Summary:
Zip code 07039 has nine Livingston public schools—six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school—with results reported from elementary grades through high school. In 2025–26, the six elementary schools averaged 79% across the listed tests, compared with 45% statewide. The clearest area-wide finding is that all 42 reported elementary results exceeded their matching state results, although that pattern does not hold for every high-school test.
Hillside Elementary School led in grades 3 and 4 ELA and math: its grade 3 ELA score was 93%, versus 48% statewide and an 84% average among the elementary schools. Harrison Elementary School led grade 5, scoring 90% in math and 81% in science; its science score was 53 points above the state’s 27%. At the lower end, Collins Elementary School had the lowest grade 5 math and science scores—71% and 48%—but both still beat the state, by 25 and 20 points. Heritage Middle School had a standout Algebra I End-of-Course result of 99%, compared with 40% statewide. By contrast, Livingston High School scored 38% on that same test, below the state’s 40%; its 2024–25 graduation rate was 99%, versus 89% statewide.
Elementary results shifted modestly overall from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the six-school average fell by about 1 point, while the state average also fell by about 1 point. Hillside’s average rose by 3 points, while Collins’s fell by 3 points. SchoolDigger rankings also moved: Hillside went from 45th in 2023–24 to 11th in 2025–26, while Riker Hill Elementary School moved from 134th to 81st. Student-teacher ratios range from 10.8 to 13.6. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible (sy 2024–25), with reported shares from 1% to 4%; these figures offer context, not an explanation for school results.
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