Bay Laurel Elementary

Bay Laurel Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Calabasas, California, operated by Las Virgenes Unified. The school caters to 480 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 15 schools in Las Virgenes Unified (9,754 students total), Bay Laurel Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Bay Laurel Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest comes out to 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bay Laurel Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Bay Laurel Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Round Meadow Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bay Laurel Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.7%.

Bay Laurel Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Bay Laurel Elementary's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 480). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 72%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Bay Laurel Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.