Laurel Dell Elementary

Laurel Dell Elementary is an intimate elementary school in San Rafael, California, run under San Rafael City Elementary. The school works with 287 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Laurel Dell Elementary sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

San Rafael City Elementary comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,415 students; Laurel Dell Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Laurel Dell Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% White. By comparison, Marin County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Laurel Dell Elementary lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Laurel Dell Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Marin County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Laurel Dell Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 23.6%; Laurel Dell Elementary posts 44.2%, +20.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $149,091, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laurel Dell Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

Nearest neighbor: James B. Davidson Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurel Dell Elementary. On composite proficiency, Laurel Dell Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 41%: 203 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 86% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.