NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in San Lorenzo, CA

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11 public K-12 schools in San Lorenzo from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
6,477
Students
28.4/100
Avg Resource Index
21.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, San Lorenzo has more public-school enrollment than 66% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. San Lorenzo's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Secondary campuses occupy an unusually large share

4 of the 11 listed San Lorenzo schools are classified as high schools, a substantial share of the local portfolio. Advanced-course access, counseling, and graduation-stage staffing therefore have more weight in the city Resource Index average than they do in an elementary-heavy system.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between East Bay Arts High and Hesperian Elementary shows the range hidden by San Lorenzo's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 34%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
9th percentile
Teacher staffing
10th percentile

Arroyo High accounts for 23.1% of all San Lorenzo public-school enrollment

That concentration means San Lorenzo-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Lorenzo school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities

San Lorenzo school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 1,499 students (highest), a spread of 1,345 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Lorenzo reports 59.9% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

San Lorenzo student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of San Lorenzo's 11 listed schools are charters

18% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. East Bay Arts High 44
2. Kipp Summit Academy 36
3. San Lorenzo High 34
4. Bohannon Middle 32
5. Arroyo High 28
6. Del Rey Elementary 26
7. Bay Elementary 25
8. Kipp King Collegiate High 24
9. Grant Elementary 24
10. Edendale Middle 22
11. Hesperian Elementary 17

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in San Lorenzo

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Grant Elementary 65.0/100
  2. 2 Arroyo High 64.5/100
  3. 3 Kipp King Collegiate High 62.7/100
  4. 4 Bay Elementary 62.3/100
  5. 5 Del Rey Elementary 56.8/100

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Which San Lorenzo school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

East Bay Arts High has the highest Resource Investment Index among the San Lorenzo schools in this federal-data comparison at 44/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in San Lorenzo, CA? ▼

San Lorenzo has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,477 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 21.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.