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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000233
South Live Oak Elementary School
8400 Cecil Drive, Watson, LA 70786 · (225) 667-9330 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
318 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
37%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
74.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Louisiana 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 25 points, placing it in Louisiana'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 South Live Oak Elementary School
South Live Oak Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Live Oak Elementary School this school | 509 | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Anacoco Elementary School Anacoco | 457 | 61.9% | 54.0% |
| North Live Oak Elementary School Denham Springs | 615 | 65.0% | 55.3% |
| French Settlement Elementary School French Settlement | 530 | 64.7% | 43.2% |
| E. K. Key Elementary School Sulphur | 546 | 66.1% | 48.5% |
| Westwood Elementary School Westlake | 412 | 63.8% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana 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 South Live Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #34 of 583 | #1 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #74 of 582 ▼ 29 | #3 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #29 of 587 ▲ 10 | #1 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #58 of 540 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #242 of 714 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #361 of 655 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #460 of 655 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #510 of 705 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #127 of 197 | #12 of 17 |
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
509
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 509 | 37.3 | 13.7:1 | 62% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 36.4 | 15.8:1 | 56% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 59% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 44% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 41% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 34 | 19.0:1 | 30% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Live Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (472 to 509); teachers up 49% (25 to 37.3).
About South Live Oak Elementary School
South Live Oak Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Watson, Louisiana. It serves 509 students in pre-K through 4.
South Live Oak Elementary School belongs to Livingston Parish, a district of 43 schools and 27,209 students.
Roughly 79% of students at South Live Oak Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Livingston Parish residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 62%. The 73% average for public schools in Livingston Parish is 11 points higher.
South Live Oak Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
South Live Oak Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 64.8%. Predicted: 39.4%. Difference: 25.5 points.
Among Livingston Parish residents, the median household income is $80,122, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides South Live Oak Elementary School, Livingston Parish has 43 other public schools.
The closest public school, Live Oak Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from South Live Oak Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. South Live Oak Elementary School is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put South Live Oak Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 546. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.2:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at South Live Oak Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Live Oak Junior HighMiddle · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak Middle School0.1 mi · 672
- Live Oak Junior High0.6 mi · 654
- Live Oak Elementary School0.7 mi · 571
- Live Oak High School1.6 mi · 1,392
- North Live Oak Elementary School2.1 mi · 615
- Bellingrath Hills Elementary School4.5 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About South Live Oak Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Live Oak Elementary School?
South Live Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-04.
Is South Live Oak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Live Oak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does South Live Oak Elementary School have?
South Live Oak Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Live Oak Elementary School?
At South Live Oak Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees South Live Oak Elementary School?
South Live Oak Elementary School is overseen by Livingston Parish in Livingston Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.