Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEANSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 062825004362
Laurel Elementary
1410 Laurel St., Oceanside, CA 92058 · (760) 966-4200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
327 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
30.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 18.3% | 26.1% | 43.3% |
| Math | 6.5% | 16.3% | 25.0% | 52.2% |
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 | 30.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 19.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.2% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 31.7% | 30.4% |
| 2017-18 | 26.5% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 16.4% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary this school | 352 | 92.9% | 25.6% |
| Lemay Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 334 | 91.9% | 41.9% |
| Charles H. Lee Elementary Azusa | 378 | 90.5% | 26.8% |
| Aileen Colburn Elementary Atwater | 371 | 91.6% | 35.1% |
| Seeley Elementary Seeley | 325 | 93.2% | 26.3% |
| Fifteenth Street Elementary San Pedro | 353 | 95.5% | 30.0% |
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 Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,015 of 5,151 | #324 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,010 of 5,172 ▼ 265 | #325 of 393 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,933 of 5,172 ▲ 401 | #322 of 393 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,729 of 5,116 | #109 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #4,260 of 5,915 | #340 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,190 of 5,352 | #119 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #4,226 of 5,354 | #368 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #718 of 5,625 | #33 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #1,406 of 3,837 | #96 of 279 |
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
352
-72 (-17%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | 93% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 93% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 95% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 89% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 20.8 | 21.2:1 | 97% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 95% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | N/A | N/A | 90% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 92% (633) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 30 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (441 to 352); teachers down 23% (20.8 to 16).
About Laurel Elementary
In Oceanside, California, Laurel Elementary is a small elementary school. It reported 352 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
A total of 23 schools make up Oceanside Unified, with 14,866 students enrolled.
The share of students at Laurel Elementary who are Hispanic is 87%. Other students are 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.0:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Laurel Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 25.6% against 25.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that median household income comes to about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jefferson Middle, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.8%; Laurel Elementary's is 25.6%, ranking 5th of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oceanside Unified
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Other Laurel Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Laurel Elementary. Laurel Elementary is the 11th largest of the 16.
- Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA · 658 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakland, CA · 473 students
- Laurel ElementarySan Mateo, CA · 469 students
- Laurel ElementaryWhittier, CA · 465 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakley, CA · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle0.6 mi · 441
- Mission Elementary0.7 mi · 419
- Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program0.7 mi · 55
- Oceanside High0.7 mi · 1,948
- North Terrace Elementary0.7 mi · 771
- Surfside High (Continuation)1.6 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary enrolls approximately 352 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 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Elementary?
At Laurel Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Laurel Elementary public or private?
Laurel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oceanside Unified.
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