Live Oak Elementary

Set in Santa Cruz, California, Live Oak Elementary is a compact elementary campus, run under Live Oak Elementary. It hosts 362 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Live Oak Elementary runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,666 students. Live Oak Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Live Oak Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 25% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Live Oak Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the area at large, Santa Cruz County reports that median household income runs about $111,093, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Live Oak Elementary is one of 83 public schools in Santa Cruz County (combined enrollment of about 36,316 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shoreline Middle, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Live Oak Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Live Oak Elementary's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 332 (now 362). The White share of enrollment increased from 14% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.