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Livingston High School

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Livingston High School is a public high school in Livingston, New Jersey that serves 2,081 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Livingston Board of Education School District, which is ranked 23 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Livingston High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, coming in at 33rd out of 434 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with high proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts (79.8%), Algebra I (41.5%), Geometry (86.5%), and Algebra II (100%). Livingston High School also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, Asian students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. The school maintains a high graduation rate of 91.3% and low dropout rates ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Livingston High School outperforms many in academic metrics. For example, its 2024-2025 proficiency rates in Algebra I (41.5%) and Geometry (86.5%) are significantly higher than those of Madison High School (28.6% and 74.6%, respectively) and West Orange High School (18.6% and 31.3%, respectively). Livingston High School's performance for subgroups like English Language Learners and students with special needs is particularly noteworthy, as the school ranks among the top in the state for these populations.

2,081

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,895

Per pupil spending ?

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Robert Harp Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039

(973) 535-8000

District: Livingston Board of Education School District

Feeder schools for Livingston High School:

Elementary:	Burnet Hill Elementary School
	Collins Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
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	Mount Pleasant Elementary School
	Riker Hill Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School
	Mount Pleasant Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Asian:

37.6%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg44%

33^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 609Livingston Board of Education 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
2025	84.7	33 of 434	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	35 of 429	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	46 of 422	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	43 of 415	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	32 of 405	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	40 of 416	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	46 of 415	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	55 of 411	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	64.7	79 of 409	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	37 of 406	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	78.4	52 of 411	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	51 of 396	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	52 of 388	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	46 of 378	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	24 of 371	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	33 of 370	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	41 of 359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	22 of 361	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	81.8	28 of 357	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	82.5	27 of 351	92.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.5	25 of 348	92.8%	★★★★★
2003	82.2	45 of 343	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	36 of 283	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	31 of 282	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	15 of 250	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	21 of 256	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	60.8	57 of 247	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.2	11 of 254	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	14 of 266	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	18 of 190	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	35 of 191	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	26 of 172	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	35 of 175	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	70 of 165	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	25 of 191	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	25 of 198	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 215	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	8 of 161	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 137	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	30 of 426	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	17 of 420	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	44 of 416	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	41 of 414	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	43 of 402	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	40 of 408	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	52 of 403	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	74 of 406	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.9	16 of 403	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.4	76 of 385	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	13 of 382	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	40 of 374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	31 of 364	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	46 of 368	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	312 of 377	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	78.0	29 of 344	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	8 of 347	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	28 of 345	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	25 of 426	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	39 of 419	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	42 of 414	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	37 of 410	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	35 of 402	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	40 of 407	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	34 of 405	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	17 of 359	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	8 of 361	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	19 of 339	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	18 of 344	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	37 of 333	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	4 of 355	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	45 of 345	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	47 of 335	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	92 of 336	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	45 of 340	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)100th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II96%+14 vs state

Mathematics87%+29 vs state

Geometry86%+30 vs state

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Science65%+33 vs state

Algebra I41%+10 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Excellent school. They have great, knowledgable, competent teachers and a very wide variety of elective programs as well as academic programs. The Music, Film, Art, and Technology Departments are especially outstanding. The new additions and renovations to the school make it a much nicer and more suitable learning environment, especially for the larger incoming classes. Livingston Senior High School is irrefutably a fantastic learning institution and is one of the best in the state. Having graduated from this school not long ago, I can testify to that. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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
Livingston High School	Public	9-12	30 Robert Harp Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 535-8000	2,081	187	11.1	2.2%	1,030 (49.5%)	101 (4.9%)	102 (4.9%)	783 (37.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (2.7%)	84.7	33^rd of 434 public high schools	92.4%		85.9	35^th of 429 public high schools	91.8%	2		87.4	64.6	79.8	41.5		41.3	86.5		85.8	100.0		92.6	$12,895	$72	$12,823
Hanover Park High School	Public	9-12	63 Mt Pleasant Avenue	East Hanover	07936	Morris County	Hanover Park Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 887-0300	706	70	10.0	2.5%	507 (71.8%)	53 (7.5%)	64 (9.1%)	82 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	68^th of 434 public high schools	84.3%		75.3	76^th of 429 public high schools	82.3%	8		78.3	40.7	76.2	43.5		43.5	84.1		78.3				$12,003	$223	$11,780
West Orange High School	Public	9-12	51 Conforti Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5301	2,106	188	11.2	44.0%	314 (14.9%)	795 (37.7%)	776 (36.8%)	89 (4.2%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.5%)	50.8	197^th of 434 public high schools	54.6%		49.2	206^th of 429 public high schools	52.0%	9	84.0	56.6	32.8	54.6	18.6		18.5	98.2		94.7	48.2		48.2	$12,571		$12,571
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	180	16	11.6	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	96 (53.3%)	81 (45.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	76.9	61^st of 434 public high schools	85.9%		90.4	15^th of 429 public high schools	96.5%	46			58.7	90.7				62.9		62.9
James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	749	75	9.9	11.5%	574 (76.6%)	18 (2.4%)	115 (15.4%)	35 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	79^th of 434 public high schools	81.8%		76.5	69^th of 429 public high schools	83.9%	10		81.7	40.0	64.4	45.9		45.9	86.9		86.9				$14,431	$24	$14,407
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,985	140	14.2	18.2%	1,022 (51.5%)	566 (28.5%)	171 (8.6%)	73 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.8%)	63.1	131^st of 434 public high schools	69.8%		51.5	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	62	89.7	76.3	60.8	68.8	9.4		9.2	29.1	21.7	28.2	70.0		69.7	$6,150		$6,150
Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,368	86	16.0	64.8%	2 (0.1%)	661 (48.3%)	697 (51.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	14	398^th of 434 public high schools	8.3%		13.9	387^th of 429 public high schools	9.8%	11	60.8	30.6	7.5	23.6	14.6	9.1	14.2	31.3		29.4				$11,681	$190	$11,491
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%)	84.8	32^nd of 434 public high schools	92.6%		91.5	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	22			80.1	82.9	57.7	18.2	53.7	92.1	35.9	78.5		91.0	91.3	$16,959	$34	$16,925
Madison High School	Public	9-12	170 Ridgedale Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3117	761	70	10.8	10.4%	529 (69.5%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.0%)	61 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	74.1	73^rd of 434 public high schools	83.2%		66.7	115^th of 429 public high schools	73.2%	42		82.1	47.1	76.1	28.6		27.8	74.6		74.6	95.3		95.3	$14,709	$76	$14,633
Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	353	35	10.0	66.0%	14 (4.0%)	133 (37.7%)	197 (55.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	249^th of 434 public high schools	42.6%		51.3	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%	55		61.0	16.7	54.2	30.5		30.5	29.2		26.9				$13,110	$420	$12,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Livingston High School

Livingston High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burnet Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Collins Elementary School
Elementary : Harrison Elementary School
Elementary : Hillside Elementary School
Elementary : Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Elementary : Riker Hill Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Mount Pleasant Middle School

Is Livingston High School a good school?

Yes. Livingston High School ranks in the top 7.6% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Livingston High School?

Students at Livingston High School are 49% White, 38% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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