Laurel Elementary

Laurel Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Oakland, California, run under Oakland Unified. Current enrollment sits at 473 students spanning grades K through 5.

Laurel Elementary is one of 84 schools operated by Oakland Unified, a district that enrolls 33,973 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Laurel Elementary shows that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Laurel Elementary shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Laurel Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.6%, the actual is 30.0%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Around the school, census data for Alameda County shows median household income runs about $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Laurel Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Allendale Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurel Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laurel Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Laurel Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Laurel Elementary's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 473). Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 26% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Laurel Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.