Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVE OAK UNIFIED·NCES 062205002613
Encinal Elementary
6484 Larkin Rd., Live Oak, CA 95953 · (530) 695-5458 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
58 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.3% | 33.8% | 23.0% | 18.9% |
| Math | 20.3% | 28.4% | 25.7% | 25.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.4% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 38.7% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.1% | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 63.5% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 53.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for California 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 California'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 Encinal Elementary
Encinal Elementary's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encinal Elementary this school | 111 | 52.3% | 54.4% |
| Mark West Charter Santa Rosa | 124 | 49.2% | 42.8% |
| Plainsburg Union Elementary Merced | 113 | 47.8% | 41.1% |
| Gorman Elementary Gorman | 118 | 57.6% | 43.7% |
| Two Rock Elementary Petaluma | 135 | 50.4% | 44.8% |
| Lee Vining Elementary Lee Vining | 101 | 46.5% | 49.0% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Encinal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,434 of 5,151 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,676 of 5,172 ▼ 154 | #4 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #1,460 of 5,172 ▼ 371 | #4 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #85 of 5,116 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #5,612 of 5,915 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #3,818 of 5,625 | #15 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
111
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 55
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 111 | 5 | 22.3:1 | 52% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 5 | 22.7:1 | 51% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 5 | 23.5:1 | 48% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 5 | 23.0:1 | 42% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 5 | 23.4:1 | 57% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 5 | 22.4:1 | 65% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 60% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 3 | 18.7:1 | 95% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 55 | 3 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Encinal Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (117 to 111); teachers unchanged (5 to 5).
About Encinal Elementary
Encinal Elementary is a very small elementary school in California, with an address in Live Oak. Its enrollment is 111 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Live Oak Unified serves 2,070 students across 6 schools.
The student body at Encinal Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Other groups include 41% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 33% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Encinal Elementary reports a ratio of 22.3 students per teacher, from 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Sutter County.
Encinal Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Encinal Elementary, the prediction is 48.9% and the result is 54.4%.
Census data for Sutter County show median household income comes to about $79,704, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,784, Encinal Elementary among them.
Encinal Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Sutter Peak Charter Academy, about 2.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Encinal Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Encinal Elementary ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 54.4% versus a 42.9% average.
NCES describes the area around Encinal Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Encinal Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Live Oak Unified
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Live Oak HighHigh · 603 students
- Live Oak MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Live Oak AlternativeCombined · 57 students
- Valley Oak Continuation HighHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Live Oak
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Sutter Peak Charter AcademyCombined · 714 students
- Live Oak HighHigh · 603 students
- Live Oak MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Nuestro ElementaryElementary · 170 students
- Live Oak AlternativeCombined · 57 students
Other Encinal Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Encinal Elementary. Encinal Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CA · 604 students
- Encinal Elementary SchoolENCINAL, TX · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Sutter Peak Charter Academy2.8 mi · 714
- Nuestro Elementary2.8 mi · 170
- Live Oak Middle3.5 mi · 413
- Live Oak Alternative3.5 mi · 57
- Valley Oak Continuation High3.5 mi · 19
- Live Oak High3.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Encinal ElementaryHow large is Encinal Elementary?
Encinal Elementary enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Encinal Elementary serve?
Encinal Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Encinal Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Encinal Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Encinal Elementary?
At Encinal Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 47% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Encinal Elementary public or private?
Encinal Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Live Oak Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.