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Laurel Elementary

Public Grades K-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school in Atherton, CA, serving 658 students within the high-performing Menlo Park City Elementary district, which is itself in the 97th percentile statewide.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, with over 83% of students proficient in English and Math, placing it in the top 2-5% of all California elementary schools. This performance significantly outpaces nearby schools like Encinal Elementary and Addison Elementary. Furthermore, Laurel excels across diverse student groups, ranking in the 98th percentile for students with special education needs and maintaining an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1%, showcasing a strong and supportive school culture.

An interesting finding is the extreme disparity in school performance within a very small geographic area. While Laurel is a top performer, schools less than two miles away in the Ravenswood City Elementary district, such as Belle Haven Elementary, rank dramatically lower. This highlights that district affiliation and resources are a primary differentiator, as Laurel achieves its outstanding outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring charter schools like KIPP Valiant Community Prep.

658

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,486

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Edge Rd.
Atherton, CA 94027-2254

(650) 324-0186

District: Menlo Park City Elementary

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Middle
High:	Menlo-Atherton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.4%

Asian:

22.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

California avg41%

143^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Menlo Park City Elementary

42^nd of 1,543Menlo Park City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	143 of 5857	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	195 of 5869	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	250 of 5859	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	144 of 5883	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	236 of 5789	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	251 of 5662	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	299 of 5692	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	279 of 5614	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	34 of 1203	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	93 of 1205	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	125 of 1190	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	66 of 1154	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	90 of 1149	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	144 of 1071	86.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.7	234 of 2227	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	95.3	83 of 2585	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	83 of 2128	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	106 of 5597	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	84 of 5612	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	162 of 5609	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	127 of 5635	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	249 of 5492	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	347 of 5413	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	705 of 5107	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	641 of 5107	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1133 of 5087	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	279 of 5084	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	515 of 4963	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	432 of 4830	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1283 of 5460	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	1497 of 5517	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	2057 of 5363	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.6	412 of 5264	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	51.5	2302 of 5173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	1278 of 5084	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	235 of 5628	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	367 of 5643	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	395 of 5638	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	193 of 5663	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	226 of 5510	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	236 of 5431	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	46 of 718	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	47 of 670	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	63 of 610	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	53 of 445	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	44 of 2635	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	248 of 2420	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	44 of 2598	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	45 of 2651	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	70 of 2661	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	22 of 2726	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	104 of 2834	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	203 of 2737	92.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Edge Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 324-0186	658	37	17.6	12.6%	259 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	148 (22.5%)	149 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (13.4%)	97.1	143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	52	72.5		72.5	77.3	84.4	88.1				83.2	78.2	85.4	89.0				84.1	97.2			98.2			$27,486	$407	$27,079
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	91.9	558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.3	404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	154	55.5		55.5	64.6	80.4	77.8				74.4	69.8	80.6	71.3				74.1	98.0						$28,208	$499	$27,709
KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	587	31	19.0	90.8%	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	545 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	10.9	5575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		14	5395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.1%	180	0.0	14.8	8.7	9.3	21.4	10.5	11.9	37.2	29.1	21.5	30.2	21.4	12.3	12.1	20.9	25.9	20.0	93.0	95.8		93.0	95.8	93.0	$44,090	$3,942	$40,148
Belle Haven Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Ivy Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2898	312	15	20.8	87.5%	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)	265 (84.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4.9	5841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.7	5822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	19	5.5		5.5	2.3	6.2	9.3				6.2	11.1	1.5	5.5				5.4	97.1			97.1			$32,679	$3,230	$29,449
Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21.0	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	12.3	5481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.5	5359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	122	9.1		9.1	20.8	26.1	17.3				20.7	15.7	17.0	13.2				14.9							$29,645	$3,922	$25,723
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$25,623	$3,361	$22,262
Addison Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Addison Ave.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5935	366	19	19.6	17.2%	124 (33.9%)	8 (2.2%)	82 (22.4%)	85 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	58 (15.8%)	93.5	438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		91.7	594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	156	67.2		67.2	76.3	72.1	80.3				76.1	70.0	80.6	67.2				73.1	96.2			96.2	96.2	96.2	$27,941	$1,120	$26,821
Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	369	22	17.1	90.0%	9 (2.4%)	27 (7.3%)	269 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.5%)	14 (3.8%)	8.8	5694^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		6.7	5820^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	126	4.8		4.8	17.0	11.8	19.0				16.1	25.5	7.3	3.2				11.6	97.1			97.1			$33,800	$3,289	$30,511
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 465-5477	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25.8	4331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		33.2	3659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	672	14.7	21.8	18.5	37.1	24.3	20.8	30.5	41.1	43.0	33.3	46.0	33.8	17.6	20.2	33.3	37.9	30.9	70.7	81.7	81.7	80.5	74.4	81.7	$41,598	$2,922	$38,676
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6							$25,272	$4,365	$20,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 39% White, 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 13% 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

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Laurel Elementary.

Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Yes! Laurel Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 143^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Laurel Elementary in?

Menlo Park City Elementary

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