Live Oak Academy
Public high school in Buda, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades 9–12
Live Oak Academy serves 184 students in grades 9–12 in Buda (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 1381st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 11.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hays CISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001008835 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hays CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 184 | 24,330 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 44.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Live Oak Academy in context
Size
Live Oak Academy is the 4th largest of Hays CISD's 5 high schools; its 184 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,216; Live Oak Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 115 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 3, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 12 has 3,733% more students than grade 9 (115 against 3). 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: 72.8% here and 66.3% across Hays CISD. White students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.6% across Hays CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 11.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 184 students, Live Oak Academy has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 184 students would have about 13.1 teachers, so Live Oak Academy has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Live Oak Academy is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. Jack C Hays High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high schools, 5 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 | 72.8% |
| White | 20.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 47 |
| Grade 12 | 115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4820 Jack C Hays Trl, Buda, TX 78610
Phone: (512)268-8462
Website: hayscisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Live Oak Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack C Hays High School | Hays CISD | 0.1 mi | 2,304 | 18 | 34.8% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 681 | 15.7 | 63.7% |
| Lehman High School | Hays CISD | 3.5 mi | 2,128 | 17 | 56.2% |
| Alternative Impact Center | Hays CISD | 4.5 mi | 70 | 2 | 58.6% |
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School | Hays CISD | 4.8 mi | 2,870 | 19.7 | 33.4% |
| Akins Early College High School | Austin ISD | 9.8 mi | 2,421 | 15.7 | 63.8% |
| Bowie High School | Austin ISD | 11.0 mi | 2,876 | 17.6 | 14% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 11.2 mi | 689 | 17.1 | 85.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.