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Live Oak High

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Live Oak High ranks 863 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Live Oak High is a public high school serving approximately 1,101 students in grades 9-12 within the Morgan Hill Unified district, offering a diverse educational environment in the South Bay area.

The school maintains a strong 95.5% graduation rate, which is a significant positive, but faces notable academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only about a quarter of students are proficient. Its overall academic performance, while in the 60th percentile statewide, has declined from higher levels in recent years and is lower than several nearby schools like Ann Sobrato High and Santa Teresa High. A key concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.3%, which is higher than the district and state averages and may impact learning.

Compared to peers, Live Oak High serves a student population with a higher level of economic need, yet it spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in the area, suggesting resources are being allocated but may face effectiveness challenges. The school shows strengths in supporting specific groups, such as homeless students, and a notable performance gap exists between female and male students. Within its own district, the performance difference between Live Oak High and Ann Sobrato High highlights how school-level factors can influence outcomes even with similar district funding and leadership.

1,101

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,029

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1505 East Main Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-3217

(408) 201-6100

District: Morgan Hill Unified

Feeder schools for Live Oak High:

Elementary:	Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
	Nordstrom Elementary
	Paradise Valley Engineering Academy
	San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy
Middle:	Lewis H. Britton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

21.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

California avg41%

863^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Morgan Hill Unified

779^th of 1,543Morgan Hill 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	58.5	863 of 2162	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	983 of 2159	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1061 of 2170	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	812 of 2123	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	501 of 2133	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	501 of 2017	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	724 of 2021	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	684 of 2039	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.5	444 of 1994	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	52.5	722 of 2426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	46.5	872 of 2354	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	700 of 2367	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	53.0	676 of 2281	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	47.0	823 of 2238	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.9	660 of 2117	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.0	546 of 2063	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	56.7	534 of 1968	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	54.7	506 of 1901	73.4%	★★★★☆
2004	63.4	293 of 1653	82.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	255 of 581	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	372 of 582	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	247 of 581	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	778 of 1161	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	912 of 1117	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	355 of 1052	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	439 of 1085	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	433 of 1064	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.3	48 of 1044	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	261 of 941	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	163 of 938	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	708 of 1906	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	806 of 1915	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	705 of 1915	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	732 of 1858	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	645 of 1833	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	561 of 1760	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	929 of 1900	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1139 of 1902	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1251 of 1917	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	955 of 1861	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	816 of 1814	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	494 of 1742	71.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	70 of 410	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	122 of 299	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	55 of 290	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	956 of 2013	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	1229 of 2026	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1323 of 2030	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	979 of 1943	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1184 of 1937	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	819 of 1862	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	874 of 1942	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1044 of 1948	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1305 of 1963	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	786 of 1916	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	624 of 1880	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	430 of 1834	76.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	229 of 577	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	334 of 515	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	776 of 1252	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	783 of 1216	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1036 of 1197	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	441 of 1155	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	551 of 1173	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	560 of 1193	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	524 of 1204	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	462 of 1222	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	451 of 1173	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)56th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Live Oak High	Public	9-12	1505 East Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6100	1,101	54	20.4	42.0%	231 (21.0%)	6 (0.5%)	757 (68.8%)	44 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.1%)	58.5	863^rd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		50.7	983^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.5%	120	36.3		35.8	51.8	51.8	24.6	24.6	$18,029	$17,458	$571
Ann Sobrato High	Public	9-12	401 Burnett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6200	1,511	67	22.6	30.3%	378 (25.0%)	19 (1.3%)	689 (45.6%)	297 (19.7%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	112 (7.4%)	83.3	353^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		81.5	386^th of 2159 public high schools	82.1%	33	49.0		49.2	70.8	70.8	40.5	40.5	$17,222	$16,758	$464
Central High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	85 Tilton Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6300	83	7	11.1	62.7%	13 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (71.1%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	10.5	1993^rd of 2162 public high schools	7.8%		12.4	1922^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.0%	71	0.0		0.0	12.5	12.5	4.2	4.2	$37,392	$36,848	$544
Christopher High	Public	9-12	850 Day Rd.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5300	1,630	70	23.2	38.0%	285 (17.5%)	27 (1.7%)	1,057 (64.8%)	138 (8.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (7.2%)	63.3	732^nd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%		72.4	535^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	197	34.2		33.8	55.2	55.2	31.2	31.2	$19,275	$18,662	$613
Mt. Madonna High	Public	9-12	8750 Hirasaki Ct.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5500	150	9	16.0	62.0%	5 (3.3%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (89.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.3	1951^st of 2162 public high schools	9.8%		8.6	2140^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	189				8.3	8.3	5.0	5.0	$43,726	$42,284	$1,442
Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	10-12	700 West Sixth St. Ste. L	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 842-0361	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gilroy High	Public	9-12	750 West Tenth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5400	1,618	78	20.8	51.2%	159 (9.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1,284 (79.4%)	93 (5.7%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (3.9%)	38.7	1298^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%		58.2	809^th of 2159 public high schools	62.5%	489	23.0	23.1	23.1	36.4	36.4	11.1	11.1	$19,798	$19,046	$752
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	90.4	192^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.1%		85.8	313^th of 2159 public high schools	85.5%	121	57.8	42.9	57.2	74.4	74.4	49.5	49.5	$24,556	$24,218	$338
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	70	4	17.2	65.7%	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (82.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%		24	1602^nd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	490	0.0		0.0	12.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	$36,493	$33,746	$2,747
Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	173	9	18.6	67.1%	9 (5.2%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	10.7	1985^th of 2162 public high schools	8.2%		9.6	2093^rd of 2159 public high schools	3.1%	108	4.3		5.6	14.3	14.3	1.4	1.4	$38,294	$37,086	$1,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak High

What district is Live Oak High in?

Morgan Hill Unified

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak High?

Students at Live Oak High are 69% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Live Oak High a good school?

Live Oak High ranks 863^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Live Oak High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,101 students attended Live Oak High.

What schools feed into Live Oak High?

Live Oak High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
Elementary : Nordstrom Elementary
Elementary : Paradise Valley Engineering Academy
Elementary : San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy
Middle : Lewis H. Britton Middle

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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