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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,153
Combined
DISTRICT 1,147 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT HEARTS TEXAS·NCES 480144114026
Great Hearts Live Oak
7653 N LOOP 1604 E, LIVE OAK, TX 78233 · (210) 888-9474 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–11COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,153 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Texas public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
411 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 29% larger than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 36.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Great Hearts Live Oak
Great Hearts Live Oak's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Live Oak this school | 1,153 | 35.6% | 48.3% |
| Valor Kyle KYLE | 907 | 32.7% | 39.8% |
| Great Hearts Western Hills SAN ANTONIO | 1,326 | 41.3% | 46.6% |
| Founders Classical Academy - Conroe CONROE | 921 | 35.3% | 39.9% |
| Great Hearts Invictus HELOTES | 918 | 21.5% | 54.5% |
| Carlisle School HENDERSON | 646 | 49.2% | 41.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Great Hearts Live Oak ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #72 of 211 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #103 of 218 ▲ 15 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #80 of 218 ▲ 5 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #48 of 134 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,153 | #9 of 280 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #136 of 141 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #26 of 144 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #192 of 226 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,153
+444 (+63%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 1,153 | 52.4 | 22.0:1 | 36% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 1,067 | 48.8 | 21.9:1 | 37% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 49 | 19.9:1 | 33% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 28% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Live Oak.
About Great Hearts Live Oak
Among the schools in LIVE OAK, Texas, is Great Hearts Live Oak, a large combined-grade school. It serves 1,153 students in kindergarten through 11. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in GREAT HEARTS TEXAS totals 12,926 students.
Great Hearts Live Oak's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 29% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share in Bexar County as a whole is similar, at about 60%. Great Hearts Live Oak has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Great Hearts Live Oak, 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.0:1. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points below the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
The allk12 Grade for Great Hearts Live Oak is B-. Compared with Texas public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Great Hearts Live Oak would be expected to post about 58.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.3%.
Great Hearts Live Oak is located in Bexar County, where median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
The next-closest public school is Fine Arts Academy of Olympia, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 48.6% on proficiency, and Great Hearts Live Oak is below that at 48.3%.
NCES assigns Great Hearts Live Oak the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment records show 709 in 2020-21 and 1,153 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
The Great Hearts Live Oak community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
- Great Hearts Northern OaksCombined · 1,430 students
- Great Hearts Forest HeightsCombined · 1,335 students
- Great Hearts Western HillsCombined · 1,326 students
- Great Hearts LakesideCombined · 1,279 students
- Great Hearts ArlingtonCombined · 998 students
- Great Hearts Online - TXCombined · 968 students
Nearby schools
- Fine Arts Academy of Olympia1.1 mi · 458
- Rolling Meadows Elementary School1.5 mi · 652
- Franz Leadership Academy1.5 mi · 322
- IDEA Judson College Preparatory1.9 mi · 747
- IDEA Judson Academy1.9 mi · 701
- Judson Early College Academy1.9 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts Live OakHow many students attend Great Hearts Live Oak?
Great Hearts Live Oak enrolls approximately 1,153 students in grades KG-11.
What grades does Great Hearts Live Oak serve?
Great Hearts Live Oak serves grades KG-11.
How many students per teacher at Great Hearts Live Oak?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Great Hearts Live Oak.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Hearts Live Oak?
At Great Hearts Live Oak, the student body is approximately 29% White, 58% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Great Hearts Live Oak public or private?
Great Hearts Live Oak is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GREAT HEARTS TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.