Summary:
ZIP code 38570 is home to just one middle school: Livingston Middle School, located in Livingston, Tennessee, and part of Overton County Schools. The school serves 237 students in grades 5 through 8, and the district currently ranks 85 out of 141 districts in Tennessee. Per-student spending is reported at $13,599 for the 2024–2025 school year, while free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios are not available.
With no other middle school in the area for comparison, Livingston Middle School's strengths are best understood against district and state benchmarks. The school's standout performance is in 8th grade science, where 57.9% of students are proficient—well above the district's 52.4% and the state's 44.3%. Eighth grade math also exceeds the state average, with 43.9% proficiency compared to 38.3% statewide, and 7th grade science (52.0%) is another bright spot. Social Studies saw remarkable improvement, jumping from 37.3% to 43.8% proficiency in a single year, although it still trails the state average of 51.4%.
However, there are notable areas of concern. English Language Arts is the school's weakest subject, with 28.5% all-grade proficiency versus the state's 40.6%. Every grade level trails the state in ELA, with the 6th grade gap especially wide at 24.2% compared to 39.8%. Lower-grade math is also problematic: 6th grade math proficiency sits at just 27.4% versus 40.1% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is another red flag, affecting 20.5% of students—above both the district (17.8%) and state (18.3%) averages. These challenges may help explain the school's declining state ranking, which slipped from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 46th percentile in 2025–2026. Livingston Middle School has clear strengths in upper-grade science and math, but literacy and early middle school math remain significant priorities for improvement.
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