For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 163 students in Live Oak Elementary School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public charter schools in California.
Public Charter School in Live Oak Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the California public charter school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public charter school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,300 Schools
# Students
1,673 Students
711,386 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
31,394 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Live Oak Elementary School District, which is ranked #669 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#666 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)36%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
29%
Graduation Rate
(15-16)80-89%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.65
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
3%
7%
% Hispanic
55%
53%
% Black
2%
7%
% White
35%
25%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,121 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,262 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,121
$19,974
Spending / Student
$16,262
$18,396
Best Live Oak Elementary School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tierra Pacifica Charter
Charter School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
986 Bostwick Ln.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 462-9404
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 462-9404
Grades: K-8
| 163 students
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