Livingston’s public schools score below 68% of Montana districts
The public schools Livingston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Montana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Livingston’s schools, in brief
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 87% of students still graduate on time. That’s 2 points over the state average of 85%.
Livingston runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Livingston runs its own schools through grade 8. From grade 9, students go to Park High School. The high school earns the best grade on the path (B); the elementary school earns the lowest (C). See the path ↓
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 40%, 6 points below the state. Math is 22%, 13 points below the state. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Livingston compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Montana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Montana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Livingston (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Livingston
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Close to the state in reading
Every school in Livingston
6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Livingston families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Livingston
There’s no college in Livingston, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Montana State University in Bozeman, 23.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Livingston. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.