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Live Oak Academy

Public Grades 9-12

1634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 19% of Texas high schools

Summary

Live Oak Academy in Buda, TX, is a small alternative high school serving 184 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. Located just 0.1 miles from the much larger Jack C. Hays High School, Live Oak Academy has historically struggled with academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past decade. However, the most recent data shows a slight uptick to the 19th percentile, suggesting a potential turnaround.

The most significant differentiator is the school's dramatically lower academic achievement on STAAR End-of-Course exams compared to nearby schools. In 2025-2026, only 33.3% of students were proficient in Algebra I versus 58.7% district-wide, and 0% were proficient in English I Reading compared to 62% in the district. The school also has a lower graduation rate (88.3% in 2023-2024) than Jack C. Hays High School (94.8%) and a dropout rate of 2.8%, nearly three times the district average. Despite these challenges, the school offers a smaller student-teacher ratio (15.4:1) than larger district high schools like Moe and Gene Johnson High School (19.6:1), which could allow for more individualized attention.

Interestingly, while overall performance remains low, specific student subgroups have shown exceptional recent gains. Special Education students ranked in the 79th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic leap from the 5th percentile just one year prior. Gifted and Talented students ranked in the 95th percentile in 2024-2025, and English Language Learners improved from the 4th percentile to the 46th percentile. The school's per-student spending ($11,084) is higher than nearby traditional high schools, indicating that resources are being directed toward specialized support for its at-risk population. This pattern suggests that Live Oak Academy may be effectively serving its most vulnerable students even as average performance lags, making it a school to watch for potential continued improvement.

184

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,360

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4820 Jack C Hays Trl
Buda, TX 78610

(512) 268-8462

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

White:

20.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English I Reading scores 55 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg66%

Texas avg62%

1,634^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District

437^th of 951Hays Consolidated Independent School District among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	1634 of 2009	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1543 of 1974	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1775 of 1990	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1737 of 1961	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1611 of 1876	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1709 of 1861	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1626 of 1857	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	930 of 1797	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1212 of 1777	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1509 of 1762	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1420 of 1743	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	1220 of 1734	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1347 of 1652	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	1512 of 1672	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1378 of 1568	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1207 of 1539	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1303 of 1510	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1307 of 1497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1226 of 1430	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.8	941 of 1429	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.6	1153 of 1427	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	84.9	106 of 1065	90.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	1273 of 1837	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1553 of 1829	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1604 of 1810	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	917 of 1784	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	651 of 1195	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1082 of 1153	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1377 of 1437	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1275 of 1371	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1243 of 1278	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1037 of 1195	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1044 of 1136	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	956 of 1113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1634 of 1936	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1355 of 1504	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1764 of 1880	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1715 of 1891	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1628 of 1841	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1614 of 1815	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1674 of 1798	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1164 of 1781	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	44 of 964	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	5.5	1131 of 1172	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	307 of 1137	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1540 of 1860	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1353 of 1453	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1730 of 1805	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1709 of 1820	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1585 of 1762	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1686 of 1743	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1621 of 1714	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1082 of 1691	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1254 of 1937	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1401 of 1513	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1779 of 1884	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1709 of 1897	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1657 of 1847	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1802 of 1848	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1677 of 1818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1040 of 1794	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1507 of 1954	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1405 of 1515	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1753 of 1891	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1687 of 1913	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1526 of 1853	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1709 of 1840	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1519 of 1824	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	589 of 1803	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	339 of 1581	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	13.9	1228 of 1299	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1445 of 1548	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1469 of 1478	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.5	510 of 1418	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.7	1347 of 1357	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	1065 of 1584	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	930 of 1294	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1495 of 1556	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	897 of 1576	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1214 of 1525	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	774 of 1510	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1250 of 1526	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	558 of 1539	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile+74 vs school

African American (2024)90th percentile+79 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History51%-19 vs state

English II Reading43%-17 vs state

Algebra I33%-21 vs state

Biology22%-48 vs state

English I Reading0%-55 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Live Oak Academy	Public	9-12	4820 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8462	184	12	15.4	49.5%	37 (20.1%)	5 (2.7%)	134 (72.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	21.6	1634^th of 2009 public high schools	18.7%		23.9	1543^rd of 1974 public high schools	21.8%	91	33.3	22.2	0.0	43.2	51.0								$12,360
Jack C Hays High School	Public	9-12	4800 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-2911	2,304	128	17.9	34.8%	665 (28.9%)	97 (4.2%)	1,401 (60.8%)	41 (1.8%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	90 (3.9%)	59.9	687^th of 2009 public high schools	65.8%		61	646^th of 1974 public high schools	67.3%	41	44.3	74.6	66.3	65.1	72.6								$8,622
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	640 Philomena Dr	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4300	681	43	15.6	63.7%	69 (10.1%)	32 (4.7%)	562 (82.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55	820^th of 2009 public high schools	59.2%					(n/a)	37.4	63.1	81.6	81.4	82.3	58.2	67.5	60.8	33.0	51.8		30.4	$11,078
Lehman High School	Public	9-12	1700 Lehman Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8454	2,128	125	17.0	56.2%	227 (10.7%)	103 (4.8%)	1,741 (81.8%)	18 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.5%)	48.3	989^th of 2009 public high schools	50.8%		43.3	1077^th of 1974 public high schools	45.4%	88	37.2	69.3	54.6	57.2	70.4								$8,579
Alter Impact Center	Public	6-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	70	35	1.9	58.6%	6 (8.6%)	4 (5.7%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	8.2	1823^rd of 2009 public high schools	9.3%		12.1	1747^th of 1974 public high schools	11.5%	76	0.0	39.3	21.9	33.3	26.7	37.5	7.7	5.6	12.5	0.0	5.6	0.0	$23,801
Moe And Gene Johnson High School	Public	9-12	4260 Ranch Rd 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8512	2,870	146	19.6	33.4%	917 (32.0%)	83 (2.9%)	1,739 (60.6%)	44 (1.5%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (2.9%)	62.9	597^th of 2009 public high schools	70.3%		65.2	547^th of 1974 public high schools	72.3%	50	48.6	79.0	66.5	67.9	72.8								$7,067
Akins Early College High School	Public	9-12	10701 S 1st St	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9900	2,421	154	15.6	63.8%	244 (10.1%)	149 (6.2%)	1,913 (79.0%)	46 (1.9%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	57 (2.4%)	32.7	1424^th of 2009 public high schools	29.1%		29.6	1406^th of 1974 public high schools	28.8%	18	20.6	56.5	44.8	47.4	68.7								$9,898
Bowie High School	Public	9-12	4103 W Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-5247	2,876	164	17.5	14.0%	1,617 (56.2%)	72 (2.5%)	891 (31.0%)	136 (4.7%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	147 (5.1%)	81.9	173^rd of 2009 public high schools	91.4%		81.8	186^th of 1974 public high schools	90.6%	13	56.7	89.5	84.1	83.9	89.9								$7,831
Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1700 E Slaughter Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4200	689	40	17.0	85.2%	49 (7.1%)	44 (6.4%)	573 (83.2%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	17.4	1687^th of 2009 public high schools	16.0%		21.2	1583^rd of 1974 public high schools	19.8%	104	16.0	50.0	31.4	40.9	52.4	38.7	48.8	41.0	35.9	34.1		15.3	$11,313
Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education	Public	9-12	121 De Zavala Dr	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 393-6932	55	4	13.7	87.3%	5 (9.1%)	2 (3.6%)	47 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	4.2	1902^nd of 2009 public high schools	5.3%					(n/a)			22.2	14.3	26.3								$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Academy

Is Live Oak Academy a good school?

Live Oak Academy ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Live Oak Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Live Oak Academy.

What district is Live Oak Academy in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Academy?

Students at Live Oak Academy are 73% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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