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Live Oak Elementary

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Live Oak Elementary ranks 2709 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Live Oak Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 490 students in the Castaic Union school district, which is generally well-regarded, ranking in the top 25% of all districts in the state.

The school serves a community with significant economic needs, with over half of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While its academic performance is close to the state average, it lags behind most other schools in the area. For example, its proficiency rates in English and math are notably lower than those at nearby schools like Stevenson Ranch Elementary and West Creek Academy. Even within its own district, Castaic Elementary and Northlake Hills Elementary show stronger results. Live Oak also has a higher student-teacher ratio and a higher rate of chronic absenteeism than many of its neighbors, though attendance has improved considerably in recent years.

There are some bright spots and interesting patterns at Live Oak. Student performance shows a significant jump by 6th grade, suggesting effective instruction in the upper grades. The school also shows a unique pattern where Hispanic students at Live Oak perform at a higher percentile rank statewide than their White peers, which is an exception to broader trends. However, the school's overall statewide ranking has been on a downward trend over the past few years. This occurs even though funding per student is similar to higher-performing schools, indicating that challenges may be related to how resources are used or other complex community factors, rather than simply the amount of money available.

490

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,019

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27715 Saddleridge Rd.
Castaic, CA 91384-3528

(661) 295-4540

District: Castaic Union

Students who attend Live Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castaic Middle
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

26.3%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,709^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Castaic Union

388^th of 1,543Castaic Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	2709 of 5857	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2381 of 5869	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	2189 of 5859	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	1784 of 5883	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	2165 of 5789	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2091 of 5662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	1963 of 5692	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	2251 of 5614	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	1734 of 5611	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.9	2512 of 5530	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.7	3684 of 5390	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	3032 of 5377	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	2568 of 5314	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	2106 of 5193	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.2	2706 of 5113	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.9	2337 of 5113	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.7	2063 of 4818	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.3	2232 of 4822	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.5	2284 of 4809	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1771 of 2227	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	1345 of 3311	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	1834 of 3275	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	2397 of 3246	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	2451 of 5597	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2089 of 5612	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1992 of 5609	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	1882 of 5635	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1716 of 5492	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1711 of 5413	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	2117 of 5107	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	1717 of 5107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	1962 of 5087	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	1134 of 5084	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	1665 of 4963	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	2237 of 4830	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2681 of 5460	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	2283 of 5517	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1947 of 5363	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1451 of 5264	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	3298 of 5173	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3590 of 5084	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2829 of 5628	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	2719 of 5643	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2247 of 5638	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	1608 of 5663	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	2440 of 5510	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2566 of 5431	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1781 of 2598	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1846 of 2651	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1658 of 2661	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	1361 of 2726	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1712 of 2834	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	1366 of 2737	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)59th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science27%-6 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 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 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 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 Elementary	Public	K-6	27715 Saddleridge Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 295-4540	490	18	27.2	54.3%	129 (26.3%)	11 (2.2%)	291 (59.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	47.9	2709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		53.3	2381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	328	26.9	26.9	38.7	30.4	40.4	67.6	44.6	40.0	34.8	38.5	42.3	39.0							$15,019	$615	$14,404
Castaic Elementary	Public	K-6	30455 Park Vista Dr.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4530	417	14	29.7	32.9%	196 (47.0%)	3 (0.7%)	155 (37.2%)	39 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	72.7	1484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.1	1491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	7	36.5	36.5	62.0	64.4	54.0	63.8	60.7	52.0	62.2	39.7	60.3	52.8							$15,419	$420	$14,999
West Creek Academy	Public	K-6	28767 North West Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5385	983	34	28.9	20.1%	297 (30.2%)	28 (2.8%)	206 (21.0%)	342 (34.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (10.6%)	97.2	133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.5	121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	12	78.7	78.7	82.0	76.6	84.4	90.9	83.8	87.8	73.8	80.9	84.0	81.7							$12,631	$358	$12,273
Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	26730 Old Rock Rd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4100	660	26	25.3	24.2%	189 (28.6%)	21 (3.2%)	131 (19.8%)	236 (35.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (12.1%)	95.5	290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.6	198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	92	71.9	71.9	72.6	76.9	88.2	86.5	80.7	73.5	72.5	79.2	80.4	76.3	96.2				96.2		$14,310	$795	$13,515
Tesoro del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	29171 Bernardo Way	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5380	503	20	25.7	32.2%	152 (30.2%)	23 (4.6%)	113 (22.5%)	146 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (13.1%)	95	333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		94	429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	96	69.8	69.8	66.7	80.3	74.4	82.2	76.3	72.2	86.9	79.1	78.1	79.2	88.2	90.2	90.2	90.2	88.2	90.2	$14,564	$554	$14,010
Charles Helmers Elementary	Public	K-6	27300 North Grandview Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5345	524	20	26.2	21.6%	215 (41.0%)	12 (2.3%)	182 (34.7%)	59 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.7%)	92.9	482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.9	276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	206	62.9	62.9	76.3	87.5	74.2	72.7	77.7	69.5	81.3	63.9	63.6	69.6	96.1				96.1	96.1	$14,728	$565	$14,163
Northlake Hills Elementary	Public	K-7	32545 Ridge Route Rd.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4560	556	23	24.1	59.2%	178 (32.0%)	8 (1.4%)	318 (57.2%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	73.6	1440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		66.4	1759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	319	35.8	35.8	66.7	55.3	52.5	64.1	59.4	63.1	65.9	45.7	45.3	55.7	98.0						$14,877	$642	$14,235
North Park Elementary	Public	K-6	23335 West Sunset Hills Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5370	441	17	25.9	25.4%	217 (49.2%)	9 (2.0%)	135 (30.6%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	91.5	579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.8	871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	292	64.1	64.1	75.3	71.4	79.7	80.9	76.9	76.7	58.7	59.4	64.7	65.3	92.7	96.4			96.4		$15,877	$577	$15,300
Bridgeport Elementary	Public	K-6	23670 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5375	866	33	26.2	34.2%	280 (32.3%)	48 (5.5%)	278 (32.1%)	178 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	89.5	688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		90.1	697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	9	50.8	50.8	71.1	69.7	73.3	75.0	72.5	74.6	61.5	63.4	66.9	66.5	98.2			98.2			$13,910	$514	$13,396
Stevenson Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	25820 North Carroll Ln.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4070	764	27	28.2	21.9%	227 (29.7%)	24 (3.1%)	166 (21.7%)	236 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.5%)	98.2	55^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.2	68^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	13	73.4	73.4	84.4	89.1	87.2	94.5	89.0	82.6	85.2	80.7	92.1	85.4	97.1		98.1				$14,335	$646	$13,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Elementary

What district is Live Oak Elementary in?

Castaic Union

How many students attend Live Oak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Live Oak Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Live Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Live Oak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castaic Middle
High : Academy of the Canyons
High : Valencia High

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Elementary?

Students at Live Oak Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 26% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Live Oak Elementary a good school?

Live Oak Elementary ranks 2709^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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