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Enrollment
901
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON ISD·NCES 482778003119
Livingston Junior High School
1801 US 59 LOOP N, LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 · (936) 328-6000 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- C-Three-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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
521 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · 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 LIVINGSTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Junior High School
Livingston Junior High School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Junior High School this school | 901 | 57.8% | 38.5% |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 961 | 63.2% | 44.2% |
| B McDaniel Intermediate School DENISON | 708 | 60.7% | 44.9% |
| Henry Scott Middle School DENISON | 733 | 54.4% | 39.1% |
| Granbury Middle School GRANBURY | 890 | 62.2% | 39.1% |
| Burnet Middle School BURNET | 711 | 57.5% | 36.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,014 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #969 of 1,670 ▲ 222 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,326 of 1,670 ▲ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,153 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #399 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #789 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #576 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #989 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #794 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
901
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 901 | 61.3 | 14.7:1 | 58% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 61.6 | 14.3:1 | 68% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 62.7 | 14.3:1 | 62% (557) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 64 | 14.0:1 | 58% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 64.6 | 14.6:1 | 75% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 913 | 63 | 14.5:1 | 61% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 889 | 67 | 13.3:1 | 60% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 1,021 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 40% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (944 to 901); teachers down 5% (64.6 to 61.3).
About Livingston Junior High School
Livingston Junior High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in LIVINGSTON, Texas, one of the schools in LIVINGSTON ISD. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 901 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
The district for Livingston Junior High School is LIVINGSTON ISD, with 7 schools and 4,016 students.
The student body at Livingston Junior High School is 55% White. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Polk County, the White share is about 75%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Livingston Junior High School are from different groups.
The school had 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Livingston Junior High School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Texas public middle schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.0%. Livingston Junior High School scores 38.5%.
Census data for Polk County show the median household earns about $62,259 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Polk County number 19, with about 7,045 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Timber Creek Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Livingston Junior High School is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Livingston Junior High School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 901, close to the 895 recorded in 2020-21.
Livingston Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,800
Census ACS
Median income
$62,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIVINGSTON ISD
- Livingston High SchoolHigh · 1,147 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Pine Ridge Primary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Livingston H S AcademyHigh · 13 students
Other schools in LIVINGSTON
- Livingston High SchoolHigh · 1,147 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Pine Ridge Primary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Livingston H S AcademyHigh · 13 students
Other Livingston Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Livingston Junior High. Livingston Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Livingston Junior High SchoolLivingston, AL · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Timber Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 499
- Cedar Grove Elementary School1.7 mi · 513
- Pine Ridge Primary School2.0 mi · 439
- Creekside Elementary School2.2 mi · 504
- Livingston High School2.2 mi · 1,147
- Livingston H S Academy2.2 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston Junior High SchoolHow large is Livingston Junior High School?
Livingston Junior High School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 06-08.
Is Livingston Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Livingston Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Livingston Junior High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Livingston Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Livingston Junior High School?
At Livingston Junior High School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Livingston Junior High School in?
Livingston Junior High School is part of LIVINGSTON ISD.
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