Luther Elementary

As a sizable K-5 school in Live Oak, California, Luther Elementary instructs 867 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Live Oak Unified. That puts it 86% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Luther Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Live Oak Unified, a district that serves 2,070 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Luther Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 13% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Sutter County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Luther Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.1%; Luther Elementary posts 51.9%, +20.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sutter County shows median household income runs about $79,704, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Luther Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Live Oak High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Luther Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Luther Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luther Elementary has expanded 35%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 867 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 27% to 22% over that span.

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