Livingston Elementary

Set in UNION, New Jersey, Livingston Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, overseen by Township of Union School District. It caters to 485 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Township of Union School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 7,845 students. Livingston Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Livingston Elementary records that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 31% Black, 24% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Union County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Livingston Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Livingston Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 48.5%.

In the broader community, Union County reports that median household income runs about $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Livingston Elementary is one.

Work Readiness Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Livingston Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 26% to 32% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.