2614

(973) 535-8000

District: Livingston Board of Education School District

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Livingston High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Burnet Hill Elementary School
	Collins Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
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	Mount Pleasant Elementary School
	Riker Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.4%

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg43%

27^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 609Livingston Board of Education 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	92.0	27 of 752	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	38 of 748	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	40 of 745	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	23 of 745	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	30 of 716	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	27 of 712	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	67.8	207 of 713	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	111 of 713	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.9	25 of 717	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	47 of 704	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	52 of 677	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.9	48 of 684	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.8	36 of 677	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	49 of 664	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	64 of 640	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	11 of 631	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	91 of 615	85.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	43 of 599	92.8%	★★★★★
2004	81.5	106 of 588	82.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.4	66 of 574	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	12 of 352	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	34 of 361	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	8 of 356	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	23 of 326	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	26 of 326	92.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	7 of 204	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	17 of 200	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	18 of 201	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	15 of 200	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	12 of 200	94.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	6 of 343	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	2 of 320	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	4 of 288	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	6 of 270	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	23 of 728	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	18 of 717	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	29 of 720	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	43 of 726	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	27 of 703	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	47 of 680	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	26 of 608	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	42 of 589	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	70 of 587	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	133 of 591	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	17 of 524	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	31 of 504	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	71 of 613	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	183 of 584	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	27 of 726	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	32 of 719	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	33 of 718	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	31 of 730	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	36 of 697	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	25 of 675	96.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	18 of 507	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	14 of 510	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	21 of 505	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	42 of 535	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	15 of 492	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	10 of 471	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	90 of 502	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	77 of 510	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	74 of 509	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	71 of 512	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	38 of 504	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	44 of 497	91.1%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

English Language Arts87%+30 vs state

Mathematics69%+38 vs state

Science46%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Heritage Middle School

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Foxcroft Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	994	82	12.0	2.3%	389 (39.1%)	48 (4.8%)	63 (6.3%)	451 (45.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	92	27^th of 752 public middle schools	96.4%		91.8	31^st of 743 public middle schools	95.8%	4	46.5		88.1	85.7		77.8	48.5	100.0	98.8	98.9	100.0	100.0			$10,996	$02	$10,994
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	530	46	11.5	4.0%	206 (38.9%)	32 (6.0%)	33 (6.2%)	230 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)								(n/a)		83.4			77.3										$11,229	$02	$11,227
East Hanover Middle School	Public	6-8	477 Ridgedale Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-8810	325	40	8.1	3.4%	207 (63.7%)	8 (2.5%)	50 (15.4%)	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	90.2	43^rd of 752 public middle schools	94.3%		89.1	50^th of 743 public middle schools	93.3%	7	31.6	76.7	91.7	82.3	70.1	74.1	73.5		100.0	100.0					$15,443	$135	$15,308
Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%		56.8	296^th of 743 public middle schools	60.2%	22	16.9		58.7	63.0		38.1	20.7	100.0	86.5	91.1			84.6	84.6	$11,447		$11,447
Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	321	31	10.4	2.2%	209 (65.1%)	26 (8.1%)	32 (10.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	78.4	139^th of 752 public middle schools	81.5%		86.7	67^th of 743 public middle schools	91.0%	72	28.1	72.5	82.7	68.0	57.5	68.2	14.6		97.9	98.0					$10,605		$10,605
Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	480 Main Street	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2506	833	81	10.2	2.8%	559 (67.1%)	13 (1.6%)	64 (7.7%)	143 (17.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	75.6	153^rd of 752 public middle schools	79.7%		77.3	142^nd of 743 public middle schools	80.9%	11	41.3	84.3	72.7	68.4	73.1	71.5	9.7				52.7	56.4			$8,721		$8,721
Madison Junior School	Public	6-8	160 Main Street	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3149	555	50	11.1	7.6%	371 (66.8%)	17 (3.1%)	83 (15.0%)	63 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	86.5	72^nd of 752 public middle schools	90.4%		82	106^th of 743 public middle schools	85.7%	34	44.7	86.8	85.6	65.9	81.4	74.9	26.6	100.0	92.2	93.9	100.0	100.0			$12,630	$121	$12,509
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Old Short Hills Rd	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 379-2600	1,106	105	10.5	2.4%	365 (33.0%)	31 (2.8%)	64 (5.8%)	550 (49.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.5%)	93.7	18^th of 752 public middle schools	97.6%		93.1	20^th of 743 public middle schools	97.3%	2	62.0	88.2	86.4	85.9	86.5	84.3	40.9		96.9	96.9					$14,838	$34	$14,804
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	36 Gilbert Pl	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5373	457	56	8.2	43.8%	84 (18.4%)	160 (35.0%)	173 (37.9%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	62	260^th of 752 public middle schools	65.4%		54.9	308^th of 743 public middle schools	58.5%	48	27.1		76.6	64.2		40.5	17.6	97.6	60.0	78.1			72.7	73.5	$13,694		$13,694
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37	36.2	63.4	67.5	74.4	54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4					$9,917	$15	$9,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle School

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 994 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend Livingston High School

Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Yes! Heritage Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Heritage Middle School in?

Livingston Board of Education School District

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 45% Asian, 39% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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