Live Oak Elementary School District

984 Bostwick Ln. Ste. 1
Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1756
(District boundaries shown in map)
7/
10
Top 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 155 students in Live Oak Elementary School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public charter schools in California.
Public Charter School in Live Oak Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the California public charter school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public charter school average of 76% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,295 Schools
# Students
1,689 Students
652,011 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
30,487 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1

District Rank

Live Oak Elementary School District, which is ranked #671 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#666 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Live Oak Elementary  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
35%
33%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Live Oak Elementary  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
48%
47%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Live Oak Elementary  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
36%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Live Oak Elementary  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
(15-16)
80-89%
83%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Live Oak Elementary  School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2015-16 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
17 Students
3,077 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
43 Students
42,658 Students
% Asian Students
3%
7%
# Hispanic Students
947 Students
350,261 Students
% Hispanic Students
56%
54%
# Black Students
34 Students
46,117 Students
% Black Students
2%
7%
# White Students
578 Students
159,008 Students
% White Students
34%
24%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
2,279 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
66 Students
42,779 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
7%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
228
52,165
# Students in 1st Grade:
191
43,128
# Students in 2nd Grade:
198
42,593
# Students in 3rd Grade:
165
43,214
# Students in 4th Grade:
185
42,634
# Students in 5th Grade:
200
43,184
# Students in 6th Grade:
165
50,617
# Students in 7th Grade:
179
53,623
# Students in 8th Grade:
178
53,406
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
64,060
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
59,540
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
52,614
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
51,150
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $18,940 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,108 is less than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$116,387 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Live Oak Elementary  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$27 MM
$107,188 MM
This chart displays total spending of Live Oak Elementary  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$18,940
$21,485
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Live Oak Elementary  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$16,108
$19,787
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Live Oak Elementary  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Live Oak Elementary School District Public Charter Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tierra Pacifica Charter
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
986 Bostwick Ln.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 462-9404
Grades: K-8
| 155 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 7 schools
  • Grades: KG-08
  • Enrollment: 1,689 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 66%
  • : 80-89%
  • : Top 50% in CA
  • : 35% (Top 50%)
  • : 48% (Top 50%)
  • : 36% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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