Bay Laurel Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Calabasas, California
Bay Laurel Elementary in Calabasas, California enrolled 480 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 24.0 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 61-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
467 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 480 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 467 | 20.0 | 23.4 |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 18.5 | 26.2 |
| 2024-25 | 480 | 20.0 | 24.0 |
24.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 477 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bay Laurel Elementary enrolled 477 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 477 of the 477 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.9% of students were White, 13.1% of two or more races, 9.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White71.9%
- Two or more races13.1%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Asian4.6%
- Black1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bay Laurel Elementary scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 61‑65% | 68% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 52% | 57% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Calabasas
5 public elementary schools in Calabasas report 2024-25 enrollment; Bay Laurel Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral Elementary | 614 | 25.1 | 9.3% |
| Round Meadow Elementary | 513 | 24.4 | 15.4% |
| Bay Laurel Elementary | 480 | 24.0 | 13.3% |
| Lupin Hill Elementary | 464 | 23.2 | 27.6% |
| Las Virgenes Independent | 19 | 10.0 | 21.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bay Laurel Elementary
- Round Meadow ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 513 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Calabash Charter AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 409 students, 24.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Bay Laurel Elementary with Round Meadow ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Las Virgenes Unified spends per student$15,763 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,763
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaBay Laurel Elementary is the number 2,667 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,667 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher24.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.24.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bay Laurel Elementary
How many students attend Bay Laurel Elementary?
480 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 467 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Calabasas, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bay Laurel Elementary?
24.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bay Laurel Elementary a Title I school?
Bay Laurel Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Bay Laurel Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Bay Laurel Elementary scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bay Laurel Elementary in?
Las Virgenes Unified, NCES district ID 0621000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062100000442 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.