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Laurel Wood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Wood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 417 students in the Salinas City Elementary district, located in a high-need community where over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages and a state ranking that has fallen sharply over the last decade to the 16th percentile. This decline is more dramatic than at nearby schools like Mission Park Elementary, which has seen more stable performance. Outcomes are especially concerning for English learners and students with special needs, ranking in the very lowest percentiles statewide. However, the school has made notable progress in reducing chronic student absences, showing a faster recovery from pandemic-era highs than peers such as University Park Elementary.

Despite spending more per student than most comparable schools in the district, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results, suggesting other factors are at play. Performance is volatile year-to-year, though the school has shown a relative strength in supporting homeless students. It's important to note that all traditional schools in the Salinas City Elementary district face similar systemic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of California schools.

417

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,092

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 Larkin St.
Salinas, CA 93907-1970

(831) 753-5620

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Laurel Wood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	North Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

6.2%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,936^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Salinas City Elementary

1344^th of 1,543Salinas 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	18.8	4936 of 5857	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4416 of 5869	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3139 of 5859	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3790 of 5883	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3478 of 5789	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2944 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	2941 of 5692	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	3334 of 5614	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	3847 of 5611	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	3431 of 5530	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	3370 of 5390	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	2650 of 5377	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.2	2974 of 5314	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	2589 of 5193	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.3	2929 of 5113	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.1	3490 of 5113	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.0	2723 of 4818	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.8	2346 of 4822	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	2084 of 4809	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	1890 of 2227	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	3012 of 3162	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	2279 of 3245	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	2951 of 3311	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	1037 of 3275	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	997 of 3246	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	4581 of 5597	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4803 of 5612	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3374 of 5609	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3893 of 5635	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3304 of 5492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3138 of 5413	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4533 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4213 of 5107	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2569 of 5087	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3566 of 5084	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2552 of 4963	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	1934 of 4830	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	316 of 429	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	212 of 364	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	59 of 335	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5017 of 5460	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4079 of 5517	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2877 of 5363	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3940 of 5264	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3408 of 5173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	2174 of 5084	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4912 of 5628	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3734 of 5643	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2750 of 5638	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	3439 of 5663	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3246 of 5510	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2623 of 5431	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2674 of 2847	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2597 of 2635	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1965 of 2420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 6th 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 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 Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	417	19	21.9	60.2%	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	347 (83.2%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	18.8	4936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	4416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	520																					16.7	16.7	22.2	17.9	40.9	18.0	25.0	24.1	11.9	25.8	14.8	19.0							$20,092	$19,242	$850
Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-5400	620	27	22.9	77.1%	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	576 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.5%)	15.2	5244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		18.9	4945^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	299	4.3	5.1	5.6	10.0	6.2	36.2	5.1	50.0	17.5	27.2	0.0	15.4	5.6	17.5	9.3	0.0	5.1	5.6	5.0	3.7	9.0	9.0	17.5	11.7	23.6	29.1	20.6	25.0	10.8	12.4	26.2	18.9	96.6			96.6		96.6	$23,118	$22,210	$908
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	99	4	24.7	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		29.9	3936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	300																					16.0	16.0	18.2	36.8	44.0	22.7	32.5	18.2	36.8	24.0	18.2	24.7							$21,413	$20,322	$1,091
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5665	743	31	23.9	73.2%	21 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	686 (92.3%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		19.7	4897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	544																					9.1	9.1	18.4	17.8	16.2	24.5	19.2	23.9	14.6	10.1	18.4	17.0	98.5			98.5		98.5	$17,866	$17,100	$766
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5615	288	13	22.1	42.4%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	36.3	3458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		31.4	3821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	363	10.0	25.7	0.0	9.7	11.1	36.7	25.7	33.3	12.9	27.4	10.0	48.6	2.6	9.7	17.8	3.3	25.7	0.0	3.2	8.2	25.6	25.6	6.7	41.7	43.6	25.8	30.9	19.4	54.3	41.0	19.4	34.6							$23,911	$23,002	$909
Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	193	9	22.0	54.4%	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (82.4%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	10.7	5591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.4	5592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	1																					11.8	11.8	8.0	12.0	17.7	39.1	18.9	8.0	12.0	5.9	4.4	7.8							$35,709	$35,204	$505
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5645	560	25	22.4	81.1%	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	530 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.6	4517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	548	8.7	7.7			8.2	56.5	7.7			30.6	13.0	19.2			16.3	0.0	3.9			2.0	14.5	14.5	12.9	11.2	27.0	36.2	21.2	18.3	12.0	21.1	28.6	19.4	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,171	$18,252	$919
El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	548	24	22.8	78.3%	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (90.7%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.2%)	14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		16.8	5147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	131																					15.1	15.1	7.9	21.4	25.9	30.4	21.2	6.6	22.6	9.3	20.5	15.4	92.9	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	98.2	$20,849	$19,936	$913
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	488	23	21.2	70.3%	21 (4.3%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (86.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	15.5	5223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		26.1	4279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	944																					12.3	12.3	23.5	14.1	27.9	18.5	20.9	30.9	22.5	8.2	16.7	20.1	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0	$20,177	$19,426	$751
Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	705	31	23.1	78.9%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	651 (92.3%)	21 (3.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	12.5	5465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	5715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	250	8.9	5.1	2.1		5.3	35.6	5.1	31.9		25.2	20.0	15.4	2.1		12.2	6.7	5.1	2.1		4.6	6.5	6.5	21.7	14.3	14.0	30.8	19.4	24.2	8.4	4.7	24.4	14.6							$19,141	$18,246	$895

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Wood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Laurel Wood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Wood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : North Salinas High

What district is Laurel Wood Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

Is Laurel Wood Elementary a good school?

Laurel Wood Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Laurel Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Laurel Wood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Wood Elementary?

Students at Laurel Wood Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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