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Live Oak High School

Public Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 92% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Live Oak High School is a public high school in Watson, Louisiana, serving 1,391 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Livingston Parish School District, which is ranked 14 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Live Oak High School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Louisiana with a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has demonstrated exceptional performance across various student subgroups, often placing in the top 25% of Louisiana high schools for female students, male students, and special education students. Live Oak High School maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.7% to 92.6%, and a very low dropout rate of 0.1% to 4.3% in recent years. The school consistently outperforms the Livingston Parish and Louisiana state averages on End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, with proficiency rates that are often 10-20 percentage points higher.

When compared to other high schools in the Livingston Parish district, such as Walker High School and Denham Springs High School, Live Oak High School consistently outperforms these schools on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. The school's performance is also impressive when compared to high schools in the neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as Broadmoor Senior High School, Arlington Preparatory Academy, and Glen Oaks Senior High School, which generally have lower test scores, graduation rates, and overall performance.

1,392

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,009

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35086 Old La Hwy 16
Watson, LA 70786

(225) 665-8858

District: Livingston Parish

Feeder schools for Live Oak High School:

Elementary:	Live Oak Elementary School
	North Live Oak Elementary School
	South Live Oak Elementary School
Middle:	Live Oak Junior High
	Live Oak Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

African American:

9.4%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (81% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Louisiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg61%

26^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Livingston Parish

14^th of 118Livingston 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	85.1	26 of 329	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	29 of 333	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	16 of 321	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	34 of 326	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	35 of 322	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	36 of 313	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	25 of 302	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	78.2	33 of 297	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	34 of 297	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	34 of 312	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	50 of 309	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	47 of 312	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	29 of 310	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	76.1	53 of 300	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	43 of 297	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	85 of 301	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	91 of 291	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.1	47 of 290	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	34 of 256	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	30 of 260	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	101 of 252	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	50 of 256	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	44 of 243	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	96 of 233	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	17 of 308	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	37 of 308	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	24 of 308	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	22 of 311	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	36 of 288	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	38 of 292	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	22 of 120	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	39 of 113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	15 of 107	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	12 of 103	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	9 of 92	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	24 of 323	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.4	37 of 328	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	20 of 321	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	47 of 285	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	54 of 301	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	39 of 313	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	27 of 315	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	15 of 306	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	29 of 301	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	38 of 292	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	34 of 291	88.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	15 of 170	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.7	44 of 165	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	3 of 138	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	14 of 139	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	67.1	28 of 135	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	40 of 245	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	35 of 248	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	32 of 250	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	45 of 245	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2024)55th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II86%+19 vs state

English I86%+17 vs state

Geometry80%+23 vs state

U.S. History78%+24 vs state

Biology73%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Live Oak High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)			LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Live Oak High School	Public	9-12	35086 Old La Hwy 16	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 665-8858	1,392	75	18.6	60.3%	1,124 (80.7%)	131 (9.4%)	96 (6.9%)	13 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (1.6%)	85.1	26^th of 329 public high schools	92.1%		85	29^th of 333 public high schools	91.3%	3									80.0	86.0	78.0	86.0	73.0	$11,009
Central High School	Public	9-12	10200 E Brookside	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-3438	1,529	101	15.0	50.9%	975 (63.8%)	371 (24.3%)	130 (8.5%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.4%)	67.1	97^th of 329 public high schools	70.5%		69.5	90^th of 333 public high schools	73.0%	7								65.0	76.0	69.0	63.0	71.0	73.0	$12,820
Denham Springs High School	Public	9-12	1000 North Range Avenue	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 665-8851	2,385	133	17.9	69.6%	1,373 (57.6%)	446 (18.7%)	496 (20.8%)	25 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (1.8%)	70.1	78^th of 329 public high schools	76.3%		67.7	100^th of 333 public high schools	70.0%	22								63.0	66.0	77.0	73.0	77.0	70.0	$11,801
Livingston Parish Literacy & Technology Center	Public	6-12	9261 Florida Blvd.	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-5268	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walker High School	Public	9-12	12646 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 664-4825	2,006	117	17.1	69.4%	1,309 (65.3%)	392 (19.5%)	218 (10.9%)	26 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (2.8%)	67.9	93^rd of 329 public high schools	71.7%		64.8	116^th of 333 public high schools	65.2%	23								65.0	72.0	73.0	65.0	73.0	70.0	$10,690
Belaire High School	Public	9-12	12121 Tams Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-1860	694	54	12.8	71.6%	13 (1.9%)	471 (67.9%)	198 (28.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4	314^th of 329 public high schools	4.6%		5.7	309^th of 333 public high schools	7.2%	5										24.0	24.0	29.0		$19,899
Northeast High School	Public	7-12	13700 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.	Pride	70770	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-5808	290	38	7.5	82.4%	27 (9.3%)	246 (84.8%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	18.4	267^th of 329 public high schools	18.8%		15.4	279^th of 333 public high schools	16.2%	12	48.0	18.0	32.0		49.0	35.0	41.0	38.0	50.0	44.0	26.0	46.0		$25,777
GEO Next Generation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2311 Sherwood Forest Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Next Generation High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 314-2044	478	20	24.1	71.8%	2 (0.4%)	409 (85.6%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	37.8	207^th of 329 public high schools	37.1%		29.6	239^th of 333 public high schools	28.2%	32								65.0		48.0	50.0	69.0	39.0	$17,470
Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9.0	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%		7.5	302^nd of 333 public high schools	9.3%	9	6.0			17.0		22.0		34.0	8.0	27.0	23.0	28.0	17.0	$22,927
Broadmoor Senior High School	Public	9-12	10100 Goodwood Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-1420	791	50	15.6	66.2%	33 (4.2%)	497 (62.8%)	216 (27.3%)	35 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5.7	307^th of 329 public high schools	6.7%		2.8	323^rd of 333 public high schools	3.0%	16								26.0		30.0	23.0	38.0		$17,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak High School

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak High School?

Students at Live Oak High School are 81% White, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Live Oak High School in?

Livingston Parish

What schools feed into Live Oak High School?

Live Oak High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Live Oak Elementary School
Elementary : North Live Oak Elementary School
Elementary : South Live Oak Elementary School
Middle : Live Oak Junior High
Middle : Live Oak Middle School

How many students attend Live Oak High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,392 students attended Live Oak High School.

Is Live Oak High School a good school?

Yes. Live Oak High School ranks in the top 7.9% of Louisiana high schools.

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