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Laurel Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 352 students in the Oceanside Unified district, located in a high-needs community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English and math substantially below state and district averages, placing it in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, though this rate has improved from pandemic highs. Notably, North Terrace Elementary, located less than a mile away in the same district and serving a similarly high-need population, achieves dramatically better academic results, demonstrating that outcomes can vary greatly even between neighboring schools.

While Laurel Elementary receives relatively high per-student funding compared to some higher-performing schools in the area, this has not translated to stronger student outcomes. Comparisons with nearby schools like Scholarship Prep - Oceanside (a charter) and North Terrace Elementary suggest that different educational models and practices can lead to better results for students from similar economic backgrounds, particularly in improving attendance and proficiency rates.

352

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,936

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1410 Laurel St.
Oceanside, CA 92058-2217

(760) 966-4200

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

High:

Oceanside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

White:

5.1%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg36%

California avg41%

4,458^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Oceanside Unified

789^th of 1,543Oceanside Unified 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	24.4	4458 of 5857	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4731 of 5869	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4266 of 5859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4667 of 5883	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4558 of 5789	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4659 of 5662	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	5280 of 5692	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	5021 of 5614	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	4913 of 5611	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	5301 of 5530	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	4471 of 5390	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	4885 of 5377	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	4824 of 5314	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	4811 of 5193	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	3982 of 5113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	3313 of 5113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.6	3479 of 4818	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.6	3511 of 4822	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	3232 of 4809	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	3135 of 3162	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	3168 of 3245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	2163 of 3311	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2779 of 3275	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2507 of 3246	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4320 of 5597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5005 of 5612	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4334 of 5609	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4830 of 5635	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4249 of 5492	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4549 of 5413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3489 of 5107	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3802 of 5107	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3470 of 5087	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4221 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3666 of 4963	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3890 of 4830	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3663 of 5460	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3911 of 5517	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3411 of 5363	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3711 of 5264	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3879 of 5173	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3822 of 5084	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4193 of 5628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	4024 of 5643	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3790 of 5638	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4047 of 5663	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4462 of 5510	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4451 of 5431	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2609 of 2847	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1627 of 2420	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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	1410 Laurel St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4200	352	16	22.0	92.9%	18 (5.1%)	8 (2.3%)	306 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.3%)	24.4	4458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.4	4731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	273	23.3		23.3	28.6	24.1	37.1				30.6	23.2	21.8	23.3				22.8							$12,936	$5,259	$7,677
Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-8700	419	17	24.6	90.9%	31 (7.4%)	6 (1.4%)	363 (86.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	33.2	3707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		18	5034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	1327	18.2		18.2	30.2	45.3	33.9				37.0	29.9	46.7	13.6				30.8							$11,829	$1,399	$10,430
North Terrace Elementary	Public	K-8	141 Santa Rosa Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7500	771	32	24.3	69.5%	266 (34.5%)	45 (5.8%)	333 (43.2%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	90 (11.7%)	71.6	1531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		63.4	1913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	382	47.2	55.7	51.1	59.8	38.8	64.4	74.6	58.8	67.2	60.5	54.3	42.4	49.3	53.2	41.2	31.2	45.9							$11,152	$1,199	$9,953
Santa Margarita Elementary	Public	K-8	1 Carnes Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7900	544	25	22.0	66.2%	186 (34.2%)	44 (8.1%)	235 (43.2%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.7%)	55.7	2262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		53.1	2397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	135	69.8	41.9	58.1	25.0	31.1	70.5	50.0	50.0	48.4	45.4	27.3	40.0	72.7	35.5	36.4	35.5	41.8	74.2	83.2	95.5	78.7	83.2	83.2	$11,368	$1,438	$9,930
Palmquist Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8500	512	19	26.3	56.4%	230 (44.9%)	9 (1.8%)	220 (43.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.4%)	47.9	2712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.7%		54.3	2327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	385	32.9		32.9	44.4	32.9	54.1				44.1	50.6	29.9	32.9				38.3							$12,140	$1,155	$10,985
South Oceanside Elementary	Public	K-5	1806 South Horne St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 435-2100	487	18	27.0	65.7%	175 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (50.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.9%)	43.1	2998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		33	3681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	683	21.1		21.1	60.8	35.1	32.4				42.8	56.8	35.4	21.1				38.0	94.7	96.8	96.8		95.7		$11,212	$1,478	$9,734
Pablo Tac School of the Arts	Public	K-5	3535 Hacienda Dr.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2300	425	19	22.3	80.0%	54 (12.7%)	15 (3.5%)	314 (73.9%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.6%)	26.6	4266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		33.6	3632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	634	24.6		24.6	26.0	28.9	36.4				30.4	35.1	14.8	25.8				26.3							$12,238	$1,215	$11,023
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5400	281	12	23.4	39.9%	139 (49.5%)	4 (1.4%)	97 (34.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	90.4	632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		91.4	610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	22	66.1		66.1	69.6	68.4	71.2				69.9	76.1	60.5	67.8				68.5	94.3			94.3			$21,243	$1,524	$19,719
Louise Foussat Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Pala Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2200	755	31	24.3	76.4%	84 (11.1%)	29 (3.8%)	526 (69.7%)	36 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	65 (8.6%)	23	4595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.3	4754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	159	20.5		20.5	23.1	24.3	39.3				29.1	23.3	28.0	19.7				23.5							$10,583	$1,167	$9,416
Scholarship Prep - Oceanside	Public, Charter	K-8	4070 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(442) 262-3249	626	23	27.2	72.5%	111 (17.7%)	32 (5.1%)	438 (70.0%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	15 (2.4%)	67.3	1724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		68.2	1673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	51	30.5	32.6	31.4	51.6	68.3	47.5	49.3	70.4	69.8	58.6	69.4	74.6	37.3	40.6	49.1	48.8	53.6							$18,441	$2,195	$16,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Elementary

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Oceanside High

Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Laurel Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Laurel Elementary in?

Oceanside Unified

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Laurel Elementary.

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