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Burnet Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Burnet Hill Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Livingston Board of Education School District, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Burnet Hill Elementary School students consistently outperform the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 88% proficiency in English Language Arts and 76% proficiency in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with its female students, Asian students, and special education students ranking among the top in the state in their respective categories. Additionally, Burnet Hill Elementary School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

The school's performance is consistently strong compared to other elementary schools in the Livingston Board of Education School District, such as Riker Hill, Mount Pleasant, Harrison, and Hillside, all of which also rank highly in the state, suggesting that the district as a whole is providing a high-quality education. The school's relatively low free and reduced lunch rates, combined with its high spending per student (around $12,800 in 2018-2019), indicate that the school and district have the resources to provide a comprehensive and enriched educational experience for its students.

425

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,821

Per pupil spending ?

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Byron Place
Livingston, NJ 07039

(973) 535-8000

District: Livingston Board of Education School District

Students who attend Burnet Hill Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.3%

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Livingston Board of Education School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

74^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Livingston Board of Education School District

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	92.3	74 of 1347	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	92 of 1338	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	87 of 1342	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	42 of 1345	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	113 of 1317	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	146 of 1360	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	163 of 1353	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	113 of 1352	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	161 of 1346	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	196 of 1357	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.9	112 of 1363	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	105 of 1367	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	135 of 1363	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	139 of 1360	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	149 of 1354	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	165 of 1346	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	226 of 1338	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	418 of 1329	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	593 of 1314	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.2	663 of 1303	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.0	645 of 1298	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	82.4	167 of 1204	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	39 of 330	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	20 of 346	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	35 of 348	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	92 of 370	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	131 of 370	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	58 of 1326	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	47 of 1317	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	74 of 1318	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	30 of 1326	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	157 of 1290	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	373 of 1331	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	223 of 1333	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	112 of 1318	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	174 of 1313	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	97 of 1315	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	60 of 1324	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	69 of 1297	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	52 of 1335	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	120 of 1334	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	156 of 1023	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	97 of 989	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	23 of 958	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	41 of 868	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	77 of 1007	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	51 of 1001	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	238 of 970	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	371 of 963	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	290 of 975	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	144 of 976	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	316 of 964	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	166 of 1023	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	259 of 1022	74.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+33 vs state

English Language Arts79%+29 vs state

Science64%+34 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burnet Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Byron Place	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	425	39	10.8	2.1%	166 (39.1%)	21 (4.9%)	31 (7.3%)	184 (43.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	92.3	74^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.2	92^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.1%	18	64.0	70.4	77.6	88.0	81.7	83.7	76.0	$12,821	$421	$12,400
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Belmont Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	476	40	11.9	2.7%	139 (29.2%)	19 (4.0%)	29 (6.1%)	263 (55.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	95.4	25^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.1%		94.3	45^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	20	63.1	87.3	92.2	84.4	87.6	85.9	79.8	$11,276	$396	$10,880
Collins Elementary School	Public	K-5	67 Martin Rd	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	440	38	11.5	0.9%	192 (43.6%)	15 (3.4%)	31 (7.0%)	173 (39.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	92.4	73^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.1	107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.9	82.9	83.6	85.7	80.7	72.2	75.0	$11,450	$413	$11,037
Riker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	31 Blackstone Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	477	38	12.5	4.0%	170 (35.6%)	19 (4.0%)	21 (4.4%)	242 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	90.9	100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.6%		88.9	134^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.0%	34	61.6	80.2	77.9	78.9	82.4	71.8	75.9	$10,741	$404	$10,337
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	407	30	13.6	0.7%	169 (41.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.7%)	194 (47.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	95.2	30^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		94.8	35^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.4%	5	65.0	80.3	89.8	82.5	85.2	89.9	86.3	$10,849	$393	$10,456
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	522	42	12.5	0.6%	133 (25.5%)	11 (2.1%)	29 (5.6%)	322 (61.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	95.2	29^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.4	17^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	12	73.0	82.4	89.2	88.7	76.7	88.2	88.8	$11,602	$418	$11,184
Deerfield School	Public	K-4	26 Troy Lane	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-4843	358	29	12.2		124 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	191 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	92.9	64^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.2	31^st of 1338 public elementary schools	97.7%	33		89.6	72.2		90.8	87.8		$13,641	$34	$13,607
Frank J Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	27 Green Drive	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	East Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-5650	239	32	7.5	4.2%	151 (63.2%)	3 (1.3%)	46 (19.2%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)								$11,643	$170	$11,473
Brooklake School	Public	3-5	235 Brooklake Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3888	306	30	10.0	1.0%	221 (72.2%)	16 (5.2%)	28 (9.2%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	81.7	262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	80.5%		81.4	264^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.3%	2	48.0	62.4	75.3	76.9	66.0	63.3	69.8	$8,965		$8,965
Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Briarwood Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3880	311	30	10.4	1.0%	211 (67.8%)	19 (6.1%)	32 (10.3%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								(n/a)								$7,114		$7,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnet Hill Elementary School

What district is Burnet Hill Elementary School in?

Livingston Board of Education School District

What schools do graduates of Burnet Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burnet Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Burnet Hill Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Burnet Hill Elementary School ranks in the top 5.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Burnet Hill Elementary School?

Students at Burnet Hill Elementary School are 43% Asian, 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Burnet Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Burnet Hill Elementary School.

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