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Live Oak Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 575 students in Live Oak Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Live Oak Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
2,024 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Live Oak Unified School District, which is ranked #885 of all 1,925 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#906 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
14 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
218 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
11%
11%
# Hispanic Students
1,219 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
60%
55%
# Black Students
31 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
2%
5%
# White Students
516 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
25%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
23 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
196
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
159
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
139
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
141
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
145
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
139
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
140
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
156
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
148
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
157
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
161
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
169
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
174
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,837 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,482 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$29 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,837
$19,974

Spending / Student
$14,482
$18,396

Best Live Oak Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Live Oak Alternative
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2207 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5430
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5430
Grades: K-12
| 58 students
Rank: #22.
Encinal Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
6484 Larkin Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5458
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5458
Grades: K-8
| 113 students
Rank: #33.
Live Oak Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2082 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5435
Live Oak, CA 95953
(530) 695-5435
Grades: 6-8
| 404 students
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