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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Luther Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
867
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVE OAK UNIFIED·NCES 062205002616
Luther Elementary
10123 Connecticut Ave., Live Oak, CA 95953 · (530) 695-5450 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
704 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 184 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (184) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
57%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Luther Elementary→Live Oak Middle
Based on grade levels within Live Oak Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.4pp since 2014
Math
48.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 25.9% |
| Math | 23.5% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 25.6% |
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 | 50.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 45.7% | 37.8% |
| 2018-19 | 51.5% | 52.7% |
| 2017-18 | 51.2% | 47.4% |
| 2016-17 | 46.9% | 43.3% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 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 Luther Elementary
Luther Elementary's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Elementary this school | 867 | 81.2% | 50.7% |
| Corona Ranch Elementary Corona | 769 | 79.6% | 50.2% |
| Crowell Elementary Turlock | 758 | 78.1% | 20.2% |
| Old River Elementary Bakersfield | 795 | 76.0% | 48.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Corona | 1,024 | 77.4% | 48.8% |
| Shasta Elementary Manteca | 726 | 78.9% | 24.1% |
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 Luther Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,670 of 5,151 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,664 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #3 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,998 of 5,172 ▼ 343 | #7 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #951 of 5,116 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #220 of 5,915 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,372 of 5,352 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,165 of 5,354 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,066 of 5,625 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.8% | #104 of 1,139 | #1 of 6 |
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
867
+238 (+38%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 867 | 39 | 22.2:1 | 81% (704) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 39.4 | 21.3:1 | 82% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 36.3 | 21.6:1 | 76% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 77% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 87% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 86% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 88% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 87% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 25 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (643 to 867); teachers up 34% (29 to 39).
About Luther Elementary
Live Oak, California, is home to Luther Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 867 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 86% larger than that.
Luther Elementary is run by Live Oak Unified, whose 6 schools enroll 2,070 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Luther Elementary, at 61%. Next come 22% White, 13% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Sutter County residents. Luther Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Luther Elementary total 39 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.2:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school counts 704 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 81%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Sutter County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Luther Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Luther Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 32.0%, so the school is 18.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sutter County, the median household income is $79,704, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 46 public schools in Sutter County, enrolling about 23,784 students in all.
The nearest public school is Live Oak High, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 50.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment grew 38% from its 2020-21 level of 629.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Live Oak HighHigh · 603 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
- Sutter Peak Charter AcademyCombined · 714 students
- Live Oak HighHigh · 603 students
- Live Oak MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Nuestro ElementaryElementary · 170 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 111 students
- Live Oak AlternativeCombined · 57 students
Other Luther Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Luther Elementary. Luther Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Luther Elementary SchoolLuther, OK · 342 students
- Luther ElementaryFort Atkinson, WI · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak High0.6 mi · 603
- Live Oak Alternative0.7 mi · 57
- Valley Oak Continuation High0.7 mi · 19
- Live Oak Middle0.8 mi · 413
- Encinal Elementary3.7 mi · 111
- Manzanita Elementary3.9 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Luther ElementaryHow large is Luther Elementary?
Luther Elementary enrolls approximately 867 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Luther Elementary serve?
Luther Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Luther Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Luther Elementary.
How diverse is Luther Elementary?
Luther Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 61% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Luther Elementary in?
Luther Elementary is part of Live Oak Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.