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Livingston Elementary

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Livingston Elementary ranks 715 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Livingston Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving 480 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.

Livingston Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with its 3rd grade students scoring below the district and state averages in math, but performing better in 4th grade. The school has also seen fluctuations in its academic results over the past few years. Interestingly, Livingston Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other elementary schools in the district, such as Washington Elementary and Connecticut Farms Elementary. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Hillside Public School District and Elizabeth Public Schools District, Livingston Elementary's performance is weaker, particularly in math.

One area of concern for Livingston Elementary is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 14.9% to 18.6% over the past few years, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 16.99% in 2022-2023 to 30.21% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these challenges, such as targeted interventions and support to improve math performance and attendance, could be important focus areas for the school to better support its diverse student population and improve overall academic outcomes.

485

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,845

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

715^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
2025	50.4	238 of 597	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics43%-5 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)					NJSLA Algebra I (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-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 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-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
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
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%)	46.1	723^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.8	825^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.3%	102	24.3		42.1	59.5	72.0	60.9			34.2	36.3	42.9	26.5				$6,063		$6,063
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
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
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%)	49	692^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	48.6%		53.4	628^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%	64	17.9	15.8	42.2	60.4	46.4	71.4	81.7	76.8	61.5	36.8	41.1	35.3	40.4	50.0	50.0	$10,124		$10,124
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%)	53.2	640^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.5%		63.1	503^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.4%	137	28.8		58.8	56.9	70.2				51.0	38.4	35.0					$7,881		$7,881
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)																$7,179		$7,179
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%)	31.7	932^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.8%		29.1	954^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.7%	22	11.1	2.9	40.0	26.9	31.6	56.3	56.0	63.5	49.3	26.3	29.2	35.8	21.5	16.9	16.9	$9,954	$231	$9,723

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