Live Oak Elementary

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Lodi, California, Live Oak Elementary hosts 323 students from grades K through 6, operated by Lodi Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Within Lodi Unified, which oversees 46 schools and 27,047 students, Live Oak Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Live Oak Elementary shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 16% White, 12% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Live Oak Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Live Oak Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 28.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Live Oak Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lois E. Borchardt Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Live Oak Elementary. On composite proficiency, Live Oak Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

Live Oak Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 75% to 66% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Live Oak Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.