Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962000987
Laurel Street Elementary
1321 West Laurel St., Compton, CA 90220 · (310) 898-6440 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
330 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 37% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
65.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2014
Math
62.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 32.9% | 17.7% | 16.9% |
| Math | 34.2% | 27.9% | 21.1% | 16.9% |
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 | 65.4% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.9% | 36.6% |
| 2018-19 | 56.3% | 45.6% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in California's top 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 Street Elementary
Laurel Street Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Street Elementary this school | 377 | 87.5% | 57.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Richmond | 339 | 85.5% | 7.2% |
| Cox Academy Oakland | 446 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Edison Elementary Long Beach | 426 | 90.1% | 22.4% |
| Cienega Elementary Los Angeles | 370 | 88.6% | 34.5% |
| Alta Loma Elementary Los Angeles | 381 | 89.8% | 30.3% |
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 Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #1,226 of 5,151 | #280 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #963 of 5,172 ▲ 541 | #222 of 1,129 ▲ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #1,001 of 5,172 ▲ 454 | #226 of 1,129 ▲ 93 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #83 of 5,116 | #40 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,967 of 5,915 | #854 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,512 of 5,352 | #1,020 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #4,045 of 5,354 | #759 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #1,394 of 5,625 | #531 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.9% | #44 of 3,837 | #24 of 947 |
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
377
-203 (-35%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 377 | 15 | 25.2:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 13.9 | 26.4:1 | 93% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 15.5 | 25.0:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 87% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 27.5 | 26.3:1 | 79% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 25 | 25.9:1 | 80% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 81% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 99% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 15 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (723 to 377); teachers down 46% (27.5 to 15).
About Laurel Street Elementary
Families in Compton, California, are served by Laurel Street Elementary, a small elementary school. In all, 377 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8.
Laurel Street Elementary is in Compton Unified, a district with 16,304 students across 36 schools.
The share of students at Laurel Street Elementary who are Hispanic is 84%. The remaining students are 14% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Laurel Street Elementary, there are about 25.2 students; the school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. There are 330 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Laurel Street Elementary outperforms its prediction by 29.6 points. The model expects 28.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 57.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Laurel Street Elementary from the closest public school, Tibby Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.0%; Laurel Street Elementary's is 57.9%, ranking 2nd of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 35%, from 580 to 377.
This page collects posts and questions about Laurel Street Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Compton Unified
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Other schools in Compton
- Manuel Dominguez HighHigh · 1,582 students
- Compton HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Centennial HighHigh · 908 students
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- Lifeline Education CharterCombined · 698 students
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Nearby schools
- Tibby Elementary0.4 mi · 554
- Longfellow Elementary0.6 mi · 450
- Bursch Elementary0.6 mi · 370
- Compton Community Day Middle0.7 mi · 2
- Compton Community Day High0.8 mi · 6
- Enterprise Middle0.8 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Street ElementaryHow many students attend Laurel Street Elementary?
Laurel Street Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-08.
Is Laurel Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laurel Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Laurel Street Elementary have?
Laurel Street Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
How diverse is Laurel Street Elementary?
Laurel Street Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 84% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Laurel Street Elementary public or private?
Laurel Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Compton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.