Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340357005470
Livingston Avenue School
75 LIVINGSTON AVENUE, CRANFORD, NJ 07016 · (908) 709-6248 · Union County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
70.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 71.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like Livingston Avenue School
Livingston Avenue School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Avenue School this school | 270 | 1.1% | 69.0% |
| Bragg Elementary School Chester | 297 | 4.7% | 64.7% |
| Walnut Avenue School CRANFORD | 304 | 1.6% | N/A |
| Crescent Elementary School WALDWICK | 313 | 1.0% | 63.6% |
| Woodside Avenue School Franklin Lakes | 264 | 1.5% | 70.3% |
| Beechwood School MOUNTAINSIDE | 265 | 3.8% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Livingston Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #170 of 1,290 | #16 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #292 of 1,319 ▼ 102 | #21 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #253 of 1,319 ▼ 133 | #18 of 93 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,222 of 1,562 | #92 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #825 of 1,390 | #39 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #856 of 1,392 | #60 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.1% | #1,450 of 1,481 | #99 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #416 of 545 | #30 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 22.9 | 11.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 21.7 | 11.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 22.8 | 11.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 24.1 | 10.8:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 2% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (260 to 270); teachers down 5% (24.1 to 22.9).
About Livingston Avenue School
Livingston Avenue School is an elementary school with a street address in CRANFORD, New Jersey. The school serves grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 270 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
The 7 schools of Cranford Public School District, including Livingston Avenue School, enroll 3,773 students.
The student body at Livingston Avenue School is 69% White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Union County, the White share is about 39%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Livingston Avenue School reports a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher, from 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 51 points below the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Livingston Avenue School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.5% for Livingston Avenue School. The school posts 69.0%, 3.4 points above the prediction.
In Union County, median household income comes to about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 180, with about 99,046 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Walnut Avenue School, is the closest to Livingston Avenue School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Livingston Avenue School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Livingston Avenue School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 270, from 260 in 2020-21.
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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 Cranford Public School District
- Cranford High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Hillside Avenue SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookside Place SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Walnut Avenue SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Bloomingdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 226 students
Other schools in CRANFORD
- Cranford High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Hillside Avenue SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookside Place SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Walnut Avenue SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Bloomingdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Avenue School0.2 mi · 304
- Washington School0.7 mi · 44
- Hillside Avenue School0.7 mi · 743
- Lincoln1.1 mi · 372
- Jefferson Elementary School1.1 mi · 467
- Cranford High School1.2 mi · 1,116
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston Avenue SchoolHow many students attend Livingston Avenue School?
Livingston Avenue School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 03-05.
Is Livingston Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Livingston Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Livingston Avenue School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Livingston Avenue School is approximately 11.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Livingston Avenue School?
Student demographics at Livingston Avenue School are roughly 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Livingston Avenue School in?
Livingston Avenue School is part of Cranford Public School District.
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