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Laurel Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 469 students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, located in a densely populated area of San Mateo with several other elementary schools nearby.

Academic performance at Laurel has declined significantly over the past decade, now placing it in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools; only about 20% of students are proficient in English and Math, which is dramatically lower than the district average and nearby schools like George Hall Elementary and Beresford Elementary. The school faces a critical challenge with chronic absenteeism, with nearly one-third of students missing too much school, a rate almost double the district average and much higher than neighboring schools in other districts such as Fox Elementary in Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary.

Despite spending more per student than many higher-performing schools in the area, Laurel struggles to support its student population, which has seen a rapid increase in economic need. The school's performance stands in sharp contrast to other local schools with similar demographics, indicating that improvement may be possible with targeted interventions addressing attendance and instructional effectiveness.

469

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,178

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 36th Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403-4204

(650) 312-7555

District: San Mateo-Foster City

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Abbott Middle
High:	Hillsdale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

Asian:

7.9%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg50%

California avg41%

5,137^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 61 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 18Elementary Schools in the San Mateo-Foster City

476^th of 1,543San Mateo-Foster City 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	16.6	5137 of 5857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4828 of 5869	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4467 of 5859	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3436 of 5883	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	713 of 1417	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2992 of 5789	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2777 of 5662	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.5	2575 of 5692	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.8	1672 of 5614	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	1477 of 5611	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.0	2177 of 5530	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	1844 of 5390	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	1671 of 5377	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	1481 of 5314	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	1317 of 5193	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	1450 of 5113	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	1254 of 5113	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	1364 of 4818	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	821 of 4822	83.0%	★★★★☆
2004	83.3	784 of 4809	83.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	90.1	177 of 2585	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	2999 of 3162	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2845 of 3245	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2237 of 3311	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	499 of 602	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2481 of 3275	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1817 of 3246	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4606 of 5597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4423 of 5612	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3957 of 5609	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3073 of 5635	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	621 of 1267	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2494 of 5492	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	2735 of 5413	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5018 of 5107	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4966 of 5107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5019 of 5087	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4585 of 5084	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4276 of 4963	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4192 of 4830	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	398 of 429	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	341 of 364	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	319 of 335	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	5325 of 5460	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5381 of 5517	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5312 of 5363	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5046 of 5264	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	985 of 1110	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	4865 of 5173	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4819 of 5084	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	5146 of 5628	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4822 of 5643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4603 of 5638	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3547 of 5663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	640 of 1272	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3265 of 5510	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2685 of 5431	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	2038 of 2651	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1911 of 2661	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.6	1029 of 2726	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	1585 of 2834	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	1073 of 2737	60.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+45 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-28 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	469	22	21.8	76.5%	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (76.5%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	16.6	5137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.3	4828^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	309																	22.2		22.2	13.3	18.3	29.6				20.3	13.8	17.1	24.1				18.3	94.9	94.9	$24,178	$22,698	$1,480
Beresford Elementary	Public	K-5	300 28th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7551	218	10	21.8	58.7%	42 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (58.7%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	42.2	3056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		56.8	2199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	857																	21.9		21.9	29.4	44.7	31.3				35.6	35.3	60.5	34.4				44.2	87.0	93.5	$30,876	$29,510	$1,366
Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2619 Dolores St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7566	238	13	18.3	47.1%	49 (20.6%)	3 (1.3%)	112 (47.1%)	29 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	31 (13.0%)	59.9	2077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.5%		51.6	2468^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	391																	42.1		42.1	50.0	42.6	48.7				46.8	55.0	46.8	42.1				48.0	91.7		$34,717	$32,350	$2,367
George Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	130 San Miguel Way	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7533	370	18	20.5	31.4%	95 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (31.9%)	90 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	54 (14.6%)	85.3	913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		88.2	802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	111																	47.2		47.2	62.0	72.6	70.4				68.4	72.0	67.3	53.7				64.1			$30,179	$28,356	$1,823
Cipriani Elementary	Public	K-5	2525 Buena Vista	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4840	471	18	26.9	8.9%	156 (33.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	163 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (22.3%)	95	335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.8	283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	52																	69.7		69.7	76.7	72.0	82.2				77.1	75.3	77.4	78.7				77.2			$17,825	$17,422	$403
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Middle Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4820	437	17	25.7	5.3%	117 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	185 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (23.1%)	98.5	36^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.9	20^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	16																	76.0		76.0	93.2	89.0	84.0				88.7	93.2	89.0	89.3				90.5			$18,281	$17,878	$403
Fiesta Gardens International Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Bermuda Dr.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7737	418	19	22.0	56.0%	51 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	344 (82.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	29.1	4034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.5	3402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	632	9.8	4.7	11.1	8.1	47.1	10.9	43.1	31.5	10.2	10.9	15.5	12.4	8.3	4.7	7.0	6.2	34.7		34.7	12.0	18.8	37.5				23.5	22.5	20.3	38.0				26.8			$29,472	$28,332	$1,140
Nesbit Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Biddulph Way	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4860	566	27	20.8	27.0%	108 (19.1%)	16 (2.8%)	180 (31.8%)	153 (27.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	96 (17.0%)	81.4	1104^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.9	1246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	142																	48.0	49.0	48.4	68.6	63.6	62.2	47.2	46.5	62.0	60.2	75.4	64.2	60.0	42.9	26.1	41.2	54.8			$23,240	$22,556	$684
Fox Elementary	Public	K-5	3100 Saint James Rd.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4850	420	16	25.9	6.2%	94 (22.4%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (8.6%)	202 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	81 (19.3%)	96.4	196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.6	118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	78																	85.3		85.3	75.3	74.3	90.7				80.2	78.1	82.4	84.0				81.5			$17,813	$17,410	$403
San Carlos Charter Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7343	377	20	18.6	4.0%	175 (46.4%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.2%)	101 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.5%)	93	475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		96.3	235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	240																	77.3	74.4	75.9	71.4	84.9	87.9	65.7	83.8	90.7	80.7	69.1	87.9	72.7	57.1	65.8	69.8	70.1	93.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Elementary

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Laurel Elementary.

Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Laurel Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Laurel Elementary in?

San Mateo-Foster City

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abbott Middle
High : Hillsdale High

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

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