Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAFAEL CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063509006037
Laurel Dell Elementary
225 Woodland Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901 · (415) 485-2317 · Marin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
269 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Laurel Dell Elementary→James B. Davidson Middle
Based on grade levels within San Rafael City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 26.6% | 22.4% | 33.6% |
| Math | 22.4% | 18.4% | 25.9% | 33.3% |
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 | 44.1% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 52.8% |
| 2021-22 | 31.6% | 31.6% |
| 2020-21 | 23.9% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 52.8% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 44.0% |
| 2016-17 | 21.4% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 Laurel Dell Elementary
Laurel Dell Elementary's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Dell Elementary this school | 287 | 93.7% | 43.1% |
| Washington Elementary Reedley | 288 | 92.0% | 50.3% |
| International Community Elementary Oakland | 301 | 94.0% | 15.8% |
| Dixieland Elementary Madera | 266 | 94.4% | 28.7% |
| Carmela Elementary Whittier | 317 | 94.0% | 21.1% |
| Buttonwillow Elementary Buttonwillow | 288 | 90.6% | 20.2% |
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 Laurel Dell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Marin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,222 of 5,151 | #27 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,240 of 5,172 ▼ 184 | #26 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,544 of 5,172 ▼ 282 | #28 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #503 of 5,116 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #4,873 of 5,915 | #26 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,689 of 5,352 | #31 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #4,592 of 5,354 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #607 of 5,625 | #3 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.4% | #71 of 1,139 | #1 of 8 |
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
287
+47 (+20%) vs 2020
+98% since 2000-01, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 287 | 12 | 23.9:1 | 94% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 12 | 23.6:1 | 94% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | 91% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 11 | 21.8:1 | 87% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 8 | 25.4:1 | 88% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 9 | 24.8:1 | 86% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | N/A | N/A | 70% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 7 | 20.7:1 | 70% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Dell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (203 to 287); teachers up 50% (8 to 12).
About Laurel Dell Elementary
Laurel Dell Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in San Rafael, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 287 students. The school is 38% below the average for elementary schools in California.
San Rafael City Elementary enrolls 4,415 students, and its 9 schools include Laurel Dell Elementary.
Hispanic students are 91% of those enrolled at Laurel Dell Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Marin County's population at about 20%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. The school has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 94% of students (269) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 59 points above the 35% average for public schools in Marin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Laurel Dell Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 82% of California public elementary schools.
Laurel Dell Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.6%. The school's actual rate is 43.1%, 18.5 points higher.
Marin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $149,091 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Laurel Dell Elementary shares Marin County with 74 other public schools.
James B. Davidson Middle is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Laurel Dell Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Laurel Dell Elementary ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.1% against a local average of 48.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 287, up from 240 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 23.9 students per teacher, compared with 21.8 in 2020-21.
People who know Laurel Dell Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,969
Census ACS
Median income
$149,091
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
29,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Rafael City Elementary
- James B. Davidson MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Venetia Valley K-8Elementary · 748 students
- Bahia Vista ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Sun Valley ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- San Pedro ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Coleman ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Other schools in San Rafael
- San Rafael HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Terra Linda HighHigh · 1,248 students
- James B. Davidson MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Venetia Valley K-8Elementary · 748 students
- Miller Creek MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- Bahia Vista ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- James B. Davidson Middle0.1 mi · 1,052
- Short Elementary0.6 mi · 91
- Madrone High Continuation0.8 mi · 96
- San Rafael High0.8 mi · 1,332
- Coleman Elementary1.0 mi · 378
- Anthony G. Bacich Elementary1.1 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Dell ElementaryHow many students attend Laurel Dell Elementary?
Laurel Dell Elementary enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Laurel Dell Elementary serve?
Laurel Dell Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Dell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurel Dell Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Dell Elementary?
At Laurel Dell Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Laurel Dell Elementary?
Laurel Dell Elementary is overseen by San Rafael City Elementary in Marin County.
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