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Enrollment
654
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102002435
Live Oak Junior High
35086 HWY 16 Spur, Watson, LA 70786 · (225) 667-4195 · Livingston Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
449 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 327 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 327 | 50% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
59.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 30.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Junior High
Live Oak Junior High's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Junior High this school | 654 | 68.7% | 45.0% |
| Live Oak Middle School Watson | 672 | 67.7% | 42.8% |
| North Corbin Junior High School Walker | 624 | 70.0% | 44.3% |
| Grant Junior High School Dry Prong | 438 | 68.3% | 26.0% |
| Loranger Middle School Loranger | 590 | 69.8% | 23.2% |
| Juban Parc Junior High School Denham Springs | 564 | 74.8% | 41.3% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #52 of 213 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #37 of 210 ▲ 27 | #2 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #33 of 213 ▼ 1 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #23 of 197 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #42 of 220 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #171 of 195 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #158 of 195 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #111 of 214 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #126 of 162 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
654
-90 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 654 | 40.2 | 16.3:1 | 69% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 64% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 35 | 21.3:1 | 57% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 31 | 24.0:1 | 26% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 32 | 22.9:1 | 15% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Live Oak Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (734 to 654); teachers up 25% (32 to 40.2).
About Live Oak Junior High
Among the schools in Watson, Louisiana, is Live Oak Junior High, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 654 students. The school's enrollment is 49% larger than the 440 average for middle schools in Louisiana.
Livingston Parish runs Live Oak Junior High along with 42 other schools, enrolling 27,209 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Live Oak Junior High is 80% White. The school is also 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Livingston Parish residents. Live Oak Junior High's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.3:1, with 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Live Oak Junior High is 69%.
allk12 grades Live Oak Junior High an A. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Live Oak Junior High is +10.1 points: 45.0% actual, 34.9% predicted.
Across Livingston Parish, the median household income is $80,122, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Livingston Parish has 44 public schools and roughly 27,209 students.
Live Oak Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Live Oak Junior High holds 7 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Live Oak Junior High at 3rd of 6.
Live Oak Junior High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 744 in 2020-21 to 654 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.0:1 to 16.3:1.
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Livingston Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
27,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Parish
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Watson
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Live Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- South Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak Elementary School0.1 mi · 571
- South Live Oak Elementary School0.6 mi · 509
- Live Oak Middle School0.6 mi · 672
- Live Oak High School1.0 mi · 1,392
- North Live Oak Elementary School1.6 mi · 615
- Central High School4.6 mi · 1,529
Frequently asked questions
About Live Oak Junior HighHow large is Live Oak Junior High?
Live Oak Junior High enrolls approximately 654 students in grades 07-08.
Is Live Oak Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Live Oak Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Live Oak Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Live Oak Junior High is approximately 16.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Live Oak Junior High?
Live Oak Junior High reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Live Oak Junior High?
Live Oak Junior High is overseen by Livingston Parish in Livingston Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.