Laurel Elementary

Laurel Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Whittier, California, operated by East Whittier City Elementary, educates 465 students, covering grades K through 5.

East Whittier City Elementary runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,442 students. Laurel Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Laurel Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Other groups include 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Laurel Elementary logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Laurel Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Laurel Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Vista High (Alternative), around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurel Elementary. On composite proficiency, Laurel Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Laurel Elementary's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 465).

On this page, members of the Laurel Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.