Hannah Caldwell Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

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Hannah Caldwell Elementary School

1120 Commerce Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

Bottom 50%

Serving 809 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Hannah Caldwell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in New Jersey for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 30-34% (which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 38%). The percentage of students achieving is 35-39% (which is lower than the New Jersey state average of 49%).

The student-teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.

Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 809 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 86%
: Bottom 50% in NJ
: 30-34% (Btm 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Jersey for:

School Overview

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School's student population of 809 students has grown by 59% over five school years.

The teacher population of 49 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-4
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
Pre-K	283
Kind	96
1	104
2	116
3	117
4	93

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Total Students

809 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
2023	779
2022	646
2021	597
2020	508
2019	508
2018	520
2017	520
2016	586
2015	605
2014	598
2013	744
2012	701
2011	523
2010	566
2009	550
2008	554
2007	560
2006	541
2005	546
2004	528
2003	538
2002	534
2001	533
2000	477
1999	507

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

49 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
2023	46
2022	43
2021	45
2020	49
2019	49
2018	46
2017	46
2016	48
2015	49
2014	43
2013	50
2012	53
2011	38
2010	39
2009	44
2008	37
2007	33
2006	35
2005	32
2004	32
2003	36
2002	35
2001	34
2000	34
1999	32

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School Rankings

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 2,184 schools in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Hannah Caldwell Elementary School is 0.71, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (NJ)

#1444 out of 2184 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
2023	#1444
2022	#1481
2021	#1585
2019	#853
2018	#983
2017	#1115
2016	#1330
2015	#1051
2014	#1516
2013	#1471
2012	#1310

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30-34%

38%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	32%	38%	27%
2022	27%	36%	25%
2021	12%	26%	17%
2019	57%	44%	41%
2018	52%	42%	40%
2017	47%	41%	35%
2016	42%	40%	33%
2015	42%	36%	31%
2014	78%	75%	72%
2013	79%	75%	73%
2012	84%	75%	72%

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35-39%

49%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2022	37%	49%	42%
2021	37%	47%	42%
2019	62%	57%	57%
2018	57%	55%	40%
2017	52%	53%	48%
2016	42%	50%	41%
2015	47%	47%	40%
2014	56%	69%	69%
2013	59%	69%	68%
2012	60%	69%	67%
2011	64%	69%	67%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	17:1	11:1	14:1
2022	15:1	11:1	13:1
2021	13:1	11:1	13:1
2020	10:1	12:1	12:1
2019	10:1	12:1	12:1
2018	11:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1	12:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1	12:1
2014	14:1	12:1	12:1
2013	15:1	12:1	14:1
2012	13:1	13:1	13:1
2011	14:1	15:1	15:1
2010	15:1	14:1	15:1
2009	12:1	12:1	13:1
2008	15:1	15:1	14:1
2007	17:1	13:1	15:1
2006	15:1	13:1	15:1
2005	17:1	13:1	15:1
2004	17:1	13:1	15:1
2003	15:1	14:1	15:1
2002	15:1	14:1	15:1
2001	16:1	15:1	16:1
2000	14:1	14:1	16:1
1999	16:1	15:1	16:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

10%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	9%	10%	9%
2022	11%	10%	8%
2021	11%	10%	9%
2020	14%	11%	9%
2019	14%	11%	9%
2018	15%	10%	10%
2017	15%	10%	10%
2016	15%	10%	10%
2015	16%	10%	10%
2014	14%	10%	10%
2013	13%	10%	11%
2012	13%	9%	10%
2011	11%	9%	10%
2010	11%	9%	11%
2009	11%	9%	11%
2008	13%	9%	11%
2007	13%	8%	12%
2006	13%	8%	11%
2005	15%	7%	12%
2004	15%	7%	12%
2003	14%	7%	11%
2002	14%	7%	11%
2001	13%	6%	11%
2000	8%	6%	10%
1999	10%	6%	10%

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Hispanic

32%

34%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	33%	33%	29%
2022	29%	32%	28%
2021	28%	31%	27%
2020	27%	29%	26%
2019	27%	29%	26%
2018	24%	27%	24%
2017	24%	27%	24%
2016	25%	26%	23%
2015	26%	25%	22%
2014	25%	24%	21%
2013	23%	23%	20%
2012	20%	23%	19%
2011	20%	22%	18%
2010	18%	21%	17%
2009	21%	20%	18%
2008	21%	19%	18%
2007	18%	19%	16%
2006	19%	18%	16%
2005	18%	18%	14%
2004	15%	17%	13%
2003	13%	17%	12%
2002	12%	16%	11%
2001	11%	15%	10%
2000	10%	15%	9%
1999	9%	14%	8%

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Black

41%

15%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	38%	15%	42%
2022	40%	15%	43%
2021	39%	15%	43%
2020	39%	15%	43%
2019	39%	15%	43%
2018	39%	16%	43%
2017	39%	16%	43%
2016	40%	16%	44%
2015	40%	16%	44%
2014	43%	16%	44%
2013	44%	16%	44%
2012	47%	16%	44%
2011	47%	16%	44%
2010	49%	17%	43%
2009	48%	17%	42%
2008	45%	17%	41%
2007	46%	17%	40%
2006	43%	18%	38%
2005	40%	18%	37%
2004	40%	18%	36%
2003	38%	18%	35%
2002	40%	18%	33%
2001	41%	18%	31%
2000	43%	18%	28%
1999	41%	18%	27%

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White

14%

38%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	16%	39%	17%
2022	17%	40%	18%
2021	18%	41%	19%
2020	16%	43%	20%
2019	16%	43%	20%
2018	18%	45%	22%
2017	18%	45%	22%
2016	18%	46%	23%
2015	17%	48%	24%
2014	16%	49%	24%
2013	18%	50%	24%
2012	18%	51%	26%
2011	19%	52%	27%
2010	19%	53%	29%
2009	18%	54%	28%
2008	21%	55%	30%
2007	23%	56%	32%
2006	25%	56%	35%
2005	27%	57%	37%
2004	30%	58%	39%
2003	34%	58%	42%
2002	34%	59%	45%
2001	35%	61%	48%
2000	39%	61%	53%
1999	40%	62%	55%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	4%	3%	3%
2022	3%	3%	3%
2021	4%	3%	2%
2020	4%	2%	2%
2019	4%	2%	2%
2018	4%	2%	1%
2017	4%	2%	1%
2016	2%	2%
2015	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.71

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	0.72	0.71	0.71
2022	0.72	0.71	0.71
2021	0.73	0.71	0.71
2020	0.74	0.70	0.71
2019	0.74	0.70	0.71
2018	0.74	0.70	0.71
2017	0.74	0.70	0.71
2016	0.73	0.69	0.70
2015	0.73	0.68	0.70
2014	0.71	0.68	0.71
2013	0.72	0.67	0.70
2012	0.70	0.66	0.70
2011	0.70	0.65	0.70
2010	0.69	0.65	0.70
2009	0.69	0.64	0.70
2008	0.70	0.63	0.70
2007	0.69	0.62	0.70
2006	0.71	0.62	0.70
2005	0.72	0.61	0.70
2004	0.72	0.60	0.69
2003	0.71	0.60	0.68
2002	0.70	0.59	0.67
2001	0.69	0.58	0.65
2000	0.69	0.57	0.63
1999	0.69	0.57	0.62

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

22%

32%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	11%	31%	21%
2022	16%	30%	26%
2021	17%	32%	25%
2020	18%	33%	22%
2019	18%	33%	22%
2018	24%	33%	27%
2017	24%	33%	27%
2016	25%	33%	27%
2015	28%	31%	27%
2014	16%	32%	21%
2013	27%	31%	28%
2012	27%	29%	27%
2011	29%	27%	24%
2010	25%	26%	21%
2009	25%	24%	22%
2008	23%	22%	22%
2007	20%	21%	17%
2006	20%	21%	17%
2004	13%	21%	14%
2003	14%	21%	12%
2002	19%	22%	13%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Hannah Caldwell Elementary School	New Jersey	Township Of Union School District
2023	4%	5%	6%
2022	7%	4%	9%
2021	5%	4%	9%
2020	6%	5%	7%
2019	6%	5%	7%
2018	7%	5%	8%
2017	7%	5%	8%
2016	6%	5%	7%
2015	8%	5%	9%
2014	8%	5%	9%
2013	14%	6%	11%
2012	12%	6%	10%
2011	10%	5%	8%
2010	12%	6%	10%
2009	13%	6%	12%
2008	11%	6%	10%
2007	11%	6%	9%
2006	10%	6%	9%
2004	13%	6%	9%
2003	12%	6%	7%
2002	9%	6%	7%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Township Of Union School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hannah Caldwell Elementary School's ranking?

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School is ranked #1444 out of 2,184 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in New Jersey.

What schools are Hannah Caldwell Elementary School often compared to?

Hannah Caldwell Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Connecticut Farms Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

30-34% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 38% NJ state average), while 35-39% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 49% NJ state average).

How many students attend Hannah Caldwell Elementary School?

809 students attend Hannah Caldwell Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

41% of Hannah Caldwell Elementary School students are Black, 32% of students are Hispanic, 14% of students are White, 9% of students are Asian, and 4% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Hannah Caldwell Elementary School?

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School has a student ration of 17:1, which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 11:1.

What grades does Hannah Caldwell Elementary School offer ?

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-4 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Hannah Caldwell Elementary School part of?

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School is part of Township Of Union School District.

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 809 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 86%
: Bottom 50%
: 30-34% (Btm 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education