Encinal Elementary

Encinal Elementary is one of the minimally staffed elementary campuss in Live Oak, California, overseen by Live Oak Unified, with 111 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 76% leaner than typical.

Live Oak Unified runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,070 students. Encinal Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Encinal Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 41% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Encinal Elementary has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Sutter County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Encinal Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 57.8%, a residual of +9.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sutter County shows median household income runs about $79,704, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Encinal Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Nuestro Elementary, roughly 2.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Encinal Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Encinal Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 117 (now 111). The White share of enrollment increased from 34% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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