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Live Oak Junior High

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Live Oak Junior High ranks 50 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Live Oak Junior High in Watson, LA, is a high-performing school serving 654 students in grades 7-8 within the highly-ranked Livingston Parish district. The school has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 11% of middle schools statewide, with exceptional academic performance across all core subjects—79% proficient in math, 87% in English Language Arts, and 81% in social studies—significantly outpacing nearby schools like Southside Junior High School (61% math, 70% ELA) and Walker Junior High (46% math, 79% ELA).

One of the school's standout strengths is its remarkable support for students from low-income backgrounds, with economically disadvantaged students ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide—a notable achievement given that nearly 69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school also excels for male students (91st percentile) and African American students (90th percentile), demonstrating effective strategies that close opportunity gaps. Additionally, Live Oak Junior High has shown rapid improvement, climbing from the 79th percentile to the 89th percentile in state rankings over the past few years, outpacing gains at comparable schools like North Corbin Junior High School and Denham Springs Junior High School.

A compelling story of turnaround is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which spiked to 39.5% in 2023-2024 but dramatically dropped to 14.6% in 2024-2025—now well below the state average of 22.5% and only slightly above the district average. This improvement highlights effective interventions that brought students back to class. The school also benefits from a strong feeder relationship with Live Oak Middle School (grades 5-6), located just 0.68 miles away, with nearly identical academic profiles (79% vs. 77% math, 87% vs. 87% ELA), ensuring a seamless transition for students. While overall math scores are excellent, a 13-point drop from 7th to 8th grade (84% to 71%) is worth monitoring to ensure continued growth.

654

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,422

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35086 HWY 16 Spur
Watson, LA 70786

(225) 667-4195

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Live Oak Junior High usually attend:

High:

Live Oak High School

Feeder schools for Live Oak Junior High:

Elementary:	Live Oak Elementary School
	North Live Oak Elementary School
	South Live Oak Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

African American:

10.1%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Louisiana middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

50^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From top 18% (2019) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle 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	88.0	50 of 452	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	89 of 447	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	96 of 449	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	79 of 465	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	61 of 460	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	59 of 459	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	81 of 449	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	33 of 344	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	29 of 344	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	63 of 333	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	30 of 360	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	37 of 360	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	41 of 352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	137 of 338	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	48 of 434	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	96 of 415	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	107 of 415	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	89 of 444	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	71 of 441	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	69 of 441	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	72 of 418	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	23 of 178	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	25 of 155	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	51 of 152	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	68 of 163	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	64 of 163	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	6 of 128	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	35 of 450	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	61 of 437	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	80 of 444	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	96 of 459	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	66 of 458	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	80 of 455	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	124 of 430	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	38 of 435	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	50 of 414	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	67 of 426	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	73 of 443	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	51 of 442	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	57 of 442	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	87 of 418	79.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	46 of 225	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	60 of 175	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	53 of 206	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	114 of 206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.2	20 of 210	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	38 of 202	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	56 of 338	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	119 of 316	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	110 of 320	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	99 of 352	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	84 of 362	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	87 of 358	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	93 of 350	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

African American (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)48th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts87%+17 vs state

Social Studies81%+26 vs state

Mathematics79%+17 vs state

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by a student
Friday, May 8, 2020

Very good school, the teachers will help you as much as they can and make you succeed in their class. Excellent academic wise. Social factors are discounted. :( Close Quote

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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 English I (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	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 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Live Oak Junior High	Public	7-8	35086 HWY 16 Spur	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-4195	654	40	16.2	68.7%	524 (80.1%)	66 (10.1%)	39 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	88	50^th of 452 public middle schools	88.9%		79.9	89^th of 447 public middle schools	80.1%	39		84.0	71.0	79.0		87.0	86.0	87.0			76.0	88.0	81.0			$11,422
Live Oak Middle School	Public	5-6	8444 Cecil Drive	Watson	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-3211	672	37	17.9	67.7%	548 (81.5%)	60 (8.9%)	38 (5.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)								(n/a)	82.0			77.0	89.0			87.0	69.0	61.0			65.0			$10,776
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12656 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-2237	1,012	73	13.8	55.9%	668 (66.0%)	200 (19.8%)	91 (9.0%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.8%)	69.6	143^rd of 452 public middle schools	68.4%		77.7	102^nd of 447 public middle schools	77.2%	41	78.0	71.0	61.0	72.0	79.0	71.0	78.0	76.0		61.0	59.0	72.0	65.0		100.0	$13,105
Denham Springs Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Hatchell Lane	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8898	811	49	16.3	74.2%	456 (56.2%)	126 (15.5%)	186 (22.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	83.3	70^th of 452 public middle schools	84.5%		77.4	105^th of 447 public middle schools	76.5%	35	84.0	80.0	67.0	78.0	85.0	84.0	79.0	83.0		71.0	76.0	78.0	75.0			$11,385
Westside Junior High School	Public	6-8	12615 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8259	397	30	13.4	75.3%	252 (63.5%)	58 (14.6%)	71 (17.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	74.6	121^st of 452 public middle schools	73.2%		75.7	113^th of 447 public middle schools	74.7%	8	74.0	76.0	67.0	73.0	79.0	80.0	83.0	80.0		48.0	70.0	79.0	66.0			$11,845
North Corbin Junior High School	Public	6-8	32725 North Corbin Road	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 686-2038	624	36	17.4	70.0%	459 (73.6%)	93 (14.9%)	43 (6.9%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	83	71^st of 452 public middle schools	84.3%		81.6	78^th of 447 public middle schools	82.6%	7	81.0	79.0	72.0	78.0	89.0	84.0	84.0	85.0		67.0	68.0	75.0	69.0			$11,204
Walker Junior High	Public	6-8	13443 Burgess Ave.	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 664-0243	508	32	16.0	82.1%	243 (47.8%)	165 (32.5%)	76 (15.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	53.9	222^nd of 452 public middle schools	50.9%		39.3	283^rd of 447 public middle schools	36.7%	61	52.0	49.0	37.0	46.0	83.0	73.0	78.0	79.0		53.0	59.0	70.0	61.0	100.0		$11,012
Southside Junior High School	Public	6-8	26535 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4221	536	31	17.4	78.4%	243 (45.3%)	97 (18.1%)	169 (31.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	54.9	216^th of 452 public middle schools	52.2%		58	191^st of 447 public middle schools	57.3%	25	72.0	61.0	46.0	61.0	76.0	70.0	66.0	70.0		51.0	62.0	60.0	57.0			$12,354
Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	3760 Aletha Drive	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-6650	445	47	9.4	74.4%	9 (2.0%)	306 (68.8%)	116 (26.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	8.7	423^rd of 452 public middle schools	6.4%		3.1	436^th of 447 public middle schools	2.5%	13	32.0	31.0	33.0	32.0	35.0	40.0	49.0	41.0		16.0	32.0	38.0	28.0			$20,679
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	5905 Groom Rd	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	155	6	25.8	85.8%	7 (4.5%)	127 (81.9%)	18 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)																$17,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Junior High

Is Live Oak Junior High a good school?

Live Oak Junior High ranks 50^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Live Oak Junior High in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend Live Oak Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Live Oak Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Junior High?

Students at Live Oak Junior High are 80% White, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Live Oak Junior High attend?

Students who attend Live Oak Junior High usually go on to attend Live Oak High School

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