Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341650005748
Battle Hill Elementary
2600 KILLIAN PLACE, UNION, NJ 07083 · (908) 851-6480 · Union County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
192 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
+2 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.1:1
% White
20%
was 27%
% Hispanic
36%
was 25%
% Black
32%
was 35%
% Asian
7%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township of Union School District
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Kawameeh Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
Other schools in UNION
- Union High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Burnet Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Hannah Caldwell ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Kawameeh Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 578 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMiddle · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Union High School0.8 mi · 2,410
- Jonathan Dayton High School1.0 mi · 654
- Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School1.0 mi · 474
- Hannah Caldwell Elementary1.0 mi · 812
- Burnet Middle School1.1 mi · 970
- James Caldwell Elementary School1.2 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Battle Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Battle Hill Elementary?
Battle Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Battle Hill Elementary serve?
Battle Hill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Battle Hill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Battle Hill Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Battle Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Battle Hill Elementary are roughly 20% White, 36% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Battle Hill Elementary public or private?
Battle Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Township of Union School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.