Fast Facts : Live Oak School is an independent K-8 day school in San Francisco.

Location and Contact

Address: 1555 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (see map)
Phone: (415) 861-8840
Fax: (415) 861-7153
General email inquiries:  

Enrollment

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Average Class Size

Lower School: 23
Middle School: 16 (two classes per grade)

School Hours

K: 8:30 am to 2:45 pm
1st-5th: 8:30 am to 3 pm
6th-8th: 8:30 am to 3:15 pm
Wednesday dismissal: 2 pm (K-5); 2:15 pm (6-8)

Extended Care

Before school: 7:30 to 8:15 am
After school: until 6 pm
Cost: $9 per hour; $7 per hour when prepaid
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2009-2010 Tuition

Lower School: $21,150 per year
Middle School: $21,600 per year
Tuition assistance: provided to 25 percent of our families
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Parent Work Hours

Lower School: 60 volunteer hours per family each year, total
(30 for single-parent families)
Middle School: 30 volunteer hours per family each year, total
(15 for single-parent families)
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Morning School Bus

Live Oak offers a morning pickup bus/van service in some areas for an additional fee.

Lunch

Pizza Lunch: Available every Monday for an additional fee.
Hot Lunch: Available every Wednesday for an additional fee.
Bag Lunches: Offered on an individual basis through KidChow, a private company, for a fee.

Accreditation

California Association of Independent Schools

See Also

Academics > Philosophy

Academics > Curriculum

Live Oak History

Live Oak School was founded in 1971 by a forward-thinking group of parents and teachers who believed that most significant learning occurs through direct interaction with people, places, things and ideas. Originally a K-5 school, Live Oak added a middle school program in 1992.

After ten years in its original location on Ocean Avenue, and a subsequent twenty years on Diamond Street, Live Oak moved to a newly remodeled, much larger site in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. In addition to providing a library and enhanced facilities for science, technology, art, music and drama, the new building allowed the expansion of the middle school through the addition of a second class in each grade.