1
What clubs or activities at Live Oak Elementary are worth joining?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTAIC UNION·NCES 060774009341
Live Oak Elementary
27715 Saddleridge Rd., Castaic, CA 91384 · (661) 295-4540 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
266 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 43% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Live Oak Elementary→Castaic Middle
Based on grade levels within Castaic Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
39.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points 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 | 21.0% | 23.6% | 25.8% | 29.6% |
| Math | 18.7% | 20.2% | 35.6% | 25.5% |
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 | 44.6% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.6% | 45.1% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 42.1% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Live Oak Elementary
Live Oak Elementary's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Elementary this school | 490 | 54.3% | 41.1% |
| Old Orchard Elementary Valencia | 520 | 51.7% | 60.9% |
| Marguerite Montgomery Elementary Davis | 457 | 52.7% | 46.1% |
| Lilac Valley Center | 438 | 56.4% | 33.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Cloverdale | 487 | 57.3% | 28.6% |
| Pioneer Elementary Hanford | 518 | 50.2% | 53.8% |
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 Live Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,381 of 5,151 | #572 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,365 of 5,172 ▲ 264 | #593 of 1,129 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #2,497 of 5,172 ▼ 344 | #596 of 1,129 ▼ 104 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.8pp | #317 of 5,116 | #48 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #2,550 of 5,915 | #513 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.2:1 | #5,156 of 5,352 | #1,165 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #2,158 of 5,354 | #331 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,730 of 5,625 | #973 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #3,460 of 3,837 | #885 of 947 |
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
490
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 490 | 18 | 27.2:1 | 54% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 19 | 26.6:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 51% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 18 | 25.8:1 | 37% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 18.1 | 28.1:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 21 | 29.3:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | N/A | N/A | 31% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 29% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 24 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (509 to 490); teachers down 1% (18.1 to 18).
About Live Oak Elementary
Live Oak Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Castaic, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 490 students.
The 4 schools in Castaic Union enroll 1,914 students altogether, Live Oak Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Live Oak Elementary is 59%, a majority. Smaller groups are 26% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Live Oak Elementary reported 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 27.2:1. The school's 27.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 54% of students at Live Oak Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 16 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Live Oak Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.1%; the prediction is 47.7%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Live Oak Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Santa Clarita Valley International, is the closest to Live Oak Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 65.7%, higher than Live Oak Elementary's 41.1%.
In the federal locale system, Live Oak Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 465 to 490. The number of students per teacher increased from 25.8 to 27.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Live Oak Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Castaic Union
- Northlake Hills ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Castaic MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Castaic ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Non-RIS Preschool CMSElementary
Other schools in Castaic
- Castaic HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Northlake Hills ElementaryElementary · 556 students
- Santa Clarita Valley InternationalCombined · 548 students
- Castaic MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Castaic ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Non-RIS Preschool CMSElementary
Other Live Oak Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Live Oak Elementary. Live Oak Elementary is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Live Oak ElementaryFallbrook, CA · 717 students
- Live Oak ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 438 students
- Live Oak ElementaryFontana, CA · 434 students
- Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 362 students
- Live Oak ElementaryLodi, CA · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Clarita Valley International0.3 mi · 548
- Castaic Elementary1.6 mi · 417
- Castaic Middle1.8 mi · 451
- West Creek Academy3.0 mi · 983
- Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart3.3 mi · 464
- Valencia High3.3 mi · 2,286
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak ElementaryHow many students attend Live Oak Elementary?
Live Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-06.
Is Live Oak Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Live Oak Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary is approximately 27.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Live Oak Elementary?
At Live Oak Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 59% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Live Oak Elementary public or private?
Live Oak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Castaic Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.