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Battle Hill Elementary

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Battle Hill Elementary ranks 928 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Battle Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 424 students. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state.

Battle Hill Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, their 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 52.4%, compared to the district's 43.4% and the state's 44.9%, but their 4th grade rate was only 29.5%, significantly lower than the district's 49.1% and the state's 53.6%. A similar pattern is seen in Mathematics, where their 3rd grade proficiency rate was 41.2%, compared to the district's 41.5% and the state's 49.8%, while their 4th grade rate was only 24.6%, much lower than the district's 37% and the state's 46.7%.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district, Battle Hill Elementary generally underperforms. For example, Washington Elementary and Connecticut Farms Elementary have higher academic proficiency rates and better student group performance. However, when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary and Warren G. Harding Elementary, Battle Hill Elementary's performance is more mixed, with some schools having similar or even lower academic proficiency rates.

414

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,502

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Killian Place
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6480

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Battle Hill Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.5%

African American:

31.6%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2024 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

928^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	32.1	928 of 1347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1019 of 1338	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	982 of 1342	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1000 of 1345	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	937 of 1317	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	839 of 1360	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	701 of 1353	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	1018 of 1352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	989 of 1346	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.6	752 of 1357	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	923 of 1363	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	955 of 1367	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1029 of 1363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.3	792 of 1360	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	857 of 1354	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.0	853 of 1346	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	991 of 1338	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1016 of 1329	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.9	822 of 1314	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.4	891 of 1303	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.5	542 of 1298	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	28.2	928 of 1204	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	213 of 463	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	141 of 469	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	181 of 463	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	177 of 494	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	198 of 456	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	135 of 522	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	102 of 517	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	402 of 597	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	418 of 559	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	795 of 1326	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	791 of 1317	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	888 of 1318	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1006 of 1326	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	860 of 1290	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	447 of 1331	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	672 of 1333	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	452 of 1032	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	668 of 989	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	612 of 982	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	553 of 953	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	407 of 896	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	270 of 899	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	128 of 870	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	613 of 1023	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	613 of 939	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	600 of 910	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	593 of 839	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	531 of 948	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	304 of 942	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	960 of 1318	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1148 of 1313	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	973 of 1315	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	921 of 1324	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	950 of 1297	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	975 of 1335	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	696 of 1334	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	719 of 1023	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	828 of 989	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	856 of 958	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	589 of 949	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	679 of 868	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	772 of 1007	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	716 of 1001	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	744 of 970	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	876 of 963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	841 of 975	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	717 of 976	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	788 of 964	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	586 of 1023	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	632 of 1022	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-15 vs state

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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
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
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
James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	3-5	36 Caldwell Place	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	21	13.1	17.0%	144 (52.2%)	29 (10.5%)	66 (23.9%)	22 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	73	377^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.5	421^st of 1338 public elementary schools	68.5%	44	38.7	52.5	68.6	66.2		65.0	68.2	54.6		$15,601	$168	$15,433
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
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
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	23	12.0	13.8%	149 (54.0%)	45 (16.3%)	47 (17.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.3%)	71.7	398^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.5%		67.2	455^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.0%	57	42.9	51.1	60.3	71.8		53.2	54.0	69.2		$13,736	$180	$13,556
Edward V. Walton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 376-1025	511	39	13.1	12.3%	291 (56.9%)	59 (11.5%)	74 (14.5%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	73.2	374^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.2%					(n/a)		55.3				67.1				$9,760	$25	$9,735
Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	659	62	10.7	23.4%	351 (53.3%)	18 (2.7%)	241 (36.6%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	44.9	741^st of 1347 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.1	605^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.8%	136	30.5	36.8	47.1	57.7	48.4	47.4	41.2	35.3	42.8	$9,535	$277	$9,258
Wyoming School	Public	K-4	55 Myrtle Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 761-1619	346	27	12.8	2.6%	94 (27.2%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	169 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	93.5	54^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.7	36^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.3%	18		86.8	83.4			94.9	71.6			$14,064	$436	$13,628
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$40,627		$40,627

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