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Alumni: what's one memory from Laurel Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENLO PARK CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062457003684
Laurel Elementary
95 Edge Rd., Atherton, CA 94027 · (650) 324-0186 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
83 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (153) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Elementary→Hillview Middle
Based on grade levels within Menlo Park City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.2pp since 2014
Math
84.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.4% | 23.8% | 11.1% | 5.7% |
| Math | 60.0% | 24.1% | 8.6% | 7.3% |
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 | 83.2% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 82.4% |
| 2022-23 | 80.1% | 78.5% |
| 2021-22 | 84.7% | 81.2% |
| 2018-19 | 82.6% | 79.8% |
| 2017-18 | 82.6% | 79.0% |
| 2016-17 | 79.4% | 78.2% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Laurel Elementary
Laurel Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary this school | 658 | 12.6% | 82.2% |
| Quarry Trail Elementary Rocklin | 705 | 13.6% | 67.4% |
| Dapplegray Elementary Rolling Hills Estates | 639 | 10.2% | 73.8% |
| Booksin Elementary San Jose | 715 | 11.9% | 74.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Redondo Beach | 626 | 16.9% | 74.2% |
| Encinal Elementary Atherton | 604 | 15.6% | 74.6% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #141 of 5,151 | #11 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #117 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #11 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #157 of 5,172 ▲ 118 | #8 of 96 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #3,130 of 5,116 | #46 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #971 of 5,915 | #5 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #211 of 5,352 | #10 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #347 of 5,354 | #18 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #5,407 of 5,625 | #81 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #3,103 of 3,837 | #62 of 79 |
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
658
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 658 | 37.4 | 17.6:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 40.5 | 16.3:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 41.1 | 16.3:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 38.2 | 18.5:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | N/A | N/A | 5% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 4% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (705 to 658); teachers down 2% (38.2 to 37.4).
About Laurel Elementary
Laurel Elementary is an elementary school in Atherton, California, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 658 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
In Menlo Park City Elementary, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,682 students.
At Laurel Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other students are 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. San Mateo County residents are about 38% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Laurel Elementary are from different groups.
Laurel Elementary reported 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 83 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 13% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in San Mateo County averages 34%, higher than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Laurel Elementary would be expected to post about 72.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.2%.
Census data for San Mateo County show median household income comes to about $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 82,403, Laurel Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Menlo-Atherton High is about 0.4 miles from Laurel Elementary. The five-mile area around Laurel Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 33.2%, lower than Laurel Elementary's 82.2%.
NCES assigns Laurel Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 666 in 2020-21 and 658 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menlo Park City Elementary
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Oak Knoll ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Atherton
- Menlo-Atherton HighHigh · 2,158 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Adelante Selby Spanish ImmersionElementary · 582 students
- Las Lomitas ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other Laurel Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Laurel Elementary. Laurel Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 16.
- Laurel ElementaryOakland, CA · 473 students
- Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CA · 469 students
- Laurel ElementaryWhittier, CA · 465 students
- Laurel ElementaryOceanside, CA · 352 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakley, CA · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Menlo-Atherton High0.4 mi · 2,158
- Encinal Elementary0.8 mi · 604
- KIPP Valiant Community Prep0.8 mi · 587
- Belle Haven Elementary0.9 mi · 312
- Tide Academy1.1 mi · 212
- Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle1.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel ElementaryHow many students attend Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary enrolls approximately 658 students in grades KG-05.
Is Laurel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laurel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Laurel Elementary have?
Laurel Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Elementary?
At Laurel Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Laurel Elementary in?
Laurel Elementary is part of Menlo Park City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.