Battle Hill Elementary

Battle Hill Elementary, a mid-tier elementary school in UNION, New Jersey, overseen by Township of Union School District, enrolls 414 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Township of Union School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,845 students; Battle Hill Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Battle Hill Elementary records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Black, 20% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Union County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Battle Hill Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Battle Hill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.8%; this one delivers 33.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Battle Hill Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union High School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Battle Hill Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 412 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 25% to 36%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.