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Live Oak High School

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Live Oak High School ranks 49 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 85% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Live Oak High School in Watson, LA, is a large public high school serving 1,392 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district, which ranks in the top 13% of districts statewide. The school has a strong track record of academic excellence, consistently earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade and currently ranking 49th out of 325 Louisiana high schools (85th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. With a graduation rate of 94.3%—well above the state average of 85%—and a near-zero dropout rate, Live Oak stands out for its ability to help students succeed, even though over 60% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Live Oak significantly outperforms nearby schools in core subjects, particularly on End-of-Course LEAP tests. For example, its Geometry proficiency rate of 80% far exceeds Walker High School (64%), Denham Springs High School (70%), and Central High School (70%), and is 23 points above the state average. The school also leads in English I and II, U.S. History, and Biology, with proficiency rates often 10-20 points higher than its district peers. In contrast, schools in the neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as Belaire High School, have proficiency rates that are often 2-3 times lower—for instance, Live Oak’s English I proficiency of 81% is nearly four times Belaire’s 21%.

One of Live Oak’s most impressive strengths is its exceptional support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the top 7% of the state for this subgroup. The school also showed remarkable resilience after the pandemic, reducing its chronic absenteeism rate from a spike of 46.1% in 2020-2021 to just 14.5% in 2024-2025—now below the state average. While Algebra I proficiency (63%) is an area for growth, the school’s overall performance, including a top-15% ranking for multi-racial students, makes it a standout choice for families seeking a high-achieving, inclusive environment in the Livingston Parish area.

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 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg62%

49^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Livingston Parish

15^th of 116Livingston 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
2026	79.1	49 of 325	84.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.7	39 of 260	85.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.7	47 of 313	85.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.0	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	79.5	42 of 321	86.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.7	53 of 311	83.0%	★★★★☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	10 of 67	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	52 of 168	69.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	71.5	62 of 244	74.6%	★★★★☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile~ school

African American (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-26 vs school

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

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II82%+15 vs state

English I81%+15 vs state

Geometry80%+23 vs state

U.S. History76%+21 vs state

Biology76%+16 vs state

Algebra I63%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th 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 Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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%)	79.1	49^th of 325 public high schools	84.9%		85.1	26^th of 329 public high schools	92.1%	23											63.0	80.0	82.0	76.0	81.0	76.0	$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%)	66.6	104^th of 325 public high schools	68.0%		67.1	97^th of 329 public high schools	70.5%	7											73.0	70.0	71.0	63.0	60.0	71.0	$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%)	76.5	60^th of 325 public high schools	81.5%		70.1	78^th of 329 public high schools	76.3%	18											77.0	70.0	76.0	69.0	78.0	72.0	$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%)	69.8	90^th of 325 public high schools	72.3%		67.9	93^rd of 329 public high schools	71.7%	3											65.0	64.0	80.0	63.0	73.0	72.0	$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%)	4.2	314^th of 325 public high schools	3.4%		4	314^th of 329 public high schools	4.6%												25.0		23.0	27.0	21.0	21.0	$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%)	12.4	284^th of 325 public high schools	12.6%		18.4	267^th of 329 public high schools	18.8%	17		26.0	32.0		46.0	50.0	48.0	22.0	24.0	21.0	31.0	13.0	44.0	34.0	40.0	42.0	$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%)	33.3	218^th of 325 public high schools	32.9%		37.8	207^th of 329 public high schools	37.1%	11											56.0	44.0	63.0	28.0	68.0	40.0	$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%)	6.3	307^th of 325 public high schools	5.5%		4.2	311^th of 329 public high schools	5.5%	4	33.0	14.0	25.0	34.0	41.0	33.0	36.0				25.0	34.0	30.0		24.0		$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%)	9.4	292^nd of 325 public high schools	10.2%		5.7	307^th of 329 public high schools	6.7%	15											29.0	34.0	42.0	25.0	22.0	36.0	$17,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak High School

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

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.

How many students attend Live Oak High School?

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

What district is Live Oak High School in?

Livingston Parish

Is Live Oak High School a good school?

Live Oak High School ranks 49^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

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