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What's one thing Livingston Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341650005758
Livingston Elementary
960 MIDLAND BLVD, UNION, NJ 07083 · (908) 851-6440 · Union County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
182 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
51.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 47.5% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Elementary
Livingston Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Elementary this school | 485 | 37.5% | 48.5% |
| Connecticut Farms Elementary UNION | 430 | 42.8% | 45.3% |
| Redwood Elementary School W ORANGE | 446 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| MacAfee Road School Somerset | 405 | 33.1% | 47.3% |
| Battle Hill Elementary UNION | 414 | 46.4% | 33.7% |
| Washington Elementary UNION | 578 | 32.7% | 55.4% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #560 of 1,290 | #31 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #725 of 1,319 ▼ 121 | #33 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #671 of 1,319 ▼ 51 | #41 of 93 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #437 of 1,562 | #40 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,112 of 1,390 | #79 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #51 of 1,392 | #1 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #748 of 1,481 | #66 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #208 of 545 | #11 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
485
+102 (+27%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 38% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 22% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 25% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 25% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 17% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (434 to 485); teachers up 19% (31 to 37).
About Livingston Elementary
Livingston Elementary is an elementary school located in UNION, New Jersey, in Union County. The school reports 485 students in pre-K through 4.
Livingston Elementary falls under Township of Union School District, which has 10 schools enrolling 7,845 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Livingston Elementary is Hispanic (32%). Other groups include 31% Black, 24% White, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Livingston Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Its teaching staff equals 37 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.1:1. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 14 points below the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
In New Jersey, Livingston Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.5% actual against a predicted 45.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Union County show that median household income is about $103,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Livingston Elementary is one of 180 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 99,046 students.
Work Readiness Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 36.3% on proficiency, and Livingston Elementary is above that at 48.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 485 was 27% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 383. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (10.9:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Livingston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Livingston Elementary. Livingston Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 342 students
- Livingston ElementarySpotsylvania, VA · 479 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolCovington, GA · 357 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Work Readiness Academy0.2 mi · 23
- Kawameeh Middle School0.5 mi · 729
- Hillside High School0.8 mi · 911
- Deanna G. Taylor Academy0.8 mi · 202
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 578
- Hurden Looker Elementary School1.1 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Livingston Elementary?
Livingston Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Livingston Elementary serve?
Livingston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Livingston Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Livingston Elementary.
How diverse is Livingston Elementary?
Livingston Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 32% Hispanic, 31% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Livingston Elementary in?
Livingston Elementary is part of Township of Union School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.