Live Oak’s public schools score below 59% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Live Oak, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Live Oak’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 637 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Live Oak’s, its schools beat 35%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Judson Independent spends $13,460 per student and North East Independent $13,459, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Great Hearts Live Oak is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Live Oak’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Texas school districts, #403 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Live Oak, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Kindergarten in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
1st grade in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
2nd grade in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
3rd grade in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
4th grade in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
5th grade in Live Oak · depends on your address
Crestview El
Grades PK–5 · 578 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
Franz Leadership Academy
Grades PK–5 · 322 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in San Antonio
9th grade in Live Oak
Judson Early College Academy
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Live Oak
Judson Early College Academy
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Live Oak
Judson Early College Academy
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Live Oak
Judson Early College Academy
Grades 9–12 · 438 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Live Oak runs its own schools through grade 12 (Judson Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the North East Independent School District, shared with Balcones Heights, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, San Antonio, Terrell Hills and Windcrest. Its middle school is in San Antonio. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Live Oak
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Live Oak vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Live Oak’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | C+ | Judson Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
| San Antonio | B− | Northside Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
| Selma | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| Universal City | C | Judson Independent PK–12 · Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent PK–12 |
| Converse | C− | Judson Independent |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Judson Independent with Live Oak for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Live Oak
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Cibolo Creek Middle and New El).
Questions about Live Oak’s schools
Are Live Oak’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Live Oak children attend score below 59% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #403 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Live Oak in?
Two districts: Judson Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and North East Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Balcones Heights, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, San Antonio, Terrell Hills and Windcrest.
Where do Live Oak kids go to high school?
Judson Early College Academy, with 438 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Live Oak’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in North East Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Live Oak spend per student?
$13,460 in Judson Independent School District and $13,459 in North East Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Live Oak families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.