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How has Live Oak Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLBROOK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061350009817
Live Oak Elementary
1978 Reche Rd., Fallbrook, CA 92028 · (760) 731-4430 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
492 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (114).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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→James E. Potter Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Fallbrook Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
49.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.2% | 26.1% | 19.1% | 23.6% |
| Math | 25.1% | 24.8% | 23.3% | 26.8% |
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 | 57.3% | 49.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 29.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.6% | 35.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.2% | 37.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Elementary this school | 717 | 68.6% | 50.5% |
| Breeze Hill Elementary Vista | 742 | 65.0% | 46.5% |
| Joe Nightingale Elementary Santa Maria | 695 | 66.9% | 55.7% |
| John Fremont Elementary Modesto | 625 | 66.1% | 35.9% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio | 748 | 65.1% | 38.8% |
| Ridgemoor Elementary Sun City | 772 | 69.2% | 40.0% |
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 Live Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,685 of 5,151 | #178 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #1,597 of 5,172 ▲ 440 | #172 of 393 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #1,519 of 5,172 ▲ 96 | #170 of 393 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.2pp | #138 of 5,116 | #6 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #674 of 5,915 | #57 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,670 of 5,352 | #269 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,246 of 5,354 | #232 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #3,038 of 5,625 | #182 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #230 of 1,139 | #19 of 97 |
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
717
+190 (+36%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 717 | 30 | 23.9:1 | 69% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 31 | 22.0:1 | 74% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 73% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 82% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 23.6 | 25.1:1 | 75% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 24 | 27.0:1 | 67% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | N/A | N/A | 69% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 48% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 21 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (592 to 717); teachers up 27% (23.6 to 30).
About Live Oak Elementary
As a large elementary school, Live Oak Elementary serves students in Fallbrook, California. School enrollment was 717 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 54% above that.
Live Oak Elementary is run by Fallbrook Union Elementary, whose 10 schools enroll 5,042 students.
By race and ethnicity, Live Oak Elementary is 60% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Live Oak Elementary comes in at 56%.
The teaching staff at Live Oak Elementary is 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 69% of students, or 492, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 15 points.
Live Oak Elementary is 11.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.5% versus 39.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Among San Diego County residents, median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Live Oak Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
James E. Potter Intermediate is the public school closest to Live Oak Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Live Oak Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 527 to 717. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.1:1 to 23.9:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fallbrook Union Elementary
- James E. Potter IntermediateMiddle · 828 students
- Mary Fay Pendleton ElementaryElementary · 820 students
- Fallbrook STEM AcademyElementary · 600 students
- Maie Ellis ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- William H. Frazier ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- La Paloma ElementaryElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Fallbrook
- Fallbrook HighHigh · 1,853 students
- James E. Potter IntermediateMiddle · 828 students
- Fallbrook STEM AcademyElementary · 600 students
- Maie Ellis ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- William H. Frazier ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- La Paloma ElementaryElementary · 499 students
Other Live Oak Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Live Oak Elementary. Live Oak Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Live Oak ElementaryCastaic, CA · 490 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
- James E. Potter Intermediate0.3 mi · 828
- La Paloma Elementary1.2 mi · 499
- Fallbrook Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 12
- William H. Frazier Elementary1.2 mi · 514
- Oasis High (Alternative)1.7 mi · 74
- Ivy High (Continuation)1.9 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak ElementaryHow many students attend Live Oak Elementary?
Live Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Live Oak Elementary serve?
Live Oak Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Live Oak Elementary have?
Live Oak Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Live Oak Elementary?
At Live Oak Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 60% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Live Oak Elementary public or private?
Live Oak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fallbrook Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.