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Live Oak Charter

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Live Oak Charter ranks 2106 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Live Oak Charter is a K-8 public charter school serving 271 students in Petaluma, California, that consistently outperforms state averages in core academic subjects while operating with notable cost efficiency.

Academically, the school shines in Science, where 56.36% of students are proficient compared to a 32.65% state average, and in English Language Arts, outperforming both the state and most nearby schools like Loma Vista Immersion Academy and Miwok Valley Elementary Charter. It achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student ($13,818) than many neighbors, such as Miwok Valley Charter which spends over $21,600. The school also manages student attendance well, with a chronic absenteeism rate lower than the state average and improving over recent years.

While mathematics is an area for growth, especially in early grades, scores show dramatic improvement by middle school. The school operates under the high-performing Live Oak Charter District, which provides a supportive framework. Compared to another local charter, Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley, Live Oak delivers similar academic performance at a lower cost, making it a compelling and cost-effective choice for families in the Petaluma area.

271

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,818

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Gnoss Concourse Bldg. 1
Petaluma, CA 94952-3395

(707) 762-9020

District: Live Oak Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Two or more races:

11.1%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,106^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

333^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 19% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

283^rd of 1,543Live Oak Charter District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	2106 of 5857	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	2008 of 5869	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2361 of 5859	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	1280 of 5883	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	332 of 1417	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	708 of 5789	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1842 of 5597	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	1971 of 5612	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2400 of 5609	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	1140 of 5635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	280 of 1267	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	764 of 5492	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2339 of 5460	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	1268 of 5517	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	2243 of 5628	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2441 of 5643	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	1999 of 5638	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	1233 of 5663	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	708 of 5510	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1715 of 2598	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1750 of 2651	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1983 of 2661	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.9	1163 of 2726	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	747 of 2834	73.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	333 of 2761	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	350 of 2783	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	444 of 2781	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	583 of 2740	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	101 of 894	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	504 of 2715	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	446 of 2533	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	545 of 2551	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	394 of 2531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	514 of 2509	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	98 of 738	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	634 of 2380	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	16 of 2579	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	289 of 2552	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	378 of 2538	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	581 of 2527	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	73 of 763	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	494 of 2407	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	394 of 1520	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	310 of 1537	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	396 of 1543	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	504 of 1555	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	509 of 1602	68.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science56%+24 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Live Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Gnoss Concourse Bldg. 1	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Live Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 762-9020	271	13	21.6	26.6%	197 (72.7%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (10.0%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.1%)	59.2	2106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		61.4	2008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.8%	98	51.6	62.5	56.4	50.0	40.0	58.1	72.4	75.0	75.0	61.8	25.0	32.0	33.3	50.0	44.8	64.0	41.3	81.6	86.8	81.6	86.8	86.8	92.1	$13,818	$41	$13,777
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)	Public	K-6	540 Vallejo St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4794	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	43.7	2967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.3%		55.8	2245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	722	20.0		20.0	41.5	33.3	37.3	48.4			40.7	41.5	38.3	31.7	43.8			38.8	84.4	89.1		90.6	87.5	87.5	$14,783	$799	$13,984
McDowell Elementary	Public	K-6	421 South McDowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4745	329	14	23.5	86.0%	21 (6.4%)	8 (2.4%)	273 (83.0%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	11.1	5560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		20.9	4781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	779	3.0		3.0	5.1	14.3	21.2	34.2			18.7	17.1	10.4	12.1	11.6			12.7	92.9	94.6	96.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	$19,320	$2,329	$16,991
Loma Vista Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	207 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4302	451	18	24.5	45.9%	101 (22.4%)	4 (0.9%)	329 (72.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	43.1	3000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		37.8	3317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.5%	317	33.3		33.3	32.8	35.2	47.1	31.7			36.6	40.9	46.3	41.2	26.8			39.6							$19,941	$1,532	$18,409
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1010 Saint Francis Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4304	288	14	20.5	64.6%	61 (21.2%)	8 (2.8%)	187 (64.9%)	16 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	15.2	5251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		19.4	4909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	342	4.9		4.9	12.8	24.2	21.1	31.4			22.1	24.3	21.6	9.8	22.2			19.2							$21,628	$1,939	$19,689
La Tercera Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Albin Way	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4303	295	13	23.6	37.3%	157 (53.2%)	8 (2.7%)	107 (36.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	62	1962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		43.4	2968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.4%	1006	35.7		35.7	48.3	54.1	58.2	72.1			59.2	45.2	43.2	25.0	52.3			39.9							$17,696	$1,634	$16,062
McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	343	15	22.8	27.4%	237 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.4%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	69.2	1639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.3	1626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	13	43.1		43.1	43.2	55.3	54.0	59.0			53.4	47.8	51.4	52.9	55.0			52.1	96.6	96.6					$16,187	$1,143	$15,044
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 North Webster St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4762	155	8	19.3	66.5%	54 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.3%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.6%)	10 (6.5%)	18	5010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		30.8	3872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1138	0.0		0.0	0.0	21.1	16.7	34.8			20.3	12.5	25.0	8.3	30.4			21.1	92.6	96.3	96.3	94.4	94.4	96.3	$18,785	$1,416	$17,369
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Grant Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4742	386	16	24.1	18.4%	284 (73.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.7%)	90.1	653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.9%		90.1	699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	46	69.1		69.1	76.8	65.4	72.7	64.4			70.6	85.5	63.5	69.1	51.1			69.2	93.7			96.8	96.8		$16,033	$1,249	$14,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Charter

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Is Live Oak Charter a good school?

Live Oak Charter ranks 2106^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Live Oak Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Live Oak Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Charter?

Students at Live Oak Charter are 73% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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