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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513011880
Live Oak Elementary
5151 Sherwood Way, San Ramon, CA 94582 · (925) 803-3100 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
40 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.0pp since 2014
Math
78.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.7% | 23.3% | 14.4% | 13.6% |
| Math | 53.0% | 25.0% | 16.9% | 5.1% |
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 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 79.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 82.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.6% | 79.8% |
| 2018-19 | 86.2% | 87.1% |
| 2017-18 | 85.7% | 85.4% |
| 2016-17 | 83.9% | 85.2% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 (75.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Elementary this school | 438 | 9.1% | 75.5% |
| Hidden Hills Elementary San Ramon | 486 | 11.1% | 80.5% |
| Henry P. Mohr Elementary Pleasanton | 492 | 9.6% | 86.8% |
| Silver Oak Elementary San Jose | 469 | 8.7% | 79.9% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto | 389 | 6.7% | 92.9% |
| Northwood Elementary San Jose | 452 | 13.3% | 69.7% |
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 Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #407 of 5,151 | #27 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #311 of 5,172 ▼ 61 | #25 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #651 of 5,172 ▼ 147 | #34 of 153 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #699 of 5,116 | #31 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #3,183 of 5,915 | #102 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #646 of 5,352 | #8 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #3,098 of 5,354 | #136 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #5,493 of 5,625 | #132 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.5% | #29 of 3,837 | #1 of 107 |
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
438
-237 (-35%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 1,076
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 438 | 22.7 | 19.3:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 24.9 | 20.3:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 24.5 | 23.1:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 34.5 | 25.7:1 | 5% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 1,125 | 43 | 26.2:1 | 4% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 1,076 | N/A | N/A | 4% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (885 to 438); teachers down 34% (34.5 to 22.7).
About Live Oak Elementary
Live Oak Elementary is a public elementary school in San Ramon, California. It has an enrollment of 438 students in kindergarten through 5.
San Ramon Valley Unified has 28,554 students in 36 schools, and Live Oak Elementary is one of those schools.
About 72% of the student body at Live Oak Elementary is Asian. Other reported shares: 9% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Contra Costa County's residents are about 19% Asian, 54 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
There are about 19.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Live Oak Elementary, which has 22.7. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Live Oak Elementary is about 9%. The rate at public schools in Contra Costa County averages 45%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Live Oak Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 75.5% actual against 74.2% predicted.
In Contra Costa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $127,229, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 280 public schools and about 167,423 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Windemere Ranch Middle, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Live Oak Elementary places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Live Oak Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 675 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 438 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 23.3 in 2020-21 to 19.3 in 2024-25.
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Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Ramon Valley Unified
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
Other schools in San Ramon
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Gale Ranch MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Iron Horse MiddleMiddle · 939 students
Other Live Oak Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Live Oak Elementary. Live Oak Elementary is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Live Oak ElementaryFallbrook, CA · 717 students
- Live Oak ElementaryCastaic, CA · 490 students
- Live Oak ElementaryFontana, CA · 434 students
- Live Oak ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 362 students
- Live Oak ElementaryLodi, CA · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Windemere Ranch Middle0.6 mi · 1,011
- Hidden Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 486
- Venture (Alternative)1.1 mi · 61
- Del Amigo High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 34
- Dougherty Valley High1.1 mi · 3,039
- Quail Run Elementary1.2 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak ElementaryHow large is Live Oak Elementary?
Live Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Live Oak Elementary serve?
Live Oak Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary is approximately 19.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Live Oak Elementary?
Live Oak Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 72% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Live Oak Elementary in?
Live Oak Elementary is part of San Ramon Valley Unified.
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