Riker Hill Elementary School

Riker Hill Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in LIVINGSTON, New Jersey, operated by Livingston Board of Education School District. The school works with 477 students in grades K through 5.

Within Livingston Board of Education School District, which oversees 9 schools and 6,352 students, Riker Hill Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Riker Hill Elementary School lists that 51% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 36% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 6% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Riker Hill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.6%.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Riker Hill Elementary School is one.

Hillside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riker Hill Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 20%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Riker Hill Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.