Harrison Elementary School

Harrison Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community in LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, part of Livingston Board of Education School District. The school enrolls 522 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Harrison Elementary School sits 29% above that benchmark.

Harrison Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Livingston Board of Education School District, a district that works with 6,352 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harrison Elementary School records that 62% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest looks like 25% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 6% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Essex County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Harrison Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.8%; this one delivers 82.9%, a residual of +17.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Harrison Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mount Pleasant Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harrison Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Harrison Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harrison Elementary School has rose 11%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 38% to 62% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.