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What's the one class at Live Oak Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
833
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183003341
Live Oak Elementary School
4529 Gillionville Rd, Albany, GA 31721 · (229) 431-1209 · Dougherty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
833 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 97 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 13% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
23.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.4% | 16.8% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 20.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 →
Where Live Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Dougherty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #931 of 1,208 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,003 of 1,215 | #8 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #904 of 1,215 | #6 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #453 of 1,183 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #195 of 1,324 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,287 of 1,301 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #1,238 of 1,301 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #205 of 1,312 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #76 of 386 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
833
+88 (+12%) vs 2020
+63% since 2010-11, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 833 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 100% (833) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 100% (780) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 100% (805) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 100% (745) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 38 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 76% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Elementary School.
About Live Oak Elementary School
Live Oak Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Albany, Georgia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 833 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Dougherty County enrolls 13,241 students, and its 22 schools include Live Oak Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Live Oak Elementary School, about 92 are Black. The school is also 3% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 71% Black share among all Dougherty County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
There are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at Live Oak Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Dougherty County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Live Oak Elementary School would score about 25.7%. It scores 25.2%, within a point of that figure.
Looking at the county, Dougherty County, median household income comes to about $49,044, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. The county has 22 public schools and about 13,241 students.
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet is about 1.8 miles from Live Oak Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Live Oak Elementary School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Live Oak Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 745 to 833.
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Dougherty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,091
Census ACS
Median income
$49,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dougherty County
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in Albany
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet1.8 mi · 478
- Westover High School3.4 mi · 1,234
- Lake Park Elementary School3.9 mi · 494
- West Town Elementary School4.6 mi · 309
- Sherwood Acres Elementary School4.7 mi · 630
- Merry Acres Middle School5.1 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak Elementary SchoolHow large is Live Oak Elementary School?
Live Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Live Oak Elementary School serve?
Live Oak Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Live Oak Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Live Oak Elementary School?
Live Oak Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Live Oak Elementary School in?
Live Oak Elementary School is part of Dougherty County.
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