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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Live Oak Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392001593
Live Oak Elementary
9522 Live Oak Ave., Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 357-5640 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
20.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
373 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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→Sequoia Middle
Based on grade levels within Fontana Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.2pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 23.9% | 21.2% | 39.6% |
| Math | 6.3% | 16.1% | 27.4% | 50.2% |
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 | 39.2% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.7% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.4% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.3% | 22.6% |
| 2016-17 | 27.2% | 15.0% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Elementary this school | 434 | 85.9% | 29.4% |
| Enchanted Hills Elementary Perris | 447 | 85.7% | 21.8% |
| Jack Franscioni Elementary Soledad | 439 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
| McKinley Elementary El Centro | 456 | 87.1% | 38.8% |
| Marina West Elementary Oxnard | 440 | 84.3% | 29.7% |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary Whittier | 430 | 86.3% | 35.9% |
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 Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,587 of 5,151 | #172 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,058 of 5,172 ▲ 303 | #210 of 321 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #3,013 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #139 of 321 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #723 of 5,116 | #42 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,229 of 5,915 | #248 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,387 of 5,352 | #59 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #5,091 of 5,354 | #324 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #1,568 of 5,625 | #123 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #1,142 of 3,837 | #61 of 246 |
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
434
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 916
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 434 | 20.9 | 20.8:1 | 86% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 22.1 | 20.0:1 | 93% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 23.7 | 19.0:1 | 91% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 95% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 26.3 | 21.3:1 | 83% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 82% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | N/A | N/A | 92% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 896 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 93% (833) |
| 1990-91 | 916 | 34 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (559 to 434); teachers down 21% (26.3 to 20.9).
About Live Oak Elementary
Among the schools in Fontana, California, is Live Oak Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 434 students, in kindergarten through 6.
The district, Fontana Unified, operates 44 schools serving 32,735 students.
Federal enrollment data show Live Oak Elementary is 96% Hispanic. San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.8:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 86% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Live Oak Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Live Oak Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 29.2%. Live Oak Elementary scores 29.4%, within a point of that line.
Across San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Sequoia Middle, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Live Oak Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 434, a 7% decrease from 466 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Live Oak Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Wayne Ruble MiddleMiddle · 1,394 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Other Live Oak Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Live Oak Elementary. Live Oak Elementary is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Live Oak ElementaryFallbrook, CA · 717 students
- Live Oak ElementaryCastaic, CA · 490 students
- Live Oak ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 438 students
- Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 362 students
- Live Oak ElementaryLodi, CA · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Middle0.3 mi · 791
- Beech Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 615
- Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon0.9 mi · 221
- West Randall Elementary1.0 mi · 304
- Poplar Elementary1.2 mi · 450
- Redwood Elementary1.2 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak ElementaryHow large is Live Oak Elementary?
Live Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 434 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 students per teacher at Live Oak Elementary?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Live Oak Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Live Oak Elementary?
Student demographics at Live Oak Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Live Oak Elementary public or private?
Live Oak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fontana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.