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If you could change one rule at Bay Laurel Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED·NCES 062100000442
Bay Laurel Elementary
24740 Paseo Primario, Calabasas, CA 91302 · (818) 222-9022 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
84 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
60.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.2% | 27.6% | 23.0% | 12.1% |
| Math | 25.6% | 35.1% | 27.7% | 11.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 62.8% | 59.7% |
| 2020-21 | 61.3% | 59.2% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 52.9% |
| 2017-18 | 62.0% | 56.8% |
| 2016-17 | 70.6% | 62.5% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bay Laurel Elementary
Bay Laurel Elementary's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Laurel Elementary this school | 480 | 17.5% | 60.3% |
| Willow Elementary Agoura | 510 | 18.2% | 75.2% |
| Top of the World Elementary Laguna Beach | 536 | 16.4% | 80.6% |
| California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus Shingle Springs | 543 | 16.8% | N/A |
| H. Clarke Powers Elementary Loomis | 495 | 14.9% | 64.8% |
| Glenshire Elementary Truckee | 499 | 15.2% | 72.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bay Laurel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1,104 of 5,151 | #255 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,028 of 5,172 ▲ 134 | #241 of 1,129 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #1,029 of 5,172 ▲ 252 | #233 of 1,129 ▲ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,794 of 5,116 | #689 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #2,682 of 5,915 | #536 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,758 of 5,352 | #869 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #3,104 of 5,354 | #519 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #5,235 of 5,625 | #1,224 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,463 of 3,837 | #504 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 20 | 24.0:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 18.5 | 26.2:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 20 | 23.4:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 25.8 | 23.2:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | N/A | N/A | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 1% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Laurel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (598 to 480); teachers down 22% (25.8 to 20).
About Bay Laurel Elementary
Calabasas, California, is home to Bay Laurel Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 480 students.
The 15 schools of Las Virgenes Unified, including Bay Laurel Elementary, enroll 9,754 students.
The share of White students at Bay Laurel Elementary is 72%, a majority. The school is also 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 31% White share among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Bay Laurel Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.0:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 18%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Bay Laurel Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public elementary schools.
Bay Laurel Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.3%, compared with a predicted 69.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Bay Laurel Elementary's nearest public school is Round Meadow Elementary (about 1.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bay Laurel Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The allk12 page for Bay Laurel Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Las Virgenes Unified
- Agoura HighHigh · 1,709 students
- Calabasas HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Lindero Canyon MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Alice C. Stelle MiddleMiddle · 760 students
- Arthur E. Wright MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 614 students
Other schools in Calabasas
- Calabasas HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Alice C. Stelle MiddleMiddle · 760 students
- Arthur E. Wright MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 614 students
- Round Meadow ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Lupin Hill ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Round Meadow Elementary1.2 mi · 513
- Calabasas High1.4 mi · 1,707
- Calabash Charter Academy1.8 mi · 409
- Chaparral Elementary1.9 mi · 614
- El Camino Real Charter High2.1 mi · 3,046
- Alice C. Stelle Middle2.2 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Laurel ElementaryHow large is Bay Laurel Elementary?
Bay Laurel Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bay Laurel Elementary serve?
Bay Laurel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bay Laurel Elementary?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Bay Laurel Elementary.
How diverse is Bay Laurel Elementary?
Bay Laurel Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Bay Laurel Elementary in?
Bay Laurel Elementary is part of Las Virgenes Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.