Summary:
The Live Oak Unified district in California includes six public schools serving about 2,070 students from kindergarten through high school, including a middle school, a continuation high school, and an alternative school, primarily serving a community with significant economic need.
Families will find a mix of performance across the district. Live Oak High stands out as a top performer with an excellent 98.6% graduation rate and strong scores in English, while Luther Elementary is the district's largest and most consistently rated elementary school. The small Encinal Elementary (K-8) excels with remarkably low student absenteeism. In contrast, the district's alternative schools, Valley Oak Continuation High and Live Oak Alternative, face significant challenges with lower graduation rates, higher absenteeism, and much weaker test scores.
Key takeaways are that the district successfully supports high school graduation and English proficiency overall, but math scores decline sharply in higher grades, indicating a potential area for curriculum focus. The dramatic difference in chronic absenteeism between schools like Encinal Elementary and Valley Oak Continuation High suggests attendance strategies from successful schools could be shared. Despite serving many economically disadvantaged students, several schools in the district perform at or above state averages, showing effective support systems are in place for many students.
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