Live Oak Elementary

Live Oak Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Castaic, California, run under Castaic Union, instructing 490 students in grades K through 6.

Live Oak Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Castaic Union, a district that works with 1,914 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Live Oak Elementary records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 26% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Live Oak Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Live Oak Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Live Oak Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Live Oak Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Santa Clarita Valley International, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Live Oak Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Live Oak Elementary has decreased 4%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 490 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 26% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.