Is Laurel Elementary a good school?

Laurel Elementary ranks 2761 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Laurel Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 465 students attended Laurel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Elementary?

Students at Laurel Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : East Whittier Middle High : Whittier High

Laurel Elementary

Summary:

Laurel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Whittier, CA, serving 463 students in grades K-5. It is part of the East Whittier City Elementary District, which is ranked 370 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurel Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.3% of Laurel Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 57.75% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 42.92% at Laurel Elementary, compared to 49.48% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Laurel Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.4% in 2017-2018 to 18.7% in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

Comparing Laurel Elementary to nearby schools within the East Whittier City Elementary District, such as Evergreen Elementary, Mulberry Elementary, and Ocean View Elementary, highlights the school's underperformance. These nearby schools have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Ocean View Elementary had 71.05% of students proficient or better in end-of-course English Language Arts, compared to 39.3% at Laurel Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

13550 Lambert Rd.
Whittier, CA 90605-2423

(562) 789-2100

District: East Whittier City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2761^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Laurel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Whittier Middle
High:	Whittier High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.1

Number of students: 465

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

White:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Laurel Elementary ranks better than 52.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.1%), White (4.3%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laurel Elementary is 25.1. 6 elementary schools in the East Whittier City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Laurel Elementary employs 18.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laurel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurel Elementary 2761^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Laurel Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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East Whittier City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks East Whittier City Elementary 370^th of 1568 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	36.79	2821^st	4809	41.3%
2005	27.65	3433^rd	4822	28.8%
2006	51.88	2100^th	4818	56.4%
2007	40.13	2896^th	5113	43.4%
2008	28.87	3684^th	5113	27.9%
2009	28.33	3820^th	5193	26.4%
2010	44.45	2881^st	5314	45.8%
2011	50.84	2547^th	5377	52.6%
2012	46.88	2818^th	5390	47.7%
2013	47.01	2861^st	5530	48.3%
2015	46.64	2649^th	5611	52.8%
2016	45.09	2769^th	5614	50.7%
2017	42.03	2973^rd	5692	47.8%
2018	53.98	2335^th	5662	58.8%
2019	49.90	2600^th	5789	55.1%
2022	33.72	3558^th	5883	39.5%
2023	46.49	2730^th	5874	53.5%
2024	46.46	2761^st	5862	52.9%

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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	58.36	919^th	3246	71.7%
2019	49.71	1264^th	3275	61.4%
2022	35.56	2158^th	3311	34.8%
2023	20.45	3120^th	3250	4.0%
2024	71.67	384^th	3160	87.8%

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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	65.31	1426^th	5084	72.0%
2019	65.86	1418^th	5173	72.6%
2022	47.20	2453^rd	5264	53.4%
2023	53.40	2139^th	5374	60.2%
2024	52.46	2227^th	5511	59.6%

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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	46.75	2674^th	5413	50.6%
2019	50.36	2475^th	5492	54.9%
2022	29.68	3765^th	5635	33.2%
2023	38.01	3142^nd	5617	44.1%
2024	45.45	2689^th	5605	52.0%

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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
2018	35.02	1217^th	2128	42.8%
2019	36.24	1464^th	2585	43.4%

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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	59.94	1936^th	5431	64.4%
2019	48.22	2549^th	5510	53.7%
2022	39.43	3038^th	5663	46.4%
2023	54.39	2203^rd	5650	61.0%
2024	46.63	2651^st	5636	53.0%

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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	69.83	1149^th	4830	76.2%
2019	68.39	1241^st	4963	75.0%
2022	46.64	2414^th	5084	52.5%
2023	58.96	1728^th	5098	66.1%
2024	56.35	1875^th	5102	63.2%

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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	365	4	6	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1989	314	6	8	371	0	n/a	n/a	0	699
1990	294	4	12	368	1	n/a	n/a	0	679
1991	302	5	25	371	11	n/a	n/a	0	714
1992	294	3	13	422	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1993	312	1	32	449	4	n/a	n/a	0	798
1994	306	5	18	502	4	n/a	n/a	0	835
1995	231	9	17	528	6	n/a	n/a	0	791
1996	231	9	17	528	6	n/a	n/a	0	791
1997	223	8	12	602	5	n/a	n/a	0	850
1998	215	9	10	625	6	n/a	n/a	0	865
1999	190	9	13	644	2	n/a	n/a	0	858
2000	177	10	14	676	2	n/a	n/a	0	879
2001	174	10	13	669	3	n/a	n/a	0	869
2002	148	10	8	714	4	n/a	n/a	0	884
2003	148	10	8	714	4	n/a	n/a	0	884
2004	141	8	10	713	5	n/a	n/a	8	885
2005	105	24	15	724	7	n/a	n/a	14	889
2006	117	8	19	716	7	n/a	n/a	26	893
2007	99	11	14	731	9	n/a	n/a	25	889
2008	97	9	26	702	6	n/a	n/a	0	840
2009	77	8	16	696	4	4	31	0	836
2010	83	7	10	695	2	2	1	0	800
2011	77	8	9	694	0	2	0	0	790
2012	67	8	12	693	1	1	0	0	782
2013	47	4	10	693	2	0	0	0	756
2014	48	3	10	697	2	0	0	0	760
2015	47	4	13	644	2	0	3	0	713
2016	42	2	11	615	2	0	5	0	677
2017	38	2	11	574	2	0	5	0	632
2018	36	1	7	556	1	0	3	0	604
2019	31	2	11	544	0	0	2	0	590
2020	25	5	9	515	0	0	7	0	561
2021	27	6	7	492	0	0	12	0	544
2022	22	8	5	440	0	0	12	0	487
2023	20	5	6	418	0	0	14	0	463
2024	20	3	5	419	0	0	18	0	465

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	672	26.8	25.0	n/a
1989	699	27.4	25.5	n/a
1990	679	27.5	24.6	n/a
1991	714	26.7	26.7	n/a
1992	733	27.1	27.0	33
1993	798	28.0	28.5	32.7
1994	835	29.0	28.8	39.6
1995	791	28.0	28.3	48.7
1996	791	28.0	28.3	48.7
1997	850	32.0	26.6	47.2
1998	865	35.0	24.7	46
1999	858	37.3	23.0	44.3
2000	879	42.3	20.8	51.5
2001	869	42.3	20.5	50.7
2002	884	43.1	20.5	45.7
2003	884	43.1	20.5	45.7
2004	885	43.3	20.4	45
2005	889	43.3	20.5	49.1
2006	893	43.3	20.6	53.5
2007	889	43.3	20.5	53.4
2008	840	45.0	18.7	59.2
2009	836	43.0	18.6	69.4
2010	800	39.6	20.1	69.4
2011	790	n/a	n/a	69.5
2012	782	33.1	23.6	n/a
2013	756	31.0	24.3	62
2014	760	26.0	29.1	68.2
2015	713	26.0	27.4	72.2
2016	677	26.0	26.0	69.7
2017	632	24.0	26.3	67.9
2018	604	24.0	25.1	72
2019	590	23.0	25.6	73.2
2020	561	n/a	n/a	74.9
2021	544	20.0	27.2	71
2022	487	20.2	24.0	83.2
2023	463	19.0	24.3	84
2024	465	18.5	25.1	84.9

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	672	26.8	25.0	n/a
1989	699	27.4	25.5	n/a
1990	679	27.5	24.6	n/a
1991	714	26.7	26.7	n/a
1992	733	27.1	27.0	33
1993	798	28.0	28.5	32.7
1994	835	29.0	28.8	39.6
1995	791	28.0	28.3	48.7
1996	791	28.0	28.3	48.7
1997	850	32.0	26.6	47.2
1998	865	35.0	24.7	46
1999	858	37.3	23.0	44.3
2000	879	42.3	20.8	51.5
2001	869	42.3	20.5	50.7
2002	884	43.1	20.5	45.7
2003	884	43.1	20.5	45.7
2004	885	43.3	20.4	45
2005	889	43.3	20.5	49.1
2006	893	43.3	20.6	53.5
2007	889	43.3	20.5	53.4
2008	840	45.0	18.7	59.2
2009	836	43.0	18.6	69.4
2010	800	39.6	20.1	69.4
2011	790	n/a	n/a	69.5
2012	782	33.1	23.6	n/a
2013	756	31.0	24.3	62
2014	760	26.0	29.1	68.2
2015	713	26.0	27.4	72.2
2016	677	26.0	26.0	69.7
2017	632	24.0	26.3	67.9
2018	604	24.0	25.1	72
2019	590	23.0	25.6	73.2
2020	561	n/a	n/a	74.9
2021	544	20.0	27.2	71
2022	487	20.2	24.0	83.2
2023	463	19.0	24.3	84
2024	465	18.5	25.1	84.9

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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