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Hannah Caldwell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hannah Caldwell Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving 809 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state.

Hannah Caldwell Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.3% of 3rd-grade students and 37.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 43.4% and 49.1%, and the state's 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school also has significant achievement gaps among different student subgroups, with some groups ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, Hannah Caldwell Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13% to 17.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Township of Union School District, such as Washington Elementary and Livingston Elementary, Hannah Caldwell Elementary is underperforming in academic achievement and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's per-student spending of $9,488 in the 2018-2019 school year is also lower than the nearby schools in the district, as well as the higher-performing schools in the Millburn Township School District, such as South Mountain School and Wyoming School.

812

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,488

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Commerce Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 206-6101

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Hannah Caldwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burnet Middle School
	Jefferson Elementary
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.5%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

1,035^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Township of Union School District

426^th of 609Township of Union 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	24.0	1035 of 1347	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	949 of 1338	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	897 of 1342	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	923 of 1345	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	877 of 1317	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	536 of 1360	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	681 of 1353	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	791 of 1352	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	860 of 1346	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	746 of 1357	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.0	800 of 1363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	791 of 1367	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	783 of 1363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	615 of 1360	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	789 of 1354	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	888 of 1346	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.5	734 of 1338	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	730 of 1329	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	859 of 1314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.8	1060 of 1303	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.1	962 of 1298	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	49.0	734 of 1204	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	156 of 463	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	178 of 469	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	167 of 463	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	215 of 494	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	89 of 456	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	34 of 522	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	90 of 517	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	268 of 330	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	277 of 346	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	223 of 348	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.2	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	97 of 370	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	165 of 370	55.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	313 of 597	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	335 of 559	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	283 of 499	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	161 of 489	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	114 of 411	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	977 of 1326	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	918 of 1317	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	747 of 1318	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	877 of 1326	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	849 of 1290	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	554 of 1331	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	794 of 1333	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	740 of 1032	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	500 of 989	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	585 of 982	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	511 of 953	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	369 of 896	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	146 of 899	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	203 of 870	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	641 of 1023	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	407 of 939	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	382 of 910	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	313 of 839	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	88 of 948	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	115 of 942	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	989 of 1318	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	875 of 1313	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	980 of 1315	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	894 of 1324	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	785 of 1297	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	475 of 1335	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	550 of 1334	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	903 of 1023	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	881 of 989	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	778 of 958	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	910 of 949	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	529 of 868	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	596 of 1007	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	358 of 1001	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	819 of 970	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	699 of 963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	690 of 975	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	899 of 976	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	878 of 964	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	774 of 1023	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 3, 2016

This is one of the worst schools in the State. The Principal can barely put a sentence together and sends emails filled with type-o's. The environment is horrible and looks like a school in a thir Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hannah Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 Commerce Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 206-6101	812	52	15.6	39.8%	114 (14.0%)	329 (40.5%)	253 (31.2%)	72 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.7%)	24	1035^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.2%		29.6	949^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.1%	86		34.3	37.8			37.0	24.0			$9,488		$9,488
Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	430	38	11.3	42.8%	88 (20.5%)	142 (33.0%)	146 (34.0%)	36 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	49.4	686^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		41.7	772^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.3%	86		40.3	67.7			36.4	53.0			$9,283		$9,283
Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	414	36	11.5	46.4%	84 (20.3%)	131 (31.6%)	151 (36.5%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	32.1	928^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.1%		24	1019^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.8%	91		52.4	29.5			41.2	24.6			$12,502		$12,502
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Lindy Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6450	453	45	10.0	63.6%	22 (4.9%)	291 (64.2%)	96 (21.2%)	28 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	20.9	1083^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.6	1138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.9%	55		29.6	40.7			32.1	20.9			$8,711	$368	$8,343
South Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-4	2 Southern Slope Drive	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 921-1394	278	29	9.6	2.9%	73 (26.3%)	13 (4.7%)	16 (5.8%)	153 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	93.7	48^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	19^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.6%	29		68.1	86.4			91.1	89.8			$14,387	$211	$14,176
Tuscan Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Harvard Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5221	531	46	11.5	7.2%	347 (65.3%)	59 (11.1%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)	89.7	123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.2	169^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.4%	46	55.7	73.9	84.5	79.5		78.3	66.7	78.5		$5,473		$5,473
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Washington Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6460	578	44	13.1	32.7%	131 (22.7%)	141 (24.4%)	224 (38.8%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	66.4	462^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.7%		60.2	541^st of 1338 public elementary schools	59.6%	79		57.3	62.4			62.7	49.5			$7,881		$7,881
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	485	37	13.1	37.5%	115 (23.7%)	152 (31.3%)	157 (32.4%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	47.4	715^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.9%		54.9	609^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.5%	106		45.6	57.2			33.3	52.1			$7,845		$7,845
Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	202	20	10.1	72.8%	20 (9.9%)	111 (55.0%)	62 (30.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	20.1	1096^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		26.3	991^st of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	105	11.1	31.6	42.9	42.4	33.4	30.0	25.0	13.9	15.0	$13,412		$13,412
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Public	K-5	274 Boyden Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-5209	423	46	9.1	22.7%	180 (42.6%)	135 (31.9%)	55 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.6%)	58.1	572^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		52.2	642^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.0%	70	31.0	56.9	72.5	52.2		53.8	53.2	38.1		$6,478		$6,478

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