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Connecticut Farms Elementary

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Connecticut Farms Elementary ranks 686 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Connecticut Farms Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving 425 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state.

Academically, Connecticut Farms Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past five years, with below-average performance on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 40.3% of 3rd graders and 67.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.3% to 17.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

However, the school has some bright spots, including the strong performance of its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. In 2024-2025, the school's African American and Hispanic students ranked in the top 25% and top 23%, respectively, among their peers in New Jersey in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, the school ranked in the top 21% of New Jersey elementary schools for its ELL student performance in 2022-2023. While the school's overall academic performance lags behind its nearby peers, such as Washington Elementary, the school's diverse student population and relatively lower per-student spending and student-teacher ratio may be areas to explore further to understand the factors contributing to the school's performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

430

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,283

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

875 Stuyvesant Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6470

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Connecticut Farms Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Elementary
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.0%

African American:

33.0%

White:

20.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

686^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.4	686 of 1347	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	772 of 1338	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	814 of 1342	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	793 of 1345	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	734 of 1317	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	606 of 1360	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	528 of 1353	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	474 of 1352	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	522 of 1346	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	672 of 1357	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.9	607 of 1363	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	830 of 1367	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	895 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.1	703 of 1360	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	812 of 1354	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	871 of 1346	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1000 of 1338	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	978 of 1329	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.1	956 of 1314	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.3	1015 of 1303	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.5	1036 of 1298	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.4	925 of 1204	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	101 of 463	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	213 of 469	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	174 of 463	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	83 of 494	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	36 of 456	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	54 of 522	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	61 of 517	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	22.7	282 of 370	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	125 of 597	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	11.5	548 of 559	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	88.4	61 of 499	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	91 of 489	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	177 of 463	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	85 of 434	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	673 of 1326	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	656 of 1317	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	814 of 1318	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	795 of 1326	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	633 of 1290	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	705 of 1331	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	599 of 1333	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	231 of 1032	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	341 of 989	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	316 of 982	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	315 of 953	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	293 of 896	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	122 of 899	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	55 of 870	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	228 of 1023	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	304 of 939	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	204 of 910	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	297 of 839	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	121 of 948	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	113 of 942	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	651 of 1318	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	805 of 1313	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	745 of 1315	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	736 of 1324	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	826 of 1297	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	452 of 1335	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	422 of 1334	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	63.1	226 of 868	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	15.3	877 of 1001	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	560 of 970	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	525 of 963	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	779 of 975	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	729 of 976	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	652 of 1023	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	896 of 1022	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2021)74th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)24th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%-4 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ernest J. Finizio Junior - Aldene School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 West Webster Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-1521	287	28	10.4	53.3%	72 (25.1%)	35 (12.2%)	155 (54.0%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	34.4	888^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		47.8	701^st of 1338 public elementary schools	47.6%	187	13.7	42.3	52.3	48.8		44.2	31.0	25.0		$7,029		$7,029
Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	325	29	11.2	49.5%	94 (28.9%)	26 (8.0%)	186 (57.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	30	956^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.5	892^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	64	10.2	33.4	52.9	51.0		33.3	45.8	16.3		$7,199	$496	$6,703

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