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Livingston Elementary

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Livingston Elementary ranks 588 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Livingston Elementary is a 485-student school serving prekindergarten through grade 5 in Union, New Jersey, within the Township of Union School District. Its 2025–26 test results show that students in grades 3 and 4 scored above state and district averages overall. The clearest takeaway is that this strength is driven by grade 3, while grade 4 math trails both the state and district.

Grade 3 is the school’s strongest area: ELA proficiency was 58%, 10 points above the state and 8 above the district; math was 57%, 7 points above the state and 10 above the district. Grade 4 ELA also exceeded state and district results, at 49% versus 46% and 47%, but grade 4 math was lower, at 43% versus 47% for the state and district. Across both grades, Livingston averaged 54% in ELA and 50% in math, compared with nearby-school averages of 43% and 40%. Its averages were also above the district by 5 points in ELA and 4 in math, and above the state by 7 and 2 points, respectively. Among nine nearby schools with comparable results, Livingston ranked second in grade 3 math and third in grade 3 ELA; Washington Elementary had the highest grade 3 math result.

Two-grade averages improved between 2022–23 and 2025–26: ELA rose 7 points and math 5, though grade 4 results fell over that period in both subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Livingston at the 56th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, up from the 47th percentile and 2 stars the year before; it ranked second among 10 nearby schools with a ranking that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for how well the school serves African American students was 91, compared with 56 overall; for students receiving special education services, it rose from 14 to 61 in one year. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 13.1, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, up from 17% in 2022–23. Chronic absenteeism declined from 22% in 2021–22 to 16% in 2024–25, still 2 points above the state rate. The supplied test results do not include Livingston’s grade 5 or science results.

485

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,365

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

960 Midland Blvd
Union, NJ 07083

(908) 851-6440

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Livingston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Elementary
	Kawameeh Middle School
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.4%

African American:

31.3%

White:

23.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

New Jersey avg48%

588^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	57.1	588 of 1331	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	715 of 1347	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	609 of 1338	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	662 of 1342	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	697 of 1345	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	778 of 1317	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.0	372 of 1360	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	388 of 1353	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	664 of 1352	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	679 of 1346	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.9	788 of 1357	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.1	754 of 1363	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	854 of 1367	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	717 of 1363	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.8	653 of 1360	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	576 of 1354	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.7	867 of 1346	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	711 of 1338	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.4	880 of 1329	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	835 of 1314	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.9	699 of 1303	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.0	723 of 1298	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.4	436 of 1204	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	41 of 434	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	66.6	108 of 463	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	68 of 469	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	40 of 463	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	69 of 494	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	107 of 456	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	38 of 522	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	21 of 517	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	154 of 581	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	238 of 597	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	589 of 1311	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	702 of 1326	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	623 of 1317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	578 of 1318	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	584 of 1326	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	735 of 1290	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	438 of 1331	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	434 of 1333	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	205 of 991	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	256 of 1032	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	153 of 989	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	320 of 982	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	212 of 953	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	163 of 896	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	81 of 899	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	73 of 870	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	199 of 1002	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	285 of 1023	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	68 of 939	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	108 of 910	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	237 of 839	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	52 of 948	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	98 of 942	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	560 of 1306	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	670 of 1318	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	557 of 1313	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	711 of 1315	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	790 of 1324	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	752 of 1297	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.3	271 of 1335	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	322 of 1334	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	383 of 970	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.6	877 of 1023	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	668 of 989	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	704 of 958	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	447 of 949	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.3	742 of 868	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	343 of 1007	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	300 of 1001	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	395 of 951	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	565 of 970	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	605 of 963	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	491 of 975	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	535 of 976	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	792 of 964	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	226 of 1023	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	166 of 1022	83.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+6 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	57.1	588^th of 1331 public elementary schools	55.8%		47.4	715^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.9%	127			57.9	49.4					56.6	43.4							$17,365	$85	$17,280
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%)	21.1	1060^th of 1331 public elementary schools	20.4%		20.1	1096^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%	36	12.2		40.4	18.0	38.5	35.0			38.1	12.8	22.0	20.0					$29,016	$726	$28,290
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	75.1	356^th of 1331 public elementary schools	73.3%		66.4	462^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.7%	106			65.0	55.1					66.4	63.6							$15,987	$72	$15,915
Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	33.4	886^th of 1331 public elementary schools	33.4%		46.1	723^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%	163	18.2		30.2	43.9	50.7	56.5			24.1	23.1	36.4	31.9					$20,393	$415	$19,978
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%)	54.9	615^th of 1331 public elementary schools	53.8%		49.4	686^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%	71			47.5	51.8					45.0	56.7							$22,454	$100	$22,354
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	29.6	928^th of 1331 public elementary schools	30.3%		20.9	1083^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.6%	155			42.7	34.4					33.3	33.3							$19,142	$507	$18,635
Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	634	53	12.0	51.4%	117 (18.5%)	49 (7.7%)	452 (71.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	749^th of 1331 public elementary schools	43.7%		49	692^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%	57	17.6	24.5	50.0	50.8	33.3	37.1	60.8	73.7	52.8	50.9	33.3	44.4	56.9		46.6	46.6	$23,929	$925	$23,004
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 E Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1886	364	35	10.5	39.6%	106 (29.1%)	40 (11.0%)	194 (53.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	45.3	729^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.2%		53.2	640^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.5%	89	15.2		68.1	56.2	43.9				55.3	38.6	30.3						$21,505	$899	$20,606
Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	143 Coe Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	625	49	12.7	69.3%	77 (12.3%)	287 (45.9%)	243 (38.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)																	$16,105	$195	$15,910
Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	658	48	13.8	81.3%	42 (6.4%)	72 (10.9%)	529 (80.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1086^th of 1331 public elementary schools	18.4%		31.7	932^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.8%	154	7.7	6.4	28.9	36.5	18.2	23.5	48.1	39.7	30.4	37.3	24.7	20.3	36.9		20.6	20.6	$22,161	$1,057	$21,104

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