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Live Oak Alternative

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Live Oak Alternative is a public alternative school in Live Oak, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 58 students. The school is part of the Live Oak Unified School District, which is ranked 852 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Live Oak Alternative has had relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 97.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the Live Oak Unified district average of around 50%. The school's dropout rates have also been generally lower than the district average of 8-9%. However, Live Oak Alternative has had chronic absenteeism rates between 15% and 24.9%, which are higher than the district average of 10-15%. Academically, the school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 3.85% of students at Live Oak Alternative were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 51.98% in the district and 48.81% statewide.

Compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Pathways Charter Academy and Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter, Live Oak Alternative has similar graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism rates, but significantly lower test scores. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate and low test scores suggest that it serves a population of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may contribute to their academic challenges. While the school spends more per student and has a higher student-teacher ratio than the district average, this does not seem to be translating into significantly better academic outcomes for its students.

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,196

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2207 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak, CA 95953-2469

(530) 695-5430

District: Live Oak Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2008 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (1% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2008

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school1%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,143^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 25 pts since 2022

From bottom 26% (2022) to bottom 1% (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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	2143 of 2162	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1731 of 2159	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2156 of 2170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1564 of 2123	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	2151 of 2367	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	1448 of 2281	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	8.6	2151 of 2238	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	1800 of 2117	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	1651 of 2063	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	1645 of 1968	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1761 of 1901	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.4	1696 of 1915	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1997 of 2013	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1577 of 2026	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2016 of 2030	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Female (2024)11th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-45 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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 Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	2207 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5430	57	2	24.8	89.5%	30 (52.6%)	2 (3.5%)	20 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)				0.0		0.0							0.0	3.9							0.0	0.0							$18,196	$995	$17,201
Sutter Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Sutter Peak Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 468-4044	714	29	24.8	40.5%	445 (62.3%)	18 (2.5%)	159 (22.3%)	57 (8.0%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)								(n/a)	48.5	54.0	56.3	43.8		50.3	29.8	46.4	54.6	56.6	55.6	65.1	69.7	53.2	33.3	33.9	28.8	43.4	49.2	39.7	21.2	36.6	42.9	46.0	65.1	42.9	46.0	42.9	$11,513	$257	$11,256
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1919 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 740-6489	265	8	32.7	69.4%	108 (40.8%)	8 (3.0%)	98 (37.0%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)								(n/a)		20.0		14.8		16.2				23.1	26.1	13.3	33.9	26.8				0.0	34.8	23.3	19.0	17.8							$14,188	$2,128	$12,060
CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	36.6		44.4		39.0	27.3	32.1	58.1	32.5	58.7	56.1	64.4	47.6	15.9	14.3	16.1	22.5	41.3	29.3	31.1	25.5	48.8	68.3	63.4	56.1	68.3	51.2	$12,773	$1,299	$11,474
Harry P B Carden	Public, Alternative	K-12	1023 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6409	22	2	10.7	86.4%	10 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (50.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$32,371	$4,415	$27,956
Yuba County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	935 14th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4871	170	15	11.3	64.7%	53 (31.2%)	7 (4.1%)	79 (46.5%)	14 (8.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)								(n/a)																													$73,476	$1,120	$72,356
Sutter County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	970 Klamath Ln.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-2900	332	32	10.3	69.6%	94 (28.3%)	8 (2.4%)	152 (45.8%)	59 (17.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)						0.0	6.7							2.2	6.7							3.9	92.5	92.5		92.5	92.5	92.5	$54,284	$1,523	$52,761
Pathways Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1895 Lassen Blvd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Sutter County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-2480	19	1	20.8	84.2%	5 (26.3%)	1 (5.3%)	12 (63.2%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$7,634	$59	$7,575
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1104 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4000	250	14	17.6	89.6%	90 (36.0%)	5 (2.0%)	110 (44.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)								(n/a)		9.1			23.1	15.4						18.2	14.3	15.3						0.0	0.0	0.0							$24,552	$1,905	$22,647
Yuba City Independence Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	984 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-5244	102	9	11.8	75.5%	37 (36.3%)	2 (2.0%)	50 (49.0%)	7 (6.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)		25.0		18.8		19.4						41.7	41.2	31.4						8.3	0.0	7.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Alternative

How many students attend Live Oak Alternative?

In the 2024-25 school year, 57 students attended Live Oak Alternative.

Is Live Oak Alternative a good school?

Live Oak Alternative ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Alternative?

Students at Live Oak Alternative are 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

What district is Live Oak Alternative in?

Live Oak Unified

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