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Laurelwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurelwood Elementary is a consistently top-tier K-5 public school serving 571 students in the Santa Clara Unified district, known for its exceptional and stable academic performance that places it in the top 6% of all California elementary schools.

The school's strength lies in its remarkable academic results, where over 80% of students are proficient in English and over 76% in math, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. This excellence is consistent across nearly all student groups, and the school achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing neighbors like Pomeroy Elementary and Briarwood Elementary. While Laurelwood is outstanding, it exists in a unique educational pocket where the nearby Millikin Elementary is an even higher-performing outlier, ranking 13th in the state.

Laurelwood holds its own against schools in neighboring, highly-regarded districts, performing comparably to L. P. Collins Elementary in the Cupertino Union district and outperforming others like Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary. Parents should note that performance for some student groups has dipped slightly in recent years, and chronic absenteeism has increased post-pandemic, which are areas the school is likely addressing to maintain its high standards.

571

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,684

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

955 Teal Dr.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-4299

(408) 423-1600

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Laurelwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marian A. Peterson Middle
High:	Adrian Wilcox High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.7%

White:

23.5%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Clara Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg53%

California avg41%

369^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa Clara 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	94.5	369 of 5857	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	166 of 5869	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	363 of 5859	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	219 of 5883	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	207 of 5789	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	369 of 5662	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	428 of 5692	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	378 of 5614	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	372 of 5611	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	195 of 5530	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	537 of 5390	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	524 of 5377	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	553 of 5314	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	718 of 5193	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	867 of 5113	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.6	816 of 5113	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	622 of 4818	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	88.8	550 of 4822	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	90.2	502 of 4809	89.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	443 of 1203	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	372 of 1205	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	444 of 1190	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	240 of 1154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	359 of 1149	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	465 of 1071	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.5	57 of 2227	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	21 of 3162	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	83 of 3245	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	248 of 3311	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	52 of 3275	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	110 of 3246	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	196 of 5597	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	283 of 5612	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	404 of 5609	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	234 of 5635	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	215 of 5492	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	359 of 5413	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2060 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.4	617 of 5084	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1335 of 5460	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	307 of 5363	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	223 of 5264	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	879 of 5173	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	634 of 5084	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	478 of 5628	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	118 of 5643	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	354 of 5638	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	225 of 5663	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	181 of 5510	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	367 of 5431	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	114 of 718	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	493 of 2847	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	85 of 2598	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	216 of 2651	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	215 of 2661	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	160 of 2726	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	39 of 2834	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	357 of 2737	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science67%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 21, 2016

This school is average. It doesn't have any extra after school activities even if parents would like to pay for that. Nothing! The feedback from school is zero! You will never know how your kid is doing in a school. The classes is super full. For example, in KG -32 students in one class! Are you kidding? Look at a test scores for 2015!! it so so low!! only 70% of kids are able to pas standard tests. I don't know how this school get 10 points out of 10. I believe that some teacher don't know how to teach kids or they don't care! Of course, classes are big and teachers don't have time to spend with each kid but.. They never send any note to home where parents can help their kids if they struggle with something. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 10, 2012

This school is like a trailer park. Every structure is dilapidated. No air conditioning in any classroom. But the air conditioning in the administrators’ office is running even on weekends (based on my and several other parents’ observations). No cafeteria for students from first grade to the fifth grade. That means: almost all students have to sit outside beside the playground, shivering in winter and spring and being scorched in summer and the fall.
If you expect the administrators there to guard the best interests of the students, perish your thoughts. Getting the very basics, such as air conditioning and cafeteria, is like luxury for all Laurelwood students. Comfort is only for the administrators. I won’t be surprised to see some students get heat strokes. I am more concerned about tree branches falling on the kids when they are eating lunches under the big trees. It is dangerous for the kids.
Don’t expect anything from the administrators. Nothing will be done to protect the interests of the students. Close Quote

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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)	% Varicella (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Teal Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1600	571	27	21.2	11.2%	134 (23.5%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (13.7%)	301 (52.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	94.5	369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		97	166^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	203	66.7	66.7	72.0	93.4	76.7	80.6	69.9	87.2	72.8	76.3				$26,684	$1,445	$25,239
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	300	16	19.3	43.3%	30 (10.0%)	7 (2.3%)	150 (50.0%)	93 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	46.9	2773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		32.8	3705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	932	29.8	29.8	44.4	30.6	45.2	39.4	54.1	26.9	51.1	42.7				$36,582	$4,117	$32,465
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	85.8	891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.4	681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	210	53.2	53.2	74.4	63.8	57.5	65.0	83.7	66.0	59.6	69.3	96.8			$30,596	$1,638	$28,958
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.1	565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	185	69.0	69.0	58.6	60.0	83.6	66.3	72.1	67.8	72.4	70.4				$19,193	$650	$18,543
Briarwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 Townsend Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1300	288	14	20.4	39.9%	40 (13.9%)	8 (2.8%)	139 (48.3%)	89 (30.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	56.2	2241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		55.3	2275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	34	36.8	36.8	38.9	52.4	49.1	47.4	50.0	50.0	35.1	43.9	95.4			$34,920	$1,708	$33,212
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary	Public	K-5	592 Dunholme Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 732-3363	840	35	23.8	21.3%	237 (28.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52 (6.2%)	452 (53.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.2	415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	30	63.9	63.9	66.7	75.5	77.6	73.0	75.0	81.3	74.6	77.1	98.2			$15,776	$328	$15,448
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Ponderosa Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4000	524	24	22.1	28.4%	88 (16.8%)	5 (1.0%)	188 (35.9%)	203 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	88.1	776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.4	1273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	497	61.8	61.8	65.0	66.7	66.7	66.1	72.0	69.5	60.5	67.5				$29,520	$790	$28,730
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2720 Sonoma Pl.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4400	419	21	19.8	19.8%	69 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	96 (22.9%)	207 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	75	1368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		78	1242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	126	40.6	40.6	68.3	62.1	53.1	61.1	70.3	57.1	42.2	56.6	97.1			$26,705	$1,269	$25,436
Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	99	13^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	17^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	4	92.4	92.4	88.3	87.2	94.9	90.2	94.8	87.2	92.4	91.5	95.2			$25,798	$774	$25,024
L. P. Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Blaney Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6002	498	23	21.7	17.1%	34 (6.8%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.2%)	381 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	94	397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		96.9	176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	221	58.4	58.4	78.7	75.0	70.9	74.4	85.7	84.8	77.3	82.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	$17,719	$454	$17,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurelwood Elementary

How many students attend Laurelwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Laurelwood Elementary.

Is Laurelwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Laurelwood Elementary ranks in the top 6.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Laurelwood Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Laurelwood Elementary?

Students at Laurelwood Elementary are 53% Asian, 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Laurelwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurelwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marian A. Peterson Middle
High : Adrian Wilcox High

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