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What's the most underrated thing about Live Oak High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
603
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVE OAK UNIFIED·NCES 062205002615
Live Oak High
2351 Pennington Rd., Live Oak, CA 95953 · (530) 695-5415 · Sutter County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
431 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.1% | 45.3% | 20.1% | 14.4% |
| Math | 3.6% | 12.9% | 24.5% | 59.0% |
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 | 65.5% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 22.7% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 67.5% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 68.3% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.7% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 High
Live Oak High's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak High this school | 603 | 71.5% | 40.7% |
| Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences Granada Hills | 757 | 72.4% | 43.4% |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science Escondido | 765 | 72.8% | 51.5% |
| Central High Fresno | 625 | 74.9% | 40.3% |
| Visalia Charter Independent Study Visalia | 515 | 70.3% | 30.3% |
| Concord High Concord | 1,137 | 69.6% | 30.4% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #510 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #788 of 1,056 ▼ 254 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #347 of 1,056 ▲ 120 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #518 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #946 of 2,093 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #485 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #502 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #840 of 1,575 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #106 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
603
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 603 | 30.9 | 19.5:1 | 71% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 31.2 | 18.9:1 | 70% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 29.2 | 20.4:1 | 68% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 65% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 27.2 | 19.8:1 | 78% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 74% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 74% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 19 | 25.4:1 | 81% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 19 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (540 to 603); teachers up 13% (27.2 to 30.9).
About Live Oak High
Live Oak High is a low-enrollment high school found in Live Oak, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 603 students enrolled. It has 28% fewer students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Live Oak Unified has 2,070 students in 6 schools, and Live Oak High is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Live Oak High, about 61 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 22% White and 14% Asian. Among all residents of Sutter County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The school's 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. At Live Oak High, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Sutter County averages 60%, lower than here.
Live Oak High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of California public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.7%.
Sutter County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,704 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Live Oak High shares Sutter County with 45 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Valley Oak Continuation High, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Live Oak High places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Live Oak High is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.
The Live Oak High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Live Oak Unified
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Live Oak MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Live Oak AlternativeCombined · 57 students
- Valley Oak Continuation HighHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Live Oak
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Sutter Peak Charter AcademyCombined · 714 students
- Live Oak MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Nuestro ElementaryElementary · 170 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Live Oak AlternativeCombined · 57 students
Other Live Oak High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Live Oak High. Live Oak High is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Live Oak HighMorgan Hill, CA · 1,101 students
- Live Oak High SchoolWatson, LA · 1,392 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Oak Continuation High0.1 mi · 19
- Live Oak Alternative0.1 mi · 57
- Live Oak Middle0.2 mi · 413
- Luther Elementary0.6 mi · 867
- Encinal Elementary3.6 mi · 111
- Manzanita Elementary4.0 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak HighWhat is the total enrollment at Live Oak High?
Live Oak High enrolls approximately 603 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Live Oak High serve?
Live Oak High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Live Oak High have?
Live Oak High employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Live Oak High?
Student demographics at Live Oak High are roughly 22% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Live Oak High in?
Live Oak High is part of Live Oak Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.