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Governor Livingston High School

Q: Is Governor Livingston High School a good school?

Governor Livingston High School ranks 76 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Governor Livingston High School serves 849 students in grades 9–12 in suburban Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Its 2025–26 SchoolDigger ranking was 76th of 434 New Jersey schools, at the 82nd percentile and rated 4 stars. The clearest concern for families is Algebra I: just 12% of students were proficient on the latest end-of-course test, the lowest result among nearby schools with reported scores.

The school’s strongest results are in science and 11th-grade mathematics, while Algebra I stands out as a weakness. In 11th-grade science, 66% were proficient—37 points above the state and equal to the district—with only Millburn High School and Westfield Senior High School scoring higher among nearby schools. In 11th-grade NJGPA mathematics, 90% were proficient, 29 points above the state and the highest result among nearby schools with scores. By contrast, Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 28 points below the state and 48 points below the district; ninth-grade Algebra I was also 10 points below the state. Ninth-grade English Language Arts was stronger: 74% proficient, 23 points above the state and equal to the district.

Results have moved in different directions: since 2022–23, science proficiency rose 11 points and NJGPA mathematics rose 16, while ninth-grade English Language Arts fell 5 points. Ninth-grade Algebra I fell 8 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile has stayed steady at 82, 83, then 82 over the past three years. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 10.3, tied for the lowest among nearby conventional high schools with reported figures; 3% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism was 3% in 2024–25, compared with 14% statewide. SchoolDigger’s Asian Students percentile rose 19 points, from 65 in 2024–25 to 84 in 2025–26, close to the school’s overall 82nd percentile; its Special Education Students percentile was 93. These rankings describe SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves each group.

849

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,188

Per pupil spending ?

3.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

175 Watchung Boulevard
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

(908) 464-3100

District: Berkeley Heights School District

Feeder schools for Governor Livingston High School:

Elementary:	Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center
	Mountain Park School
	Thomas P. Hughes School
	William Woodruff School
Middle:	Columbia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg66%

New Jersey avg48%

76^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 607Berkeley Heights School District among New Jersey districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	76 of 434	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	72 of 434	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	77 of 429	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	88 of 422	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	158 of 415	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	66 of 405	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	109 of 416	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	155 of 411	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.5	100 of 409	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	59.3	95 of 406	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	55 of 411	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	74 of 396	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	107 of 388	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	27 of 378	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	77.2	72 of 371	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	69 of 370	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	27 of 359	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	78.2	72 of 361	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	27 of 357	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	79.8	56 of 351	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	33 of 348	90.5%	★★★★★
2003	86.0	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	30 of 182	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	66 of 190	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	57 of 191	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	28 of 172	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	91 of 175	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.0	35 of 165	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	38 of 191	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	47 of 198	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	53 of 428	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	60 of 426	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	77 of 420	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	113 of 416	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	140 of 414	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	61 of 402	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	112 of 408	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	158 of 403	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	27 of 399	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	31 of 406	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	57 of 403	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	47 of 385	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	172 of 382	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	82 of 374	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	61 of 364	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	210 of 368	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	87 of 426	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	57 of 426	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	74 of 419	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	64 of 414	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	108 of 410	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	72 of 402	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	84 of 407	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	148 of 405	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	26 of 358	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.1	34 of 359	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	29 of 361	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.6	41 of 339	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	110 of 344	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	42 of 333	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	72 of 355	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	73 of 341	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	37 of 347	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	48 of 345	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	37 of 335	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	152 of 335	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	83 of 336	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	105 of 339	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	171 of 340	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+29 vs state

Algebra II74%+23 vs state

English Language Arts74%+23 vs state

Science66%+37 vs state

Geometry53%+5 vs state

Algebra I12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)		NJSLA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)				NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	849	82	10.3	3.1%	573 (67.5%)	15 (1.8%)	129 (15.2%)	92 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	72.7	76^th of 434 public high schools	82.5%		74.3	72^nd of 434 public high schools	83.4%	4		89.6		65.8		74.0			12.0		12.0		53.8		53.0	77.0		71.4	$15,188		$15,188
New Providence High School	Public	9-12	35 Pioneer Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4700	644	58	11.1	3.1%	434 (67.4%)	15 (2.3%)	98 (15.2%)	81 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	83.2	37^th of 434 public high schools	91.5%		79.3	54^th of 434 public high schools	87.6%	17		86.3		52.9		79.0			46.3		46.3		78.7		78.7	92.3		92.3	$16,443	$514	$15,929
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,562	117	13.3	5.6%	974 (62.4%)	127 (8.1%)	247 (15.8%)	134 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.6%)	65	117^th of 434 public high schools	73.0%		63.8	127^th of 434 public high schools	70.7%	10	88.5	78.5		47.0		67.0			17.9		18.6		35.9		36.0				$17,881	$341	$17,540
Hillcrest Academy-North	Public	9-12	2630 Plainfield Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-9366	74	10	7.7	63.5%	6 (8.1%)	15 (20.3%)	53 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$64,890	$851	$64,039
Summit High School	Public	9-12	125 Kent Place Blvd	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1494	1,198	106	11.3	19.6%	692 (57.8%)	54 (4.5%)	292 (24.4%)	91 (7.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	81.6	47^th of 434 public high schools	89.2%		84.4	35^th of 434 public high schools	91.9%	12	87.8	79.8		57.7		70.1			53.7	32.2	47.8		83.1		83.1				$18,614	$203	$18,411
Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,205	100	12.0	2.4%	867 (72.0%)	18 (1.5%)	86 (7.1%)	161 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.0%)	82.4	42^nd of 434 public high schools	90.3%		77.8	58^th of 434 public high schools	86.6%	16				51.9		80.1			68.8	33.4	61.8					75.0		75.0	$17,171		$17,171
Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,776	155	11.4	2.5%	1,389 (78.2%)	43 (2.4%)	134 (7.5%)	150 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.0%)	82.3	43^rd of 434 public high schools	90.1%		80.5	50^th of 434 public high schools	88.5%	7		87.9		66.2		74.0			38.9		37.8		72.5		72.5	83.4		83.4	$15,381	$51	$15,330
Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	8-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	654	47	13.7	19.7%	335 (51.2%)	113 (17.3%)	141 (21.6%)	37 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	48.1	208^th of 434 public high schools	52.1%		54.3	174^th of 434 public high schools	59.9%	34	88.6	63.3	20.6	23.8	65.5	57.3	4.8	61.0	14.7		35.7	100.0	27.7	4.5	35.8				$13,791	$121	$13,670
Cranford High School	Public	9-12	201 West End Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6272	1,116	101	11.0	1.9%	877 (78.6%)	32 (2.9%)	130 (11.6%)	46 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	66.9	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		67.2	107^th of 434 public high schools	75.3%	1		86.0		53.3		68.9			17.1		17.1		52.1		52.1				$15,520	$27	$15,493
Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,380	133	10.3	1.9%	601 (43.6%)	41 (3.0%)	70 (5.1%)	586 (42.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.7%)	82.8	40^th of 434 public high schools	90.8%		84.8	32^nd of 434 public high schools	92.6%	8				69.1		89.6			45.9		43.2		85.9	24.2	68.9		57.5	63.4	$22,679	$129	$22,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Governor Livingston High School

Governor Livingston High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Mountain Park School
Elementary : Thomas P. Hughes School
Elementary : William Woodruff School
Middle : Columbia Middle School

What district is Governor Livingston High School in?

Berkeley Heights School District

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