Live Oak Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Buda, Texas
Live Oak Academy in Buda, Texas enrolled 184 students in 2024-25 with 11.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
200 students in 2022-23, 194 students in 2023-24, 184 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.4 to 11.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 200 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| 2024-25 | 184 | 11.9 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 250 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Live Oak Academy enrolled 250 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 250 of the 250 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent66.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.8% of students were Hispanic, 20.1% White, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic72.8%
- White20.1%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Black2.7%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Live Oak Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | 42% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
75-79% of the 173 students in Live Oak Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 75‑79% | 90% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 173 | 1,728 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Buda
4 public high schools in Buda report 2024-25 enrollment; Live Oak Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School | 2,870 | 19.7 | 27.1% |
| Jack C Hays High School | 2,304 | 18.0 | 28.8% |
| Live Oak Academy | 184 | 15.5 | 42.9% |
| Alter Impact Ctr | 70 | 2.0 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Live Oak Academy
- Jack C Hays High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 2,304 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Idea Kyle College PreparatoryThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 681 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Live Oak Academy with Jack C Hays High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hays CISD spends per student$11,289 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,289
- The largest public schools in TexasLive Oak Academy is the number 1,364 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,364 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Live Oak Academy
How many students attend Live Oak Academy?
184 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 200 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Buda, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Live Oak Academy?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Live Oak Academy a Title I school?
Live Oak Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Live Oak Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Live Oak Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Live Oak Academy?
75-79% of the 173 students in Live Oak Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Live Oak Academy in?
Hays CISD, NCES district ID 4800010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480001008835 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.