📍 13550 Lambert Rd., Whittier, Los Angeles County, 90605
Laurel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whittier, Los Angeles County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roxanne Rivas. It is part of the East Whittier City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
Laurel Elementary enrolls 463 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 418 | 90% |
| White | 20 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 463 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laurel Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Laurel Elementary is one of 13 schools in East Whittier City Elementary, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 7,524 students district-wide and employs 341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, Laurel Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 579 students per school.