Laurelwood Elementary

Laurelwood Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Santa Clara, California, overseen by Santa Clara Unified. The school instructs 571 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Laurelwood Elementary sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

Within Santa Clara Unified, which oversees 30 schools and 14,411 students, Laurelwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Laurelwood Elementary records that 53% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Laurelwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 82.3%.

Around the school, census data for Santa Clara County shows median household earnings sit near $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Laurelwood Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

The closest other public school is Marian A. Peterson Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurelwood Elementary. On composite proficiency, Laurelwood Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Laurelwood Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 571 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 63% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.