Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 060005201481
Lafayette Elementary
3100 Park St., Eureka, CA 95501 · (707) 441-2482 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C+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
23.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
234 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 100% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
27.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 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 | 9.5% | 17.5% | 22.2% | 50.8% |
| Math | 6.3% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 55.6% |
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 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 30.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.1% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020-21 | 17.9% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 15.6% | 18.7% |
| 2017-18 | 22.4% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lafayette Elementary
Lafayette Elementary's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary this school | 324 | 72.2% | 29.1% |
| Grant Elementary Eureka | 278 | 68.7% | 29.3% |
| Orchard Elementary Rio Linda | 366 | 75.1% | 34.7% |
| Westside Elementary Rio Linda | 376 | 76.9% | 37.7% |
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 343 | 71.7% | 21.9% |
| College View Elementary Huntington Beach | 337 | 68.5% | 54.9% |
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 Lafayette Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,627 of 5,151 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #3,989 of 5,172 ▼ 992 | #18 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,270 of 5,172 ▼ 926 | #18 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,856 of 5,116 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #4,527 of 5,915 | #7 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,095 of 5,352 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #212 of 5,354 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #2,823 of 5,625 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #631 of 1,139 | N/A |
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
324
+86 (+36%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 324 | 14 | 23.1:1 | 72% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 12.1 | 25.2:1 | 82% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 10.2 | 23.4:1 | 82% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 10 | 23.8:1 | 85% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 13 | 23.2:1 | 88% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 82% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | N/A | N/A | 72% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 57% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (302 to 324); teachers up 8% (13 to 14).
About Lafayette Elementary
Lafayette Elementary is a small elementary school in California, located in Eureka. It teaches 324 students in kindergarten through 5. That is 30% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Eureka City Schools has 3,462 students spread across 8 schools.
The student body at Lafayette Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 35%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 72% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lafayette Elementary scores 74%.
There are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lafayette Elementary, giving a ratio of 23.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A total of 234 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
Among California public elementary schools, Lafayette Elementary outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Lafayette Elementary is 8.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.1% versus 37.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Humboldt County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Humboldt County's 92 public schools enroll about 17,319 students and include Lafayette Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Lafayette Elementary is closest to Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lafayette Elementary ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lafayette Elementary in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 324, up from 238 in 2020-21.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka City Schools
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Combined · 481 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Catherine L. Zane MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other Lafayette Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Lafayette Elementary. Lafayette Elementary is the 12th largest of the 18.
- Lafayette ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 827 students
- Lafayette ElementaryLafayette, CA · 515 students
- Lafayette ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 471 students
- Lafayette ElementarySan Diego, CA · 208 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 923 students
Nearby schools
- Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court0.6 mi · 9
- Catherine L. Zane Middle0.8 mi · 417
- Eureka Community1.2 mi · 70
- Washington Elementary1.3 mi · 426
- Eureka Senior High1.4 mi · 1,162
- Alder Grove Charter School 21.8 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette ElementaryHow many students attend Lafayette Elementary?
Lafayette Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lafayette Elementary serve?
Lafayette Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary is approximately 23.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lafayette Elementary?
Student demographics at Lafayette Elementary are roughly 35% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Lafayette Elementary?
Lafayette Elementary is overseen by Eureka City Schools in Humboldt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.