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Live Oak Elementary School

Q: Is Live Oak Elementary School a good school?

Live Oak Elementary School ranks 475 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Live Oak Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 570 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District, which is ranked 27th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Live Oak Elementary School's performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally lower than the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 53% at Live Oak, compared to 69% for Lafayette Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 57% at Live Oak, compared to 74% for Lafayette Parish and 70% for Louisiana. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, but African American and low socioeconomic status students performing significantly worse.

Compared to nearby schools in the Lafayette Parish School District, such as L. Leo Judice Elementary, Myrtle Place Elementary, and J. Wallace James Elementary, Live Oak Elementary School generally underperforms in academic achievement, with lower LEAP test scores and lower rankings within the state. These nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more advantaged student population.

520

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,383

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3020 N University Ave
Lafayette, LA 70507

(337) 521-7730

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Live Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carencro Middle School
High:	Carencro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (55% vs 65% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Louisiana average

!Near the bottom of Lafayette Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

475^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 118Lafayette Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	475 of 666	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	416 of 675	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	441 of 730	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	465 of 727	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	511 of 729	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	548 of 731	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	675 of 728	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	539 of 739	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.3	497 of 742	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	546 of 792	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	495 of 777	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	609 of 772	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	590 of 764	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.5	437 of 766	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	429 of 736	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	444 of 738	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	538 of 743	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	545 of 725	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	363 of 501	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	299 of 509	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	319 of 570	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	263 of 562	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	335 of 564	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	411 of 559	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	498 of 547	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	82.7	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	491 of 633	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	418 of 635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	451 of 705	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	495 of 701	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	478 of 705	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	485 of 684	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	65 of 207	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	69 of 189	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	53 of 233	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	60 of 220	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	35.2	136 of 202	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	479 of 661	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	392 of 674	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	419 of 723	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	451 of 724	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	482 of 719	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	536 of 697	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	602 of 682	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	433 of 641	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	403 of 651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	402 of 713	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	437 of 712	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	481 of 704	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	520 of 696	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	121 of 241	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.1	314 of 333	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	66.1	180 of 518	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	311 of 517	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	384 of 522	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	282 of 517	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	365 of 516	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+40 vs school

White (2023)65th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%-13 vs state

Mathematics53%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Live Oak Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							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	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 N University Ave	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7730	520	32	16.0	81.9%	73 (14.0%)	345 (66.3%)	91 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	33	475^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.7%		41.9	416^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.4%	59	49.0	56.0	56.0			53.0	49.0	62.0	60.0				57.0	$15,383
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tee Ma Road	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7640	705	50	14.0	69.1%	157 (22.3%)	311 (44.1%)	209 (29.6%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	35.8	451^st of 666 public elementary schools	32.3%		49.2	369^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.3%	82	59.0	57.0	53.0			55.0	56.0	57.0	59.0				57.0	$14,889
Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 East Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7670	604	42	14.3	85.3%	71 (11.8%)	488 (80.8%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	51.6	350^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.4%		74.6	178^th of 675 public elementary schools	73.6%	172	56.0	67.0				61.0		77.0	64.0				71.0	$14,604
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	77.1	158^th of 666 public elementary schools	76.3%		79.7	137^th of 675 public elementary schools	79.7%	21		84.0	66.0			77.0	74.0	82.0	80.0				78.0	$13,280
Ossun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rue Scholastique	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7770	498	28	17.8	79.3%	174 (34.9%)	211 (42.4%)	90 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	72.8	192^nd of 666 public elementary schools	71.2%		59.3	295^th of 675 public elementary schools	56.3%	103	76.0	75.0				74.0	69.0	80.0					76.0	$14,223
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1210 West Willow Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7810	331	26	12.9	79.2%	70 (21.1%)	208 (62.8%)	45 (13.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$18,200
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	442	30	14.6	94.3%	15 (3.4%)	403 (91.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18.4	578^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.2%		17.7	583^rd of 675 public elementary schools	13.6%	5	43.0	49.0	33.0			43.0	42.0	58.0	54.0				51.0	$17,931
Willow Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1818 Northeast Evangeline Thro	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Willow Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 954-6377	605	18	34.4	98.2%	24 (4.0%)	550 (90.9%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	348^th of 666 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.8	357^th of 675 public elementary schools	47.1%	9	60.0	66.0	69.0	66.0	71.0	68.0	57.0	68.0	66.0	68.0	78.0	82.0	70.0	$15,944
J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	424	30	14.3	94.3%	13 (3.1%)	384 (90.6%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	24.9	529^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.2	578^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.4%	49	46.0	54.0	38.0			47.0	51.0	49.0	64.0				54.0	$15,316
Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	384	21	18.0	30.2%	284 (74.0%)	78 (20.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	94.6	20^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.0%		96	12^th of 675 public elementary schools	98.2%	8	93.0		91.0			95.0	93.0	92.0	94.0				93.0	$15,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Elementary School

How many students attend Live Oak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Live Oak Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Live Oak Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carencro Middle School
High : Carencro High School

Is Live Oak Elementary School a good school?

Live Oak Elementary School ranks 475^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Live Oak Elementary School in?

Lafayette Parish

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Elementary School?

Students at Live Oak Elementary School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races.

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