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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734002179
Ladd Lane Elementary
161 Ladd Ln., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 636-4490 · San Benito County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
411 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
CA avg 47.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
27.1%
CA avg 35.6% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
+108 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.7:1
% White
23%
was 23%
% Hispanic
70%
was 69%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ladd Lane Elementary
Ladd Lane Elementary, a well-populated K-5 school in Hollister, California, run under Hollister, educates 767 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 465.
Hollister runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,908 students. Ladd Lane Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Ladd Lane Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 23% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, Ladd Lane Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Ladd Lane Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.6%; Ladd Lane Elementary posts 25.9%, -21.6 points below that line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Benito County put the typical household earns roughly $114,394 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Ladd Lane Elementary is one of 28 public schools in San Benito County (combined enrollment of about 11,633 students).
The closest other public school is Sunnyslope Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ladd Lane Elementary. On composite proficiency, Ladd Lane Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 26.1%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Maze MiddleMiddle · 580 students
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyslope Elementary0.9 mi · 602
- Rancho San Justo0.9 mi · 653
- Hollister High1.0 mi · 3,316
- Cerra Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 602
- R. O. Hardin Elementary1.6 mi · 461
- Hollister Prep1.6 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Ladd Lane ElementaryHow large is Ladd Lane Elementary?
Ladd Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Ladd Lane Elementary serve?
Ladd Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ladd Lane Elementary have?
Ladd Lane Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ladd Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Ladd Lane Elementary are roughly 23% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ladd Lane Elementary public or private?
Ladd Lane Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hollister.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.