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Harrison Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
20th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 98% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Harrison Elementary School serves 522 students in grades K–5 in Livingston and is part of the Livingston Board of Education School District. Its clearest distinction is fifth-grade science: 81% of students were proficient in 2025–26, the highest result among nearby schools with comparable scores, and 53 points above the state rate.

Harrison’s English language arts and math results are also well above state averages, though several nearby schools are strong competitors. Across grades 3–5, Harrison averaged 84% in ELA and 86% in math—35 and 38 points above the state, but only 1 and 4 points above the district. It ranked fourth among 10 nearby schools with comparable results in both subjects. In grade 5, Harrison had the highest nearby ELA result and the second-highest math result; its grade 3 ELA score was 3 points below the district. In science, its 81% proficiency was 16 points above the district and 5 points above the next-highest nearby result, at Hillside Elementary School.

Results show a mixed four-year trend: ELA proficiency fell 4 points, math rose 3 points, and fifth-grade science climbed 16 points. Over the same period, the state gap narrowed by 4 points in ELA and 1 point in math, while it widened by 15 points in science. SchoolDigger ranks Harrison 20th of 1,331 New Jersey schools, in the 98th percentile with five stars; the district ranks 21st of 607. In 2024–25, Harrison had 12.5 students per teacher and about 1% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools with the same measure and year. One SchoolDigger subgroup result stands out: White Students ranked at the 73rd percentile in 2025–26, 25 points below Harrison overall, down from the 92nd percentile in 2023–24.

522
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,285
Per pupil spending ?
0.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 148 North Livingston Ave
       Livingston, NJ  07039-4631

(973) 535-8000

District: Livingston Board of Education School District


Students who attend Harrison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Heritage Middle School
    Mount Pleasant Middle School
High:    Livingston High School
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
61.7%
White:
25.5%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (84% vs 45% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school84%
District avg80%
New Jersey avg45%
20th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 8% (2016) to top 2% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Livingston Board of Education School District
21st of 607Livingston 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202696.220 of 133198.5%★★★★★
202595.229 of 134797.8%★★★★★
202496.417 of 133898.7%★★★★★
202395.723 of 134298.3%★★★★★
202295.624 of 134598.2%★★★★★
202197.215 of 131798.9%★★★★★
201989.988 of 136093.5%★★★★★
201887.7130 of 135390.4%★★★★★
201788.1131 of 135290.3%★★★★★
201689.2107 of 134692.1%★★★★★
201591.584 of 135793.8%★★★★★
201482.7179 of 136386.9%★★★★☆
201382.4167 of 136787.8%★★★★☆
201281.2187 of 136386.3%★★★★☆
201182.1153 of 136088.8%★★★★☆
201079.7213 of 135484.3%★★★★☆
200977.9264 of 134680.4%★★★★☆
200880.1166 of 133887.6%★★★★☆
200781.581 of 132993.9%★★★★★
200684.036 of 131497.3%★★★★★
200584.749 of 130396.2%★★★★★
200478.5229 of 129882.4%★★★★☆
200389.022 of 120498.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201996.515 of 52297.1%★★★★★
201897.98 of 51798.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202683.929 of 34191.5%★★★★★
202581.938 of 33088.5%★★★★☆
202483.720 of 34094.1%★★★★★
202383.630 of 34691.3%★★★★★
202283.731 of 34891.1%★★★★★
202179.847 of 33986.1%★★★★☆
201981.037 of 37090.0%★★★★★
201886.416 of 37095.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202698.120 of 58196.6%★★★★★
202598.613 of 59797.8%★★★★★
201999.53 of 46399.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202696.415 of 131198.9%★★★★★
202595.521 of 132698.4%★★★★★
202496.85 of 131799.6%★★★★★
202395.420 of 131898.5%★★★★★
202295.417 of 132698.7%★★★★★
202196.117 of 129098.7%★★★★★
201987.6104 of 133192.2%★★★★★
201882.7193 of 133385.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202694.432 of 130697.5%★★★★★
202593.542 of 131896.8%★★★★★
202494.733 of 131397.5%★★★★★
202394.733 of 131597.5%★★★★★
202294.738 of 132497.1%★★★★★
202197.09 of 129799.3%★★★★★
201989.198 of 133592.7%★★★★★
201888.4116 of 133491.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202681.8135 of 97086.1%★★★★☆
202565.5277 of 102372.9%★★★★☆
202486.986 of 98991.3%★★★★★
202388.077 of 95892.0%★★★★★
202293.244 of 94995.4%★★★★★
202182.981 of 86890.7%★★★★★
201956.8367 of 100763.6%★★★☆☆
201867.5268 of 100173.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202671.4253 of 95173.4%★★★★☆
202574.1225 of 97076.8%★★★★☆
202486.478 of 96391.9%★★★★★
202387.580 of 97591.8%★★★★★
202283.8107 of 97689.0%★★★★☆
202189.249 of 96494.9%★★★★★
201969.5279 of 102372.7%★★★★☆
201864.2365 of 102264.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Female (2026)99th percentile~ school
Male (2026)98th percentile~ school
African American (2019)97th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2026)86th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)73rd percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics86%+39 vs state
English Language Arts84%+35 vs state
Science81%+53 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Elementary School

Yes! Harrison Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Harrison Elementary School are 62% Asian, 25% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Harrison Elementary School.

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

Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Mount Pleasant Middle School
High : Livingston High School

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Latest New Jersey data All new data »
2025–26 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresNewNov 4, 2026
2019–20 through 2024–25 school spending dataOct 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresDec 3, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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