Is Luther Elementary a good school?

Luther Elementary ranks 1822 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Luther Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 837 students attended Luther Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Luther Elementary?

Students at Luther Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 24% White, 11% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Luther Elementary attend?

Students who attend Luther Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Live Oak Middle High : Live Oak High

Luther Elementary

Summary:

Luther Elementary is a public elementary school located in Live Oak, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 784 students. It is part of the Live Oak Unified School District, which is ranked 706 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Luther Elementary consistently outperforms the Live Oak Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Luther Elementary's ELA proficiency rate was 53.46%, compared to 51.03% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Luther Elementary's proficiency rate was 50.79%, compared to 36.49% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also has a strong track record of supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) and special education student populations, ranking highly among California elementary schools in these areas.

Despite serving a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, with 75.89% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Luther Elementary's low-SES students perform well, ranking 1,137 out of 5,511 California elementary schools in 2023-2024. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.5% in 2018-2019 to 26.2% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools, Encinal Elementary outperforms Luther Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, but Luther Elementary still performs better than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

10123 Connecticut Ave.
Live Oak, CA 95953-2001

(530) 695-5450

District: Live Oak Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1822^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,301

Students who attend Luther Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Live Oak Middle
High:	Live Oak High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 837

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

White:

23.9%

Asian:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Luther Elementary ranks better than 68.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.1%), White (23.9%), Asian (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Luther Elementary is 21.2. (See more...)

Compare Luther Elementary employs 39.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Luther Elementary is $6,301.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Luther Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Luther Elementary 1822^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Luther Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Live Oak Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Live Oak Unified 706^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Luther Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.73	3889^th	4809	19.1%
2005	30.21	3262^nd	4822	32.4%
2006	32.76	3124^th	4818	35.2%
2007	28.02	3707^th	5113	27.5%
2008	23.49	4082^nd	5113	20.2%
2009	27.60	3875^th	5193	25.4%
2010	42.23	3046^th	5314	42.7%
2011	35.23	3597^th	5377	33.1%
2012	34.79	3607^th	5390	33.1%
2013	24.95	4402^nd	5530	20.4%
2015	34.92	3334^th	5611	40.6%
2016	47.93	2612^th	5614	53.5%
2017	51.31	2479^th	5692	56.4%
2018	56.17	2227^th	5662	60.7%
2019	59.24	2113^th	5789	63.5%
2022	48.76	2593^rd	5883	55.9%
2023	52.09	2431^st	5874	58.6%
2024	64.88	1822^nd	5862	68.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.91	1398^th	3246	56.9%
2022	71.14	468^th	3311	85.9%
2023	77.67	306^th	3250	90.6%
2024	80.31	239^th	3160	92.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.93	1431^st	2420	40.9%
2024	78.94	365^th	2634	86.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.97	987^th	5084	80.6%
2019	80.70	680^th	5173	86.9%
2022	58.44	1772^nd	5264	66.3%
2023	58.91	1809^th	5374	66.3%
2024	72.92	1137^th	5511	79.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.88	2550^th	5413	52.9%
2019	56.56	2140^th	5492	61.0%
2022	41.40	2911^th	5635	48.3%
2023	48.25	2507^th	5617	55.4%
2024	63.54	1777^th	5605	68.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.13	624^th	2128	70.7%
2019	65.73	584^th	2585	77.4%
2022	58.01	635^th	2227	71.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.07	1881^st	5431	65.4%
2019	59.76	1966^th	5510	64.3%
2022	54.46	2220^th	5663	60.8%
2023	54.62	2198^th	5650	61.1%
2024	63.90	1796^th	5636	68.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.84	771^st	1071	28.0%
2019	36.45	847^th	1149	26.3%
2022	2.55	1115^th	1154	3.4%
2023	31.45	907^th	1190	23.8%
2024	29.21	936^th	1203	22.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.70	1854^th	4830	61.6%
2019	64.31	1442^nd	4963	70.9%
2022	61.03	1582^nd	5084	68.9%
2023	60.58	1631^st	5098	68.0%
2024	71.37	1125^th	5102	77.9%

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Rank History for White students at Luther Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.55	1701^st	2737	37.9%
2019	39.43	1872^nd	2834	33.9%
2022	40.27	1734^th	2726	36.4%
2023	35.99	1833^rd	2662	31.1%
2024	61.04	1094^th	2647	58.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Luther Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	248	2	44	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	462
1989	255	3	46	190	4	n/a	n/a	0	498
1990	291	2	51	189	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	312	0	71	196	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
1992	300	1	75	217	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1993	293	0	79	250	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1994	289	0	85	271	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
1995	299	2	79	311	3	n/a	n/a	0	694
1996	299	2	79	311	3	n/a	n/a	0	694
1997	300	1	87	340	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
1998	278	2	82	370	0	n/a	n/a	0	732
1999	268	1	83	383	3	n/a	n/a	0	738
2000	229	4	85	389	3	n/a	n/a	0	710
2001	201	3	83	399	3	n/a	n/a	4	693
2002	162	2	77	400	8	n/a	n/a	8	657
2003	162	2	77	400	8	n/a	n/a	8	657
2004	147	3	73	402	11	n/a	n/a	37	673
2005	155	3	65	379	6	n/a	n/a	43	651
2006	149	3	59	349	5	n/a	n/a	44	609
2007	145	4	61	367	5	n/a	n/a	47	629
2008	146	5	69	381	10	n/a	n/a	0	611
2009	147	3	66	388	11	3	46	0	664
2010	166	5	76	410	11	3	2	0	673
2011	132	2	71	413	11	4	2	0	635
2012	141	1	71	427	6	3	4	0	653
2013	138	1	53	417	3	3	6	0	621
2014	163	2	59	399	5	1	4	0	633
2015	169	3	64	401	4	1	4	0	646
2016	173	0	65	393	5	0	3	0	639
2017	166	1	72	389	5	0	6	0	639
2018	172	2	68	388	7	0	6	0	643
2019	162	5	64	374	5	1	6	0	617
2020	171	6	71	369	4	3	5	0	629
2021	169	5	68	374	8	3	2	0	629
2022	185	14	82	461	7	1	5	0	755
2023	188	17	72	492	7	1	7	0	784
2024	200	21	92	511	7	1	5	0	837

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Luther Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	20.0	23.1	n/a
1989	498	20.4	24.4	n/a
1990	535	25.4	21.0	n/a
1991	581	25.6	22.6	n/a
1992	594	26.0	22.8	77.1
1993	622	25.6	24.3	83
1994	645	29.7	21.7	79.2
1995	694	30.8	22.5	82.6
1996	694	30.8	22.5	82.6
1997	728	34.7	21.0	84.6
1998	732	36.9	19.8	87.3
1999	738	41.4	17.8	80.4
2000	710	40.4	17.6	15.5
2001	693	37.4	18.5	87.5
2002	657	35.0	18.8	90.8
2003	657	35.0	18.8	90.8
2004	673	34.0	19.8	87.4
2005	651	34.6	18.8	89.6
2006	609	31.0	19.6	86.4
2007	629	30.0	21.0	87.6
2008	611	36.0	17.0	86.7
2009	664	33.0	19.0	82.1
2010	673	33.0	20.3	85
2011	635	n/a	n/a	88
2012	653	25.0	26.1	n/a
2013	621	25.0	24.8	83.3
2014	633	26.0	24.3	82.5
2015	646	26.0	24.8	83.1
2016	639	28.0	22.8	85.9
2017	639	28.0	22.8	81.5
2018	643	29.0	22.1	86.9
2019	617	29.0	21.2	83.8
2020	629	n/a	n/a	82
2021	629	28.0	22.4	76.8
2022	755	36.0	20.9	74.6
2023	784	36.3	21.5	75.9
2024	837	39.3	21.2	81.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Luther Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	20.0	23.1	n/a
1989	498	20.4	24.4	n/a
1990	535	25.4	21.0	n/a
1991	581	25.6	22.6	n/a
1992	594	26.0	22.8	77.1
1993	622	25.6	24.3	83
1994	645	29.7	21.7	79.2
1995	694	30.8	22.5	82.6
1996	694	30.8	22.5	82.6
1997	728	34.7	21.0	84.6
1998	732	36.9	19.8	87.3
1999	738	41.4	17.8	80.4
2000	710	40.4	17.6	15.5
2001	693	37.4	18.5	87.5
2002	657	35.0	18.8	90.8
2003	657	35.0	18.8	90.8
2004	673	34.0	19.8	87.4
2005	651	34.6	18.8	89.6
2006	609	31.0	19.6	86.4
2007	629	30.0	21.0	87.6
2008	611	36.0	17.0	86.7
2009	664	33.0	19.0	82.1
2010	673	33.0	20.3	85
2011	635	n/a	n/a	88
2012	653	25.0	26.1	n/a
2013	621	25.0	24.8	83.3
2014	633	26.0	24.3	82.5
2015	646	26.0	24.8	83.1
2016	639	28.0	22.8	85.9
2017	639	28.0	22.8	81.5
2018	643	29.0	22.1	86.9
2019	617	29.0	21.2	83.8
2020	629	n/a	n/a	82
2021	629	28.0	22.4	76.8
2022	755	36.0	20.9	74.6
2023	784	36.3	21.5	75.9
2024	837	39.3	21.2	81.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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