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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY·NCES 063492005911
Laurel Elementary
316 36th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 · (650) 312-7555 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
359 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
20.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -26.7pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -31.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 9.8% | 8.5% | 71.1% |
| Math | 10.0% | 8.3% | 19.5% | 62.2% |
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 | 20.3% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% | 23.2% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 27.3% |
| 2020-21 | 39.1% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 38.6% |
| 2017-18 | 45.3% | 39.6% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary this school | 469 | 76.5% | 20.9% |
| Richman Elementary Fullerton | 470 | 77.2% | 39.9% |
| Orangethorpe Elementary Fullerton | 489 | 77.7% | 29.5% |
| Willmore Elementary Westminster | 485 | 76.3% | 46.6% |
| New Republic Elementary Salinas | 482 | 78.6% | 29.7% |
| Marshall Elementary Fowler | 486 | 73.3% | N/A |
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 | 20.9% | #4,507 of 5,151 | #85 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #4,465 of 5,172 ▼ 453 | #85 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #4,821 of 5,172 ▼ 352 | #87 of 96 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.8pp | #101 of 5,116 | #6 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #2,815 of 5,915 | #26 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,057 of 5,352 | #48 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #3,448 of 5,354 | #85 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #2,494 of 5,625 | #12 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,608 of 3,837 | #55 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
469
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 469 | 21.5 | 21.8:1 | 77% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 22.5 | 21.1:1 | 68% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 54% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 56% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 43% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 28% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 16% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 16 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (525 to 469); teachers down 2% (22 to 21.5).
About Laurel Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in San Mateo, California, Laurel Elementary is part of San Mateo-Foster City. The school's enrollment of 469 students covers kindergarten through 5.
San Mateo-Foster City oversees Laurel Elementary and 21 other schools, with 9,906 students in total.
Roughly 77% of students at Laurel Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Asian, 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, San Mateo County residents are about 25% Hispanic. Laurel Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Laurel Elementary is 77%. For comparison, public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
Laurel Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.9% is 13.8 points below the 34.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within San Mateo County, the median household income is $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Laurel Elementary, San Mateo County has 175 other public schools.
The school nearest to Laurel Elementary is Abbott Middle, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Laurel Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Laurel Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Laurel Elementary's enrollment dropped from 529 in 2020-21 to 469 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.8:1) than in 2020-21 (23.0:1).
Discussions about Laurel Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 San Mateo-Foster City
- Bowditch MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
- Foster City ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Baywood ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other schools in San Mateo
- Aragon HighHigh · 1,658 students
- Hillsdale HighHigh · 1,585 students
- San Mateo HighHigh · 1,557 students
- Borel MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Bayside AcademyElementary · 840 students
- Abbott MiddleMiddle · 721 students
Other Laurel Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Laurel Elementary. Laurel Elementary is the 7th largest of the 16.
- Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA · 658 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakland, CA · 473 students
- Laurel ElementaryWhittier, CA · 465 students
- Laurel ElementaryOceanside, CA · 352 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakley, CA · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Abbott Middle0.3 mi · 721
- Hillsdale High0.5 mi · 1,585
- Beresford Elementary0.6 mi · 218
- George Hall Elementary0.8 mi · 370
- Meadow Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 238
- Cipriani Elementary1.1 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel ElementaryHow many students attend Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary enrolls approximately 469 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 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel Elementary?
At Laurel Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary is overseen by San Mateo-Foster City in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.