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Luther Elementary

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Luther Elementary ranks 1990 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Luther Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 867 students in the Live Oak Unified district, notable for its steady academic improvement and strong support for a student population where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has shown remarkable progress, rising from a low-performing rating a decade ago to a solid 3-star school today, with math scores that are a particular strength. Luther's 48.9% math proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages and is higher than nearby schools with similar economic challenges, such as April Lane Elementary and Wilson Elementary. Furthermore, the school excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top 10% for this group's growth. Chronic absenteeism has also been cut by more than half since 2022, now coming in below average.

While Twin Rivers Charter posts higher overall test scores, it serves a less economically disadvantaged community. A more telling comparison is with its district peer, Encinal Elementary, which has a much lower poverty rate and near-perfect attendance, yet achieves very similar academic results to Luther. This suggests Luther is effectively using its resources to help students overcome challenges, making it a standout for its consistent upward trajectory and targeted success in key areas like math and language development.

867

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,210

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10123 Connecticut Ave.
Live Oak, CA 95953-2001

(530) 695-5450

District: Live Oak Unified

Students who attend Luther Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Live Oak Middle
High:	Live Oak High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

22.1%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,990^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Live Oak Unified

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	61.5	1990 of 5857	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	1825 of 5869	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2427 of 5859	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2593 of 5883	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	2113 of 5789	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	2227 of 5662	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	2479 of 5692	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	2612 of 5614	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.9	3334 of 5611	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	4402 of 5530	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	3607 of 5390	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	3597 of 5377	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	3046 of 5314	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.6	3875 of 5193	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	4082 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	3707 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	3124 of 4818	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.2	3262 of 4822	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.7	3889 of 4809	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	944 of 1203	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	938 of 1205	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	907 of 1190	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1115 of 1154	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	847 of 1149	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	771 of 1071	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	635 of 2227	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	584 of 2585	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	624 of 2128	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	239 of 3162	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	306 of 3245	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	468 of 3311	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	1398 of 3246	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1719 of 5597	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	1781 of 5612	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2506 of 5609	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	2911 of 5635	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	2140 of 5492	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	2550 of 5413	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	957 of 5107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	1127 of 5107	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	1630 of 5087	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1582 of 5084	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	1442 of 4963	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1854 of 4830	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	987 of 5460	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	1139 of 5517	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	1807 of 5363	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1772 of 5264	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	680 of 5173	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	987 of 5084	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2282 of 5628	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	1799 of 5643	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2196 of 5638	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	2220 of 5663	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1966 of 5510	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1881 of 5431	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	598 of 2847	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	366 of 2635	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.9	1431 of 2420	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1495 of 2598	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	1094 of 2651	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	1834 of 2661	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1734 of 2726	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1872 of 2834	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1701 of 2737	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	10123 Connecticut Ave.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5450	867	39	22.2	81.2%	192 (22.1%)	24 (2.8%)	525 (60.6%)	114 (13.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	61.5	1990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.9	1825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	165	34.9		34.9	43.1	53.8	54.2				50.4	48.5	52.6	45.5				48.9	98.1		98.1	$20,210	$19,556	$654
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	111	5	22.2	52.3%	45 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (46.8%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	61.7	1980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		66.7	1744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	236	36.4	38.5	37.5	69.2	66.7	54.6	26.7		61.5	58.1	53.9	66.7	54.6	20.0		38.5	48.7				$21,819	$21,246	$573
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	627 East Evans-Reimer Rd.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Manzanita Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5594	306	16	18.6	42.8%	131 (42.8%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (46.4%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	48.8	2653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		51.1	2499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	154	16.7	65.2	37.7	51.6	48.4	40.0	54.1	51.7	65.2	51.4	62.5	35.5	17.2	32.4	37.9	40.9	37.8				$27,433	$27,126	$307
Wilson Elementary	Public	2-5	409 Magnolia St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3675	544	24	22.6	79.6%	181 (33.3%)	6 (1.1%)	311 (57.2%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	41.7	3098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		51.4	2483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	615	31.5		31.5	40.9	39.9	46.5				42.2	34.5	34.3	30.7				33.3				$21,672	$20,508	$1,164
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-1	1045 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5686	341	16	21.3	80.9%	120 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (58.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		97.1	97.1		$24,966	$23,458	$1,508
Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		29.6	3963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	809	40.0	15.0	25.7	27.3	36.4	53.3	38.5	20.0	40.0	35.5	36.4	40.9	33.3	23.1	6.7	30.0	29.9				$28,862	$28,384	$478
Honcut	Public	K-3	68 School St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-5284	14	1	14.0	78.6%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$73,750	$73,204	$546
Twin Rivers Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 Live Oak Blvd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Twin Rivers Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 755-2872	519	22	23.7	39.5%	240 (46.2%)	12 (2.3%)	155 (29.9%)	55 (10.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)	92.7	496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.1	696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	200	57.1	50.0	53.8	66.7	79.3	82.1	68.5	75.5	70.0	73.8	78.4	84.9	62.5	72.2	73.6	58.0	71.6
Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	853	42	20.2	59.4%	224 (26.3%)	11 (1.3%)	255 (29.9%)	265 (31.1%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	63.1	1917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		68.1	1678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	239	42.9	36.6	39.6	45.4	42.9	57.1	62.1	60.4	65.0	55.7	47.1	45.6	42.9	47.2	45.8	46.5	45.9				$17,651	$16,002	$1,649
Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	71.6	1530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		73.3	1438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	92	37.0	41.1	38.7	77.0	46.7	60.5	58.2	68.0	63.2	62.8	82.4	49.2	42.0	40.3	38.5	31.6	47.9				$19,909	$18,304	$1,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Luther Elementary?

Students at Luther Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Luther Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 867 students attended Luther Elementary.

Is Luther Elementary a good school?

Luther Elementary ranks 1990^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Luther Elementary in?

Live Oak Unified

What schools do graduates of Luther Elementary attend?

Students who attend Luther Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Live Oak Middle
High : Live Oak High

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