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Battle Hill Elementary

Q: Is Battle Hill Elementary a good school?

Battle Hill Elementary ranks 916 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Battle Hill Elementary serves 414 students in PK–5 in Union, New Jersey, as part of the Township of Union School District. The clearest concern in its 2025–2026 results is math: Grade 3 proficiency was 30%, 19 percentage points below the state and 16 below the district, and Battle Hill ranked lowest among nearby schools with Grade 3 results in both subjects.

ELA is the school’s relative strength, but results remain below state and district levels. Across Grades 3 and 4, Battle Hill averaged 41% proficiency in ELA, compared with 47% statewide and 48% districtwide; its math average was 32%, compared with 48% statewide and 47% districtwide. Grade 4 ELA was its strongest subject-grade result at 42%, while Grade 4 math was 33%, 14 points below the state and district. Nearby schools averaged 61% in Grade 3 ELA and 64% in Grade 4 ELA, and 62% in Grade 3 math and 60% in Grade 4 math. Battle Hill was second-lowest among nearby schools in both Grade 4 subjects.

Results have improved unevenly over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Grade 3 ELA rose 10 points and Grade 4 math rose 19, while Grade 3 math fell 6 and Grade 4 ELA fell 2. Overall, SchoolDigger places Battle Hill at the 31st percentile with 2 stars for 2025–2026, below all ranked nearby schools, which range from the 43rd to 98th percentile. Its student-teacher ratio was 11.5 in 2024–2025, and its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 46% that year—the highest among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure places how well the school serves Hispanic students at the 66th percentile, up from 32 in 2023–2024; its measure for how well it serves students receiving special education is at the 2nd percentile, down from 30 the previous year. These figures provide context, not explanations for test results.

414

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,898

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg48%

916^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

380^th of 607Township 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
2026	30.4	916 of 1331	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	48.7	217 of 434	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.8	309 of 581	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.7	714 of 1311	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.6	339 of 991	65.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.2	550 of 1002	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.9	1058 of 1306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.8	946 of 970	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.6	871 of 951	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)66th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-16 vs state

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Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	30.4	916^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.2%		32.1	928^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.1%	12		39.2	42.4		30.4	32.8		$24,898	$92	$24,806
Hannah Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	43.2	761^st of 1331 public elementary schools	42.8%		24	1035^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.2%	274		41.5	46.8		42.7	43.6		$16,790	$155	$16,635
James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	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%)	82.4	238^th of 1331 public elementary schools	82.1%		73	377^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.0%	139		67.5	63.4		67.5	73.2		$13,608	$276	$13,332
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