The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Live Oak Elementary School
Live Oak Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade and is part of the Lafayette Parish school system. It is a regular public school located on North University Avenue in Lafayette. For context, Lafayette is the economic and cultural center of southern Louisiana's Acadiana region, a mid-sized city with a mix of residential neighborhoods, a major university, and a diversified economy that has moved beyond its oil-and-gas roots into healthcare, technology, and retail. The school itself sits within that city, serving a mostly local attendance zone.
The student body is diverse in composition. A substantial majority of students are Black, followed by a sizable Hispanic population and a smaller share of white students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator that the school serves a primarily low-income community. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs or English learner status was not available.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, proficiency rates across subjects were below what many families will be looking for. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was modest. In science and social studies, the share was even lower. The school had a high participation rate on the tests, so the results reflect nearly the full student body. Compared with other schools in Lafayette Parish, Live Oak Elementary's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades was above the midpoint among the handful of schools for which this comparison was possible. That means that while the absolute percentages are low, the school's standing relative to some of its parish peers is not the weakest.
Because the school serves only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That is a function of the grade band, not a missing indicator.
The housing market in the zip code area around the school shows home values that are roughly in line with state-level figures and below the national median. Rents are moderate relative to incomes in the area. The national unemployment rate was low in the period covered, and the broader economic context in Lafayette is shaped by a stable mix of employers including the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Ochsner Health, CGI, and Amazon. The city is car-dependent, and the school is located along a major thoroughfare, so families should expect to drive for drop-off and pickup. The district itself did not have any recent notable changes publicly reported.
For a family considering Live Oak Elementary, the core takeaway is straightforward. This is a school where a high proportion of students come from low-income households, and the state test results show that the majority of students are not yet meeting the proficient benchmark in any subject. A parent considering this school would want to look into the specific academic supports in place, how the school addresses literacy and math foundations in the early grades, and what programs exist to accelerate students who are behind. The school's standing relative to other Lafayette Parish elementary schools offers a modest point of reference, but the absolute performance levels are the more meaningful measure. The lack of available data on special education and English learner programs is also something a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
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