Great Hearts Live Oak
Public school (charter) in Live Oak, Texas · Great Hearts Texas · Grades K–11
Great Hearts Live Oak serves 1,153 students in grades K–11 in Live Oak (Bexar County). It is one of 13 schools in Great Hearts Texas. By enrollment it is the 30th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 22 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 52.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–11 |
| District | Great Hearts Texas |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480144114026 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Great Hearts Texas | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,153 | 12,926 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 22 | 20 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.6% | 27.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Great Hearts Live Oak in context
Size
Great Hearts Live Oak is the 5th largest of Great Hearts Texas' 9 schools; its 1,153 students are 8.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 8.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 881; Great Hearts Live Oak is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 132 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 8, against an average of 96 per grade. This year grade 11 has 93% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 117). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 57.7% here and 40.3% across Great Hearts Texas. White students are next, at 29.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.5% across Great Hearts Texas and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 52.39 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,153 students, Great Hearts Live Oak has 22 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 1,153 students would have about 104.8 teachers, so Great Hearts Live Oak has 52.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Great Hearts Live Oak is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other school is Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio, 4.4 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. Within 10 miles there are 5 other schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.7% |
| White | 29.5% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.8% of students are girls and 48.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 117 |
| Grade 1 | 119 |
| Grade 2 | 118 |
| Grade 3 | 126 |
| Grade 4 | 130 |
| Grade 5 | 115 |
| Grade 6 | 132 |
| Grade 7 | 103 |
| Grade 8 | 91 |
| Grade 9 | 57 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7653 N Loop 1604 E, Live Oak, TX 78233
Phone: (210)888-9474
Website: texas.greatheartsamerica.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Great Hearts Live Oak. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 4.4 mi | 367 | 14.3 | 79.8% |
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | Great Hearts Texas | 5.5 mi | 1,430 | 19.2 | 15.7% |
| Founders Classical Academy of Schertz | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 7.2 mi | 774 | 15.4 | 31.4% |
| George Gervin Academy | George Gervin Academy | 8.0 mi | 793 | 22.5 | 100% |
| Great Hearts Online - TX | Great Hearts Texas | 9.0 mi | 968 | 28.4 | – |
| Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus | Southwest Preparatory School | 11.6 mi | 172 | 10.7 | 93% |
| Somerset Academy Collegiate | Somerset Academies of Texas | 12.5 mi | 1,080 | 19.6 | 74% |
| Advanced Learning Academy | San Antonio ISD | 13.7 mi | 1,087 | 15.7 | 46.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Great Hearts Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Arlington | Other | K–10 | 998 |
| Great Hearts Forest Heights | Other | K–11 | 1,335 |
| Great Hearts Invictus | Other | K–9 | 918 |
| Great Hearts Irving | Elementary | K–5 | 719 |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | High | 6–12 | 937 |
| Great Hearts Lakeside | Other | K–9 | 1,279 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista | Elementary | K–5 | 468 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista North | High | 6–12 | 476 |
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | Other | K–12 | 1,430 |
| Great Hearts Online - TX | Other | K–10 | 968 |
| Great Hearts Prairie View | Other | K–9 | 919 |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | Other | K–11 | 1,326 |