Livingston High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Livingston, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Livingston Public Schools. It receives all eighth grade graduates from Heritage Middle School and is the district's only high school. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1958.Livingston High School , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 8, 2018.
Livingston High School offers 28 Advanced Placement (AP) courses within eight department areas. The school's principal is Amro Mohammad; his administration team includes three assistant principals.
As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,081 students and 187.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 33 students (1.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 13 (0.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Livingston High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
Building and facilities In 2011, LHS completed a $50 million renovation and expansion project featuring a new science wing, orchestra room, atrium and a “fitness and wellness center” (gymnasium with weight room). The cafeteria, auditorium, digital design room, freshmen locker room, and TV studio were also refurbished. Existing areas of the building, originally built in 1953, were upgraded with new technology including, a new security system, centralized HVAC, a fire safety system as well as new audio-visual equipment for every class room.Additions and Alternations to the Livingston High School, Livingston High School. Accessed December 23, 2011. The project was paid for with the proceeds of a $51.5 million bond issue approved in a 2005 referendum and included the addition and renovation of more than of space.Khavkine, Richard. "Livingston opens expansion of high school", The Star-Ledger, October 6, 2009. Accessed December 23, 2011. "While 95,000 square feet were added to the school, another 68,000 square feet were renovated, most of it to accommodate state-of-the-art teaching and learning technologies.... The project, which was on time and on budget administrators said, was funded largely through a $51.5 million bond issue that residents approved in 2005."
Demographics As of the 2023–2024 school year, the student body was 52.1% White, 35.2% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic, 4.5% African American, and 2.9% Two or more races.
Awards, recognition and rankings For the 1997–98 school year, Livingston High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2024.
In its listing of “America's Best High Schools 2016,” the school was ranked 383rd out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 44th among all high schools in New Jersey and 27th among the state's non-magnet schools.Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2016", Newsweek. Accessed November 11, 2016.
The school was ranked 9th in New Jersey, 3rd among non-magnet schools, and 142nd in the nation in the Newsweek 2013 report on “America's Best High Schools.”Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools" , The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013. The school was ranked 153rd in the nation and 13th in New Jersey on the list of “America's Best High Schools 2012” prepared by The Daily Beast / Newsweek, with rankings based primarily on graduation rate, matriculation rate for college and number of Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate courses taken per student, with lesser factors based on average scores on the SAT / ACT, average AP/IB scores and the number of AP/IB courses available to students.Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2012" , The Daily Beast / Newsweek, May 20, 2012. Accessed May 24, 2012. Prior to 2011, Newsweek used a different methodology with calculation derived only from a single factor.America's Best High Schools 2011 , The Daily Beast/Newsweek, 2011. Accessed May 30, 2012America's Best High Schools: The FAQ, Newsweek, 2011. Accessed May 30, 2012 In Newsweek's June 8, 2009, issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Livingston High School was listed as the 25th-highest ranked school in New Jersey. The ranking was calculated using one main factor that is the ratio of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests given at a school.The Top of the Class The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools, Newsweek, June 8, 2000. Accessed September 4, 2009.
The school was the 8th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 305 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2018 cover story on the state's “Top Public High Schools,” using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "The Top New Jersey Public High Schools 2018", New Jersey Monthly, September 4, 2018. Accessed August 20, 2021. The school had been ranked 24th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 22nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed November 18, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 20th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2011. The school was ranked 14th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
Livingston High School has a history of success in academics and the arts. Recent accomplishments are:Board of Education Proclamations Meeting Agenda, Livingston School District, June 16, 2008. Accessed April 19, 2009 Ranked #1 and #2 in the league for the 2012 and 2013 New Jersey Mathematics League contest.April 2012 High School Score Report Summary, New Jersey Mathematics League, April 2012. Accessed April 13, 2012.April 2013 High School Score Report Summary, New Jersey Mathematics League. Accessed December 15, 2015. As of 2015, the school had been placed 1st overall in the Essex County Math League for the 27th year."Livingston Does it Again!!!", Livingston High School, July 26, 2013. Accessed December 15, 2015. "Livingston's record remains undefeated over the past 25 year for the Essex County Mathematics League."Staff. "Millburn math students win Math League Competition for the first time in 23 years", Independent Press, May 26, 2012. Accessed December 20, 2015. "Millburn Math students earned top honors in Essex County Math League Competition at Caldwell College on Wednesday, May 23. The team tied with Livingston for first place overall and took home the trophy.""Something to Count On", Livingston Public Schools. Accessed December 20, 2015. "Livingston students earned top honors in mathematics, winning first-place overall in the Essex County Mathematics League competition – for the 26th consecutive year – which was held at Caldwell College on May 21. " Ranked #4 in the state in the combined school scores of 2011 Merck State Science Day2011 Merck State Science Day Combined School Scores, Merck Institute for Science Education. Accessed April 13, 2012. One of the top winners at the state-level tournament of New Jersey Science Olympiad in 2003–2005, 2007–2010, 2012 and 2013New Jersey Science Olympiad – state championship Tournament, New Jersey Science Olympiad, March 12, 2013. Accessed June 1, 2014. Livingston High School has produced 6 semifinalists and a finalist for the Intel Science Talent Search between 2008 and 20142015 Three Top Award Winners, Intel Science Talent Search. Accessed September 5, 2015 A semi-finalist for the Google Science Fair in 2011Your Vote Counts for Autism Research, Livingston Patch, May 11, 2011. Accessed April 13, 2012. Robotics team won at 2010-2011 FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship2010-2011 FTC World Championship Award Winners, usfirst.org - accessed April 13, 2012 A team competed in Royal Dutch Shell Eco-marathon Americas among other high-school and university teams. Ranked 6th in 2012 and ranked 8th in 2014 among high school teams in the Americas in the Gasoline Powered Prototype category.Live results, Royal Dutch Shell. Accessed April 13, 2012.Shell Eco-marathon Americas Final results : Prototype Petrol (gasoline), Royal Dutch Shell, April 29, 2014. Accessed December 20, 2015. National Winner in the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.Siemens Foundation – 2009 Winners, Siemens Competition. Accessed December 21, 2009. A regional finalist in 2010.2010 Siemens Competition Math : Science : Technology REGIONAL FINALISTS , Siemens Competition. Accessed May 10, 2012. A national finalist at 2012 USA Biology Olympiad2012 USA Biology Olympiad National Finalists, Center for Excellence in Education. Accessed May 10, 2012. National Honors since 2010 in United States National Chemistry Olympiad.2010 USNCO National Exam Top Students, United States National Chemistry Olympiad. Accessed May 10, 2012.2011 USNCO Top 152 Students, United States National Chemistry Olympiad. Accessed May 10, 2012. Two of the top twenty students in the US in 2012 were from Livingston High School.Egelberg, Scott. LHS Students Rank High in USA Chemistry Olympiad, Livingston Patch, May 9, 2012. Accessed December 20, 2015. Regional finalists at the Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition in 2007-08 and 2010-112007-08 Winners, Young Epidemiology Scholars. Accessed May 10, 2012.2010-11 Winners, Young Epidemiology Scholars. Accessed May 10, 2012. Winners from 2008 to 2012 at Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. In 2012, national first place in Economics and Sport Management, and seventh place in Entrepreneurship.FBLA Competitive Events , FBLA-PBL. Accessed July 29, 2012 Livingston High School received recognition for its AP Program as a 2006–2007 State High School winner of the Siemen's Award for Advanced Placement2006–07 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement , Siemens Foundation. Accessed April 19, 2009. In 2008, 2010 and 2012, students were selected to be part of the 120-member National High School Honors Orchestra that performs biennially at the American String Teachers Association National Conference.Proposed Budget for 2008 - 2009, Livingston Public Schools. Accessed September 14, 2014.National High School Honors Orchestra, 2010 American String Teachers Association National Conference, American String Teachers Association. Accessed September 14, 2014.National High School Honors Orchestra, 2012 American String Teachers Association National Conference, American String Teachers Association. Accessed September 14, 2014. Robotics team won the Think Award for best engineering notebook at the 2015 FIRST Tech Challenge2015 FIRST ® Tech Challenge Awards and Competition Winners, FIRST Tech Challenge. Accessed March 17, 2022. "Think Award: Team 3415 - Lancers from Livingston, NJ - Winner" Two national top 16 debaters at the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament in Public Forum Debate