Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Laurel Elementary ranks 4271 st of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 399 students attended Laurel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Oceanside High

Laurel Elementary

Public K-5

1410 Laurel St.
Oceanside, CA 92058-2217

(760) 966-4200

District: Oceanside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4271^st of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,617

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

High:

Oceanside High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 399

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.0%

White:

5.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Laurel Elementary ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.99. (See more...)

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88%), White (5.8%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Oceanside Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laurel Elementary is 23.4, which is the 4^th best among 15 elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laurel Elementary is $12,617, which is the 4^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Oceanside Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Laurel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurel Elementary 4271^st of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Laurel Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oceanside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oceanside Unified 828^th of 1560 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
2004	30.14	3232^nd	4809	32.8%
2005	26.58	3511^th	4822	27.2%
2006	27.62	3479^th	4818	27.8%
2007	33.74	3313^th	5113	35.2%
2008	24.81	3982^nd	5113	22.1%
2009	13.82	4811^th	5193	7.4%
2010	16.40	4824^th	5314	9.2%
2011	16.32	4885^th	5377	9.2%
2012	22.74	4471^st	5390	17.1%
2013	9.89	5301^st	5530	4.1%
2015	17.01	4913^th	5611	12.4%
2016	15.27	5021^st	5614	10.6%
2017	12.96	5280^th	5692	7.2%
2018	20.23	4659^th	5662	17.7%
2019	22.84	4558^th	5789	21.3%
2022	21.79	4667^th	5883	20.7%
2023	25.99	4258^th	5848	27.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Laurel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.29	2507^th	3246	22.8%
2019	26.03	2779^th	3275	15.1%
2022	35.51	2163^rd	3311	34.7%
2023	19.30	3163^rd	3240	2.4%

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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	30.41	1624^th	2416	32.8%

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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	29.36	3822^nd	5084	24.8%
2019	29.60	3879^th	5173	25.0%
2022	31.53	3711^th	5264	29.5%
2023	35.64	3404^th	5355	36.4%

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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	19.88	4549^th	5413	16.0%
2019	24.72	4249^th	5492	22.6%
2022	18.71	4830^th	5635	14.3%
2023	23.91	4320^th	5595	22.8%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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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	21.29	4451^st	5431	18.0%
2019	22.11	4462^nd	5510	19.0%
2022	27.00	4047^th	5663	28.5%
2023	29.84	3779^th	5627	32.8%

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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	25.25	3890^th	4830	19.5%
2019	30.44	3666^th	4963	26.1%
2022	23.70	4221^st	5084	17.0%
2023	32.88	3465^th	5079	31.8%

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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	89	62	36	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1989	108	56	29	437	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
1990	154	69	31	427	2	n/a	n/a	0	683
1991	156	83	36	467	2	n/a	n/a	0	744
1992	117	91	28	472	5	n/a	n/a	0	713
1993	116	77	34	464	7	n/a	n/a	0	698
1994	109	66	27	440	2	n/a	n/a	0	644
1995	72	68	14	509	5	n/a	n/a	0	668
1996	72	68	14	509	5	n/a	n/a	0	668
1997	67	56	12	505	4	n/a	n/a	0	644
1998	73	52	15	524	5	n/a	n/a	0	669
1999	65	65	11	591	4	n/a	n/a	0	736
2000	49	49	10	586	3	n/a	n/a	0	697
2001	54	41	11	583	2	n/a	n/a	0	691
2002	29	20	12	487	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2003	29	20	12	487	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2004	24	22	11	468	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
2005	29	20	21	467	4	n/a	n/a	0	541
2006	29	20	13	423	3	n/a	n/a	1	489
2007	36	19	12	415	0	n/a	n/a	4	486
2008	34	9	5	379	2	n/a	n/a	0	429
2009	31	14	10	475	2	4	4	0	540
2010	22	21	11	515	0	2	4	0	575
2011	18	14	6	501	1	5	2	0	547
2012	17	11	4	483	2	0	3	0	520
2013	27	12	3	486	0	3	4	0	535
2014	23	15	3	453	2	1	3	0	500
2015	31	18	2	447	2	3	6	0	509
2016	29	16	2	418	2	7	9	0	483
2017	20	9	0	405	1	6	4	0	445
2018	22	13	0	390	1	7	8	0	441
2019	28	8	3	388	2	6	10	0	445
2020	20	12	3	388	2	5	9	0	439
2021	15	8	3	382	2	6	8	0	424
2022	19	4	3	368	1	4	11	0	410
2023	23	6	3	351	0	4	12	0	399

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	590	25.7	22.9	n/a
1989	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1990	683	26.0	26.2	n/a
1991	744	30.0	24.8	n/a
1992	713	30.5	23.3	92
1993	698	27.0	25.9	95
1994	644	28.3	22.8	93.8
1995	668	24.0	27.8	94.9
1996	668	24.0	27.8	94.9
1997	644	28.0	23.0	94.4
1998	669	28.0	23.9	94.9
1999	736	32.0	23.0	82.3
2000	697	32.0	21.8	88.2
2001	691	37.0	18.7	91.6
2002	548	35.0	15.7	87.8
2003	548	35.0	15.7	87.8
2004	527	31.0	17.0	90.1
2005	541	32.5	16.6	94.8
2006	489	29.0	16.9	85.5
2007	486	32.5	15.0	88
2008	429	35.6	12.1	90.4
2009	540	31.0	15.6	95.2
2010	575	31.0	18.5	86.3
2011	547	n/a	n/a	89.8
2012	520	25.0	20.7	n/a
2013	535	21.2	25.2	95.7
2014	500	23.0	21.7	96
2015	509	24.0	21.2	95.1
2016	483	24.0	20.1	94.6
2017	445	21.6	20.5	94.2
2018	441	20.7	21.2	96.8
2019	445	19.3	23.0	94.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	92
2021	424	19.0	22.3	89.2
2022	410	18.0	22.7	95.4
2023	399	17.0	23.4	95

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	590	25.7	22.9	n/a
1989	630	23.0	27.3	n/a
1990	683	26.0	26.2	n/a
1991	744	30.0	24.8	n/a
1992	713	30.5	23.3	92
1993	698	27.0	25.9	95
1994	644	28.3	22.8	93.8
1995	668	24.0	27.8	94.9
1996	668	24.0	27.8	94.9
1997	644	28.0	23.0	94.4
1998	669	28.0	23.9	94.9
1999	736	32.0	23.0	82.3
2000	697	32.0	21.8	88.2
2001	691	37.0	18.7	91.6
2002	548	35.0	15.7	87.8
2003	548	35.0	15.7	87.8
2004	527	31.0	17.0	90.1
2005	541	32.5	16.6	94.8
2006	489	29.0	16.9	85.5
2007	486	32.5	15.0	88
2008	429	35.6	12.1	90.4
2009	540	31.0	15.6	95.2
2010	575	31.0	18.5	86.3
2011	547	n/a	n/a	89.8
2012	520	25.0	20.7	n/a
2013	535	21.2	25.2	95.7
2014	500	23.0	21.7	96
2015	509	24.0	21.2	95.1
2016	483	24.0	20.1	94.6
2017	445	21.6	20.5	94.2
2018	441	20.7	21.2	96.8
2019	445	19.3	23.0	94.2
2020	439	n/a	n/a	92
2021	424	19.0	22.3	89.2
2022	410	18.0	22.7	95.4
2023	399	17.0	23.4	95

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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