Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Yes! Laurel Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 195 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 671 students attended Laurel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 42% White, 21% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillview Middle High : Menlo-Atherton High

Laurel Elementary

Summary:

Laurel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Atherton, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 671 students. It is part of the Menlo Park City Elementary School District, which is ranked 35th out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurel Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 144 and 251 out of over 5,800 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 79.23% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 82.37% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. Laurel Elementary's performance is also notably higher than the Menlo Park City Elementary School District average, with students outperforming their peers across all grade levels and subject areas.

Laurel Elementary has a diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian (23.4%), White (41.3%), and Multi-racial (10.6%) students. The school's performance is particularly strong among these student subgroups, with Asian and White students ranking in the top 5% and top 2% of California elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Redwood City Elementary School District, such as Taft Elementary and Garfield Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

95 Edge Rd.
Atherton, CA 94027-2254

(650) 324-0186

District: Menlo Park City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
195^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,623

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Menlo-Atherton High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 671

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Asian:

21.2%

Hispanic:

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Laurel Elementary ranks better than 96.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.67. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Laurel Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Menlo Park City Elementary School District. Student population at Laurel Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.5%), Asian (21.2%), Hispanic (20.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 11.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laurel Elementary is 16.3, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laurel Elementary is $8,623. 1 elementary schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laurel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurel Elementary 195^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Laurel Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Menlo Park City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Menlo Park City Elementary 35^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Laurel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2016	95.51	279^th	5614	95.0%
2017	95.44	299^th	5692	94.7%
2018	95.41	251^st	5662	95.6%
2019	95.82	236^th	5789	95.9%
2022	97.54	144^th	5883	97.6%
2023	96.25	251^st	5874	95.7%
2024	96.67	195^th	5862	96.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.87	21^st	339	93.8%
2019	81.20	53^rd	445	88.1%
2022	82.91	63^rd	610	89.7%
2023	82.72	72^nd	669	89.2%
2024	86.89	47^th	669	93.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.99	248^th	2420	89.8%
2024	98.57	44^th	2634	98.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.33	1278^th	5084	74.9%
2019	51.50	2302^nd	5173	55.5%
2022	88.55	412^th	5264	92.2%
2023	54.66	2059^th	5374	61.7%
2024	65.09	1494^th	5511	72.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.14	347^th	5413	93.6%
2019	94.61	249^th	5492	95.5%
2022	97.22	127^th	5635	97.7%
2023	96.56	163^rd	5617	97.1%
2024	97.42	84^th	5605	98.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.43	83^rd	2128	96.1%
2019	95.33	83^rd	2585	96.8%
2022	84.73	234^th	2227	89.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.19	236^th	5431	95.7%
2019	95.30	226^th	5510	95.9%
2022	96.48	193^rd	5663	96.6%
2023	93.57	396^th	5650	93.0%
2024	93.83	366^th	5636	93.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.39	144^th	1071	86.6%
2019	81.87	90^th	1149	92.2%
2022	83.60	66^th	1154	94.3%
2023	81.38	125^th	1190	89.5%
2024	82.87	93^rd	1203	92.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.61	432^nd	4830	91.1%
2019	84.82	515^th	4963	89.6%
2022	92.40	279^th	5084	94.5%
2023	71.02	1134^th	5098	77.8%
2024	82.17	640^th	5102	87.5%

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Rank History for White students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.49	203^rd	2737	92.6%
2019	89.74	104^th	2834	96.3%
2022	93.54	22^nd	2726	99.2%
2023	91.18	70^th	2662	97.4%
2024	92.15	45^th	2647	98.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Laurel Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	231	22	22	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
1989	268	24	23	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1990	277	24	18	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1991	277	29	24	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1992	272	24	33	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
1993	280	21	40	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
1994	278	20	40	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
1995	301	17	37	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1996	301	17	37	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1997	330	14	37	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1998	325	15	42	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
1999	301	17	41	34	0	n/a	n/a	7	400
2000	292	14	37	32	0	n/a	n/a	18	393
2001	260	12	24	36	0	n/a	n/a	34	366
2002	278	11	29	26	2	n/a	n/a	38	384
2003	278	11	29	26	2	n/a	n/a	38	384
2004	312	13	39	33	0	n/a	n/a	9	406
2005	327	13	38	31	0	n/a	n/a	13	422
2006	334	15	43	46	0	n/a	n/a	14	452
2007	331	17	31	37	0	n/a	n/a	71	487
2008	344	8	28	39	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	419
2009	282	8	23	32	0	4	98	0	447
2010	249	6	24	62	0	4	50	0	395
2011	272	9	35	73	0	2	53	0	444
2012	278	8	36	79	0	2	64	0	467
2013	283	6	37	85	0	2	76	0	489
2014	261	7	45	96	0	1	76	0	486
2015	229	7	45	89	0	3	92	0	465
2016	203	4	46	94	0	3	192	0	542
2017	349	6	79	129	0	12	84	0	659
2018	370	5	95	134	0	11	90	0	705
2019	357	6	106	151	0	11	78	0	709
2020	333	1	121	153	0	8	89	0	705
2021	315	2	117	141	0	8	83	0	666
2022	288	3	127	132	0	6	81	0	637
2023	285	3	142	139	0	9	93	0	671

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Laurel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	287	15.5	18.5	n/a
1989	341	16.0	21.3	n/a
1990	344	14.0	24.5	n/a
1991	364	17.0	21.4	n/a
1992	366	17.3	21.1	4.9
1993	382	16.3	23.4	4.7
1994	374	17.5	21.4	5.3
1995	395	18.9	20.9	5.8
1996	395	18.9	20.9	5.8
1997	416	19.0	21.9	2.9
1998	419	24.0	17.5	2.9
1999	400	23.0	17.4	3.6
2000	393	22.0	17.9	3.5
2001	366	24.5	14.9	3.9
2002	384	25.0	15.4	3.2
2003	384	25.0	15.4	3.2
2004	406	24.0	16.9	3.8
2005	422	26.0	16.2	3.7
2006	452	29.5	15.3	7.1
2007	487	30.5	16.0	6.3
2008	419	36.0	11.6	5.5
2009	447	25.7	14.5	4.7
2010	395	24.5	16.1	5.8
2011	444	n/a	n/a	5
2012	467	25.5	18.3	n/a
2013	489	26.6	18.3	5.9
2014	486	26.3	18.4	6
2015	465	25.0	18.6	8.6
2016	542	27.0	20.0	8.3
2017	659	34.0	19.3	9.9
2018	705	38.2	18.4	10.8
2019	709	39.7	17.8	10.2
2020	705	n/a	n/a	9.5
2021	666	44.0	15.1	9.8
2022	637	41.4	15.3	10.4
2023	671	41.1	16.3	11.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Laurel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	287	15.5	18.5	n/a
1989	341	16.0	21.3	n/a
1990	344	14.0	24.5	n/a
1991	364	17.0	21.4	n/a
1992	366	17.3	21.1	4.9
1993	382	16.3	23.4	4.7
1994	374	17.5	21.4	5.3
1995	395	18.9	20.9	5.8
1996	395	18.9	20.9	5.8
1997	416	19.0	21.9	2.9
1998	419	24.0	17.5	2.9
1999	400	23.0	17.4	3.6
2000	393	22.0	17.9	3.5
2001	366	24.5	14.9	3.9
2002	384	25.0	15.4	3.2
2003	384	25.0	15.4	3.2
2004	406	24.0	16.9	3.8
2005	422	26.0	16.2	3.7
2006	452	29.5	15.3	7.1
2007	487	30.5	16.0	6.3
2008	419	36.0	11.6	5.5
2009	447	25.7	14.5	4.7
2010	395	24.5	16.1	5.8
2011	444	n/a	n/a	5
2012	467	25.5	18.3	n/a
2013	489	26.6	18.3	5.9
2014	486	26.3	18.4	6
2015	465	25.0	18.6	8.6
2016	542	27.0	20.0	8.3
2017	659	34.0	19.3	9.9
2018	705	38.2	18.4	10.8
2019	709	39.7	17.8	10.2
2020	705	n/a	n/a	9.5
2021	666	44.0	15.1	9.8
2022	637	41.4	15.3	10.4
2023	671	41.1	16.3	11.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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