Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0

C⁻

Schools in Livingston · Germantown Central School District, Hudson City School District

Livingston’s public schools score below 80% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Livingston’s districts is 28%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Livingston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#657of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

36%

▼ 13 pts vs NY 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

28%

▼ 18 pts vs NY 46%

2021–22

Graduate on time

80–84%

▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$31.9K

▼ 8% vs NY $34.6K

FY2024 · Hudson City

Students per teacher

9.7

NY 11.2 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,974 students on the public path

In brief

Livingston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 609 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Livingston’s, its schools beat 25%, higher than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Livingston’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Germantown Central spends $33,251 per student and Hudson City $31,878, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Livingston’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C−: better than 20% of New York school districts, #657 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 20%

Lower resultsHigher results

New York towns with similar household incomes (609)Better than 25%

Towns in Columbia County (18)Better than 6%

DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 941 test results and a graduating class of 124 could put Livingston anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Livingston’s students in the tested grades sat them (967 in math, 916 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Livingston, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Livingston · depends on your address

Montgomery C Smith Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Hudson

Germantown Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Germantown

B⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A⁻

Livingston runs its own schools through grade 12 (Germantown Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hudson City School District, shared with Claverack, Greenport, Hudson, Stockport and Taghkanic. Its school is in Hudson. Parts of Livingston (9%, 6% and 3% of its land) are served by Red Hook Central, Pine Plains Central and Taconic Hills Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Livingston

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Germantown Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 452 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$33,251NY $34,607 · FY2024

B⁻

Hudson City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,522 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$31,878NY $34,607 · FY2024

C⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Germantown Central School District45%

State average 48.9% · 204 students tested

Math · PK–12, Germantown Central School District45%

State average 46.5% · 205 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Hudson City School District33%

State average 48.9% · 712 students tested

Math · PK–12, Hudson City School District24%

State average 46.5% · 762 students tested

Livingston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Livingston’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Livingston	C⁻	Germantown Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Clermont	B⁺	Germantown Central PK–12 · Red Hook Central PK–12
Germantown	B⁻	Germantown Central
Taghkanic	C⁻	Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12
Gallatin	B⁻	Pine Plains Central PK–12 · Germantown Central PK–12
Greenport	C⁻	Hudson City
Catskill	C	Catskill Central
Claverack	C⁻	Taconic Hills Central PK–12 · Hudson City PK–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Germantown Central with Livingston for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Livingston

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Livingstonin other towns

Montgomery C Smith Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hudson

689 students10:1Rate it →

Germantown Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Germantown

B⁻

282 students10:1Rate it →

Hudson High School

Grades 1–12 · Hudson

A⁻

493 students11:1Rate it →

Hudson Junior High School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hudson

340 students9:1Rate it →

Germantown Junior-Senior High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Germantown

B⁻

170 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Livingston’s schools

Are Livingston’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Livingston children attend score below 80% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #657 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Livingston in?

Two districts: Germantown Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Hudson City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Claverack, Greenport, Hudson, Stockport and Taghkanic.

What is Livingston’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Hudson City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Livingston spend per student?

$33,251 in Germantown Central School District and $31,878 in Hudson City School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Livingston families are saying about school.

Town Square →

Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Livingston → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.