LIVE OAK EL

As a tight-knit elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas, LIVE OAK EL hosts 391 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ROUND ROCK ISD. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within ROUND ROCK ISD, which oversees 58 schools and 46,954 students, LIVE OAK EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LIVE OAK EL shows that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 35% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Williamson County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, LIVE OAK EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LIVE OAK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 45.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household earnings sit near $111,340, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), LIVE OAK EL is one campus in the mix.

DEERPARK MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIVE OAK EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. LIVE OAK EL's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 543 (now 391). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.