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Livingston Junior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Livingston Junior High School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Livingston, Alabama, with 387 students. The school is part of the Sumter County School District, which is ranked 127th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Livingston Junior High School consistently underperforms compared to the Sumter County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.23% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math and English, compared to state averages of 45.47% and 65.34% respectively. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 40.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.8% to 98% over the past few years, indicating the student population faces significant economic disadvantages.

Despite consistent funding and resources, Livingston Junior High School has shown little to no improvement in its academic performance over the past decade, with the school's rankings remaining in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama elementary schools. In contrast, the nearby University Charter School Elementary, which is in a different district, significantly outperforms both Sumter County schools, suggesting that district-level factors may be contributing to the challenges faced by Livingston Junior High School.

216

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,996

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1351 North Washington Street
Livingston, AL 35470

(205) 652-2125

District: Sumter County

Students who attend Livingston Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Sumter Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

Hispanic:

0.9%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

Alabama avg51%

535^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Sumter County

127^th of 135Sumter County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	535 of 680	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	589 of 684	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	632 of 680	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	680 of 687	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	622 of 692	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	622 of 681	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	670 of 680	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	662 of 688	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	672 of 691	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	682 of 691	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	668 of 695	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	612 of 696	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	636 of 696	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	567 of 709	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	646 of 704	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	626 of 696	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	665 of 698	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	610 of 698	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	588 of 689	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	624 of 688	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.2	596 of 623	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	252 of 427	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	319 of 420	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	385 of 427	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	343 of 426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	344 of 426	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	410 of 423	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	535 of 649	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	640 of 650	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	623 of 645	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	593 of 656	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	602 of 646	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	637 of 640	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	613 of 639	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	490 of 660	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	557 of 670	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	554 of 623	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	636 of 651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	593 of 653	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	567 of 649	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	633 of 651	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	545 of 567	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	504 of 651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	498 of 655	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	568 of 649	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	656 of 669	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	610 of 669	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	567 of 650	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	619 of 650	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	619 of 639	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	20.6	347 of 392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	317 of 344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	254 of 280	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	417 of 442	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	401 of 437	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	400 of 432	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	363 of 440	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	404 of 437	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	395 of 423	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	399 of 432	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	366 of 432	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	380 of 430	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	371 of 438	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	361 of 436	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	389 of 436	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	354 of 435	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	407 of 435	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	396 of 425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	396 of 417	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	335 of 412	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	331 of 409	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	358 of 415	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	305 of 407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	229 of 269	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	218 of 263	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	227 of 271	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	136 of 266	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	214 of 252	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	209 of 247	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	8.5	414 of 426	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	377 of 417	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	354 of 423	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	370 of 399	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	372 of 392	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	349 of 380	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	413 of 437	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	348 of 410	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	365 of 421	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	338 of 415	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	368 of 396	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	372 of 396	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	373 of 428	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	390 of 419	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	423 of 427	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	348 of 418	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	367 of 399	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	371 of 397	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	365 of 380	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	73 of 256	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	24.0	219 of 254	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2022)71st percentile+64 vs school

African American (2024)15th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English37%-26 vs state

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Livingston Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 North Washington Street	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-2125	216	12	18.0	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	213 (98.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	535^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.3%		13.6	589^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.9%	54	44.2	22.9		16.7	44.2	29.8		$10,996	$2,335	$8,657
York West End Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-4	716 Country Club Road	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4950	159	13	12.2	77.4%	0 (0.0%)	155 (97.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	6.2	669^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.2	672^nd of 684 public elementary schools	1.8%	3	10.0	12.5		6.3	23.3	34.4		$13,506	$2,808	$10,694
University Charter School Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	108 North Street	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	University Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-3848	407	13	31.3	40.8%	201 (49.4%)	186 (45.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	61.6	262^nd of 680 public elementary schools	61.5%		59.9	270^th of 684 public elementary schools	60.5%	8	38.5	50.0	36.0	57.1	61.5	72.0	74.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Livingston Junior High School

Is Livingston Junior High School a good school?

Livingston Junior High School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Livingston Junior High School in?

Sumter County

What schools do graduates of Livingston Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Livingston Junior High School usually go on to attend:

High : Sumter Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Livingston Junior High School?

Students at Livingston Junior High School are 99% African American.

How many students attend Livingston Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Livingston Junior High School.

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