Livingston Parish School District

Livingston Parish School District serves 27,843 students across 44 schools in Louisiana. With 43 ranked schools averaging 6.4 out of 10, the district occupies a solid middle tier — consistent performance distributed across a large student population.

The district's five highest-rated schools carry the clearest signal for parents. South Live Oak Elementary leads at 8.0 out of 10, tied with Live Oak Junior High and Walker Junior High — both also 8.0. Three schools sharing the district ceiling in a 44-school system is worth noting. North Live Oak Elementary (7.7) and Live Oak Elementary (7.6) round out the top five. All five sit above the 6.4 district average, and four carry the Live Oak name, pointing to a coherent feeder pattern that holds its ratings from elementary through middle school.

That elementary-to-middle continuity matters. Many districts see scores erode at the transition. Livingston Parish's Live Oak feeder — from Live Oak Elementary into Live Oak Junior High, both rated above 7.5 — holds its ground. For parents zoned outside those schools, the 6.4 district average represents a functional baseline, though the spread between the top tier and the broader field is worth mapping before choosing where to settle. The concentration of high performers in one feeder cluster means attendance zone research pays off here.

At 27,843 students, Livingston Parish operates at meaningful scale. A district this size can support programming and resources that smaller systems typically cannot sustain. The 44-school footprint also gives most families more than one viable option within reach. Parents comparing Livingston Parish to peer Louisiana districts should note that a 6.4 average across 43 ranked schools reflects genuine breadth — this is not a district where a handful of outliers mask weak results across the rest of the field.