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Enrollment
1,169
High
DISTRICT 1,229 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCED UNION HIGH·NCES 062466003700
Livingston High
1617 Main St., Livingston, CA 95334 · (209) 398-3200 · Merced County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,169 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
999 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 291 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 296 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.5pp since 2014
Math
9.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 24.7% | 22.1% | 43.5% |
| Math | 1.9% | 7.1% | 20.9% | 70.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 7.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 8.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 12.7% |
| 2020-21 | 43.3% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 14.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.5% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 31.4% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Livingston High
Livingston High's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston High this school | 1,169 | 85.5% | 20.9% |
| Cesar E. Chavez High Delano | 1,318 | 86.2% | 49.6% |
| Erma Duncan Polytechnical High Fresno | 1,186 | 86.6% | 39.3% |
| Baldwin Park High Baldwin Park | 1,260 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Sierra Vista High Baldwin Park | 1,650 | 87.9% | 49.1% |
| Nogales High La Puente | 1,535 | 82.8% | 33.0% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Livingston High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #986 of 1,052 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #989 of 1,056 ▲ 4 | #13 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #961 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #13 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.9pp | #103 of 1,044 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,169 | #695 of 2,093 | #8 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #690 of 1,352 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #1,021 of 1,351 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #460 of 1,575 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #672 of 802 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,169
-26 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,093
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,169 | 55.7 | 21.0:1 | 85% (999) |
| 2023-24 | 1,141 | 58.3 | 19.6:1 | 86% (979) |
| 2022-23 | 1,156 | 58.6 | 19.7:1 | 83% (964) |
| 2020-21 | 1,195 | 58 | 20.6:1 | 79% (946) |
| 2017-18 | 1,215 | 53.3 | 22.8:1 | 86% (1,044) |
| 2015-16 | 1,124 | 50 | 22.5:1 | 88% (986) |
| 2010-11 | 1,157 | N/A | N/A | 90% (1,038) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | 43 | 22.6:1 | 96% (935) |
| 1990-91 | 1,093 | 58 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,215 to 1,169); teachers up 5% (53.3 to 55.7).
About Livingston High
A mid-sized high school in Livingston, California, Livingston High is part of Merced Union High. Federal data show 1,169 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 39% above that mark.
Merced Union High operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,061 students.
Livingston High is 85% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% Asian and 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Merced County's population at about 63%. The diversity index for Livingston High is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Livingston High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1, with 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 85% at Livingston High.
Livingston High earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of California public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% for Livingston High. The school posts 20.9%, 8.6 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Merced County, median household income comes to about $65,510, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 117, with about 59,456 students.
Campus Park Elementary is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Livingston High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.1% on proficiency, and Livingston High is below that at 20.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,195 in 2020-21, 1,169 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Livingston High, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merced Union High
- Atwater HighHigh · 2,029 students
- Merced HighHigh · 1,943 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,917 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,793 students
- Buhach Colony HighHigh · 1,704 students
- Yosemite High (Continuation)High · 342 students
Other schools in Livingston
- Livingston MiddleMiddle · 809 students
- Yamato Colony ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Selma Herndon ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Campus Park ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Floyd A. SchelbyCombined · 89 students
- Livingston Stepping Stones PreschoolElementary
Other Livingston High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Livingston High. Livingston High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 2,081 students
- Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, TX · 1,147 students
Nearby schools
- Campus Park Elementary0.4 mi · 503
- Selma Herndon Elementary0.6 mi · 611
- Livingston Middle1.1 mi · 809
- Yamato Colony Elementary1.2 mi · 627
- Floyd A. Schelby2.1 mi · 89
- Cressey Elementary4.4 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston HighHow many students attend Livingston High?
Livingston High enrolls approximately 1,169 students in grades 09-12.
Is Livingston High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Livingston High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Livingston High have?
Livingston High employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Livingston High?
At Livingston High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Livingston High in?
Livingston High is part of Merced Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.