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Live Oak Middle

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Live Oak Middle ranks 996 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Live Oak Middle is a public school serving 413 students in grades 6-8 in the Live Oak Unified district, standing out as a consistently performing school that effectively serves its community.

The school performs well compared to other schools with similar student populations, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, where it exceeds state averages. It shows notable strength in supporting Hispanic students, students from low-income families, and English Language Learners, achieving higher rankings for these groups than nearby schools like Gray Avenue Middle and The Studios @ Central. Furthermore, the school manages chronic absenteeism better than several peers, such as Ishi Hills Middle, and does so with cost-effective spending compared to schools like Nelson Avenue Middle.

While a strong performer overall, the school has areas for attention, including a dip in 7th-grade English scores and variable outcomes for students in special education. Its closest peer, Sycamore Middle, achieves similar results with lower per-student spending, highlighting an area for potential efficiency review. Despite these challenges, Live Oak Middle has demonstrated stable performance over time and serves as an academic strength within its district.

413

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,595

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2082 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953-2516

(530) 695-5435

District: Live Oak Unified

Students who attend Live Oak Middle usually attend:

High:

Live Oak High

Feeder schools for Live Oak Middle:

Elementary:	Encinal Elementary
	Luther Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

White:

22.5%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

California avg41%

996^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

852^nd of 1,543Live Oak Unified 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	56.1	996 of 2761	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1195 of 2783	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1168 of 2781	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	1525 of 2740	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1179 of 2715	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	1501 of 2480	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	1401 of 2508	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	1243 of 2497	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	1411 of 2477	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	951 of 2379	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.6	1255 of 2259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	1068 of 2236	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.4	1271 of 2179	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	951 of 2063	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.8	1163 of 2005	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	1016 of 1999	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1033 of 1804	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	1276 of 1777	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	1327 of 1769	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	635 of 739	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	664 of 743	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	620 of 715	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	580 of 733	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	664 of 745	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	612 of 700	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1238 of 1531	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	893 of 1491	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	867 of 1369	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	527 of 1478	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	502 of 1521	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	483 of 1540	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	915 of 1442	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1199 of 1364	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1074 of 2533	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1267 of 2551	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1140 of 2531	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	1387 of 2509	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	1048 of 2380	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	1292 of 2262	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	594 of 2395	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	647 of 2388	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	730 of 2374	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	1136 of 2359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	852 of 2213	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1361 of 2072	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	675 of 2542	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	826 of 2579	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	844 of 2531	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	1055 of 2458	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	704 of 2369	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	1124 of 2230	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	862 of 2534	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	959 of 2552	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	1013 of 2538	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	1422 of 2527	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1140 of 2407	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	1484 of 2273	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	928 of 1566	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	697 of 1552	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	879 of 1531	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	759 of 1520	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	1027 of 1537	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	967 of 1543	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1323 of 1555	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	865 of 1602	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	998 of 1496	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

Mathematics33%-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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Live Oak Middle	Public	6-8	2082 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5435	413	24	17.5	82.6%	93 (22.5%)	5 (1.2%)	263 (63.7%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	56.1	996^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.9%		49	1195^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.1%	199	36.4	36.4	64.4	39.7	53.3	52.1	36.1	27.8	35.0	32.9	$21,595	$20,916	$679
Sycamore Middle	Public	6-8	1125 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3636	423	20	21.0	73.0%	139 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (60.5%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	52.3	1123^rd of 2761 public middle schools	59.3%		43.2	1364^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.0%	241	33.3	33.3	43.6	52.9	52.3	49.5	24.3	35.0	34.9	31.3	$20,569	$19,570	$999
Anna McKenney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1904 Huston	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6187	590	28	21.2	76.4%	199 (33.7%)	34 (5.8%)	258 (43.7%)	39 (6.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	23.1	2095^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		23	2126^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	31	21.4	21.4	30.2	26.5	38.8	31.6	14.6	14.7	16.9	15.4	$18,285	$16,572	$1,713
Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	655	34	19.4	92.8%	80 (12.2%)	13 (2.0%)	437 (66.7%)	72 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.0%)	10.4	2600^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		14.6	2491^st of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	109	5.8	5.8	20.4	19.8	16.8	19.0	10.9	10.8	6.6	9.4	$22,639	$19,922	$2,717
Palermo Middle	Public	6-8	7350 Bulldog Way	Palermo	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-4708	458	24	18.7	76.0%	193 (42.1%)	5 (1.1%)	158 (34.5%)	22 (4.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.4%)	26.6	1936^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		24.4	2064^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.8%	128	16.8	16.8	34.5	41.5	34.4	36.9	19.4	20.3	11.5	17.2	$22,980	$22,478	$502
Foothill Intermediate	Public	6-8	5351 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6130	237	13	17.6	65.0%	152 (64.1%)	2 (0.8%)	50 (21.1%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.0%)	44.1	1358^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.8%		40.8	1433^rd of 2783 public middle schools	48.5%	75	25.9	25.9	49.4	39.3	56.0	49.1	29.9	19.7	22.6	24.3	$22,198	$19,922	$2,276
Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	21	2185^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		19.9	2267^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	82	16.7	16.7		28.2	34.1	31.0		13.1	15.9	14.4	$19,503	$17,830	$1,673
The Studios @ Central	Public	5-8	2565 Mesa Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3002	300	20	15.3	76.3%	124 (41.3%)	15 (5.0%)	71 (23.7%)	53 (17.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%		15.2	2471^st of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	124	22.2	22.2	32.9	12.5	24.4	22.5	16.7	0.0	13.2	9.5	$29,094	$27,974	$1,120
Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17.0	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%		22.1	2169^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	48	13.2	13.2	32.2	32.5	31.1	31.9	9.2	14.5	16.5	13.4	$25,417	$24,504	$913
Heritage Community Day	Public	4-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-4376	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Middle

What high school do graduates of Live Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Live Oak Middle usually go on to attend Live Oak High

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Middle?

Students at Live Oak Middle are 64% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Live Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Live Oak Middle.

Is Live Oak Middle a good school?

Live Oak Middle ranks 996^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Live Oak Middle in?

Live Oak Unified

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