Summary:
The Live Oak Charter District consists of a single K-8 charter school, Live Oak Charter, serving 271 students in Petaluma, California.
This school consistently outperforms state averages in core subjects, with its most remarkable strength being in science, where student proficiency is 23.7 percentage points above the California average. Performance in English Language Arts is also strong, showing a clear pattern of improvement as students advance through the grades. While overall math scores are above the state average, there is significant variability by grade, with third-grade math being an area for attention and eighth-grade math being a particular strength.
Operationally, the school maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state and has shown stable, above-average rankings over the past three years. With about a quarter of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves an economically diverse community while delivering efficient and consistent academic results, especially in the upper grades and in science education.
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