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Enrollment
849
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340153000201
Governor Livingston High School
175 WATCHUNG BOULEVARD, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922 · (908) 464-3100 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
26 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 203 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 212 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 229 | 27% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berkeley Heights School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 51.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Governor Livingston High School
Governor Livingston High School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Livingston High School this school | 849 | 3.1% | 61.7% |
| Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale | 928 | 2.2% | 69.0% |
| Pascack Hills High School Montvale | 768 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE | 644 | 3.1% | 66.3% |
| Glen Ridge High School GLEN RIDGE | 799 | 0.4% | 66.8% |
| Hanover Park High School EAST HANOVER | 706 | 2.5% | 57.5% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Governor Livingston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #61 of 397 | #10 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #62 of 400 ▲ 36 | #10 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #60 of 395 ▲ 5 | #10 of 31 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #210 of 442 | #16 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #70 of 388 | #2 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #230 of 389 | #17 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #375 of 405 | #29 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #32 of 200 | #1 of 6 |
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
849
-111 (-12%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 849 | 81.9 | 10.4:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 920 | 84.1 | 10.9:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 936 | 88.2 | 10.6:1 | 2% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 960 | 87 | 11.0:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 1,024 | 90.7 | 11.3:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 89 | 11.6:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 77 | 8.7:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 69 | 11.4:1 | 1% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Governor Livingston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,024 to 849); teachers down 10% (90.7 to 81.9).
About Governor Livingston High School
Governor Livingston High School is a medium-sized high school in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, New Jersey, one of the schools in Berkeley Heights School District. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 849 students.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Berkeley Heights School District totals 2,340 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Governor Livingston High School are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Union County, the White share is about 39%. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Governor Livingston High School's 81.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.4:1. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 3%. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Union County.
allk12 grades Governor Livingston High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Governor Livingston High School would be expected to post about 64.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.7%.
Across Union County, the median household income is $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Union County has 180 public schools and roughly 99,046 students.
The nearest public school is Developmental Learning Center New Providence, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Governor Livingston High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Governor Livingston High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Governor Livingston High School's enrollment declined 12%, to 849.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley Heights School District
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood CenterElementary · 256 students
- Thomas P. Hughes SchoolElementary · 250 students
- William Woodruff SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Mountain Park SchoolElementary · 224 students
Other schools in BERKELEY HEIGHTS
- Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood CenterElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Developmental Learning Center New Providence0.9 mi · 91
- Beechwood School1.4 mi · 265
- Salt Brook School1.5 mi · 583
- New Providence Middle School1.5 mi · 396
- New Providence High School1.5 mi · 644
- Allen W. Roberts School1.5 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Governor Livingston High SchoolHow large is Governor Livingston High School?
Governor Livingston High School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 09-12.
Is Governor Livingston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Governor Livingston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Governor Livingston High School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Governor Livingston High School.
What is the student diversity at Governor Livingston High School?
Student demographics at Governor Livingston High School are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Governor Livingston High School in?
Governor Livingston High School is part of Berkeley Heights School District.
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