Lafayette Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

3100 Park St.
Eureka, CA 95501

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Bottom 50%

Serving 305 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Lafayette Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 20-24% (which is lower than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 20-24% (which is lower than the California state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 305 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 25:1
Minority Enrollment: 66%
: Bottom 50% in CA
: 20-24% (Btm 50%)
: 20-24% (Btm 50%)
: 20-29% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Lafayette Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

School Overview

Lafayette Elementary School's student population of 305 students has grown by 13% over five school years.

The teacher population of 12 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Lafayette Elementary School
Kind	94
1	44
2	54
3	41
4	43
5	29

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Total Students

305 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School
2023	239
2022	251
2021	238
2020	269
2019	269
2018	352
2017	352
2016	362
2015	337
2014	315
2013	434
2012	439
2011	411
2010	424
2009	364
2008	296
2007	344
2006	329
2005	371
2004	383
2003	348
2002	364
2001	382
2000	372
1999	370

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

12 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School
2023	10
2022	12
2021	11
2020	12
2019	12
2018	15
2017	15
2016	16
2015	15
2014	14
2013	20
2012	20
2010	20
2009	19
2008	20
2007	19
2006	18
2005	19
2004	20
2003	20
2002	21

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School Calendar

Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

School Motto

Every Learner, Every Day: Engaged, Empowered, and Future-Ready

School Rankings

Lafayette Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Lafayette Elementary School is 0.76, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CA)

#7265 out of 9523 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School
2023	#7265
2022	#7119
2021	#3340
2019	#8866
2018	#7862
2017	#9049
2016	#8119
2015	#6771
2013	#5892
2012	#6709
2011	#7018

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20-24%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	22%	34%	23%
2022	22%	33%	22%
2021	12%	34%	19%
2019	17%	40%	25%
2018	22%	39%	25%
2017	12%	38%	25%
2016	17%	37%	28%
2015	22%	34%	25%
2013	52%	59%	61%
2012	51%	59%	62%
2011	47%	58%	60%

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20-24%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2022	22%	47%	34%
2021	17%	49%	29%
2019	17%	51%	34%
2018	22%	50%	25%
2017	12%	48%	36%
2016	22%	48%	36%
2015	17%	44%	33%
2013	46%	57%	57%
2012	45%	58%	57%
2011	44%	56%	58%
2010	37%	54%	53%

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20-29%

29%

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

21:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	24:1	22:1	22:1
2022	21:1	21:1	21:1
2021	22:1	22:1	22:1
2020	22:1	23:1	22:1
2019	22:1	23:1	22:1
2018	23:1	23:1	23:1
2017	23:1	23:1	23:1
2016	23:1	24:1	22:1
2015	22:1	24:1	22:1
2014	23:1	24:1	22:1
2013	22:1	24:1	21:1
2012	22:1	23:1	22:1
2010	21:1	21:1	22:1
2009	19:1	20:1	21:1
2008	15:1	18:1	15:1
2007	18:1	21:1	19:1
2006	18:1	20:1	18:1
2005	20:1	21:1	20:1
2004	19:1	21:1	20:1
2003	17:1	20:1	19:1
2002	17:1	20:1	19:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	5%	1%	7%
2022	6%	1%	7%
2020	8%	1%	7%
2019	8%	1%	7%
2018	7%	1%	7%
2017	7%	1%	7%
2016	5%	1%	6%
2015	6%	1%	6%
2014	7%	1%	6%
2013	9%	1%	6%
2012	8%	1%	6%
2011	11%	1%	6%
2010	9%	1%	8%
2009	6%	1%	7%
2008	9%	1%	9%
2007	9%	2%	11%
2006	14%	1%	14%
2005	16%	2%	16%
2004	10%	2%	12%
2003	11%	2%	13%
2002	10%	2%	11%

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Asian

13%

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	13%	12%	11%
2022	14%	12%	12%
2021	13%	12%	13%
2020	14%	12%	12%
2019	14%	12%	12%
2018	8%	11%	11%
2017	8%	11%	11%
2016	9%	11%	12%
2015	9%	11%	12%
2014	8%	11%	11%
2013	7%	11%	11%
2012	6%	11%	10%
2011	5%	11%	10%
2010	6%	11%	9%
2009	7%	11%	8%
2008	7%	12%	10%
2007	8%	12%	11%
2006	5%	12%	8%
2005	5%	12%	8%
2004	4%	12%	8%
2003	2%	11%	8%

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Hispanic

31%

56%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	34%	55%	25%
2022	32%	56%	25%
2021	32%	56%	24%
2020	29%	55%	24%
2019	29%	55%	24%
2018	26%	54%	22%
2017	26%	54%	22%
2016	24%	54%	21%
2015	21%	54%	20%
2014	19%	53%	18%
2013	19%	53%	18%
2012	19%	52%	17%
2011	18%	51%	16%
2010	17%	50%	15%
2009	14%	49%	12%
2008	12%	50%	13%
2007	13%	49%	13%
2006	8%	48%	10%
2005	5%	47%	10%
2004	4%	46%	10%
2003	3%	45%	9%
2002	5%	44%	8%
2001	3%	43%	7%
2000	3%	42%	7%
1999	4%	41%	6%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	2%	5%	3%
2022	2%	5%	3%
2021	1%	5%	3%
2020	1%	5%	3%
2019	1%	5%	3%
2018	3%	6%	3%
2017	3%	6%	3%
2016	3%	6%	3%
2015	4%	6%	4%
2014	4%	6%	3%
2013	4%	6%	3%
2012	5%	6%	3%
2011	5%	7%	3%
2010	7%	7%	3%
2009	6%	7%	3%
2008	5%	8%	3%
2007	7%	8%	4%
2006	4%	8%	2%
2005	4%	8%	3%
2004	2%	8%	3%
2003	2%	8%	3%
2002	2%	8%	3%
2001	2%	8%	3%
2000	1%	9%	2%
1999	2%	9%	2%

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White

34%

20%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	36%	21%	44%
2022	35%	21%	43%
2021	37%	22%	44%
2020	38%	23%	45%
2019	38%	23%	45%
2018	44%	24%	48%
2017	44%	24%	48%
2016	48%	24%	50%
2015	49%	24%	49%
2014	53%	25%	53%
2013	55%	25%	55%
2012	56%	26%	56%
2011	59%	27%	60%
2010	56%	27%	56%
2009	58%	28%	57%
2008	67%	29%	65%
2007	62%	29%	61%
2006	69%	31%	66%
2005	70%	31%	63%
2004	80%	32%	67%
2003	82%	34%	67%
2002	81%	35%	70%
2001	82%	36%	70%
2000	84%	37%	71%
1999	81%	38%	71%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

14%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2009-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	10%	6%	9%
2022	11%	5%	9%
2021	10%	5%	8%
2020	10%	4%	8%
2019	10%	4%	8%
2018	12%	4%	8%
2017	12%	4%	8%
2016	11%	4%	7%
2015	11%	3%	8%
2014	9%	3%	8%
2013	6%	3%	5%
2012	6%	3%	7%
2011	2%	2%	4%
2010	5%	3%	8%
2009	9%	3%	12%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.76

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	0.73	0.64	0.72
2022	0.75	0.63	0.73
2021	0.74	0.62	0.73
2020	0.74	0.63	0.72
2019	0.74	0.63	0.72
2018	0.72	0.64	0.70
2017	0.72	0.64	0.70
2016	0.70	0.64	0.69
2015	0.70	0.64	0.66
2014	0.67	0.65	0.67
2013	0.65	0.65	0.66
2012	0.64	0.65	0.65
2011	0.61	0.67	0.61
2010	0.64	0.67	0.65
2009	0.63	0.71	0.64
2008	0.53	0.65	0.54
2007	0.61	0.67	0.54
2006	0.50	0.66	0.58
2005	0.49	0.67	0.56
2004	0.35	0.67	0.52
2003	0.32	0.67	0.52
2002	0.33	0.67	0.49
2001	0.31	0.67	0.49
2000	0.28	0.67	0.47
1999	0.33	0.67	0.47

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Eligible for

77%

54%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	76%	51%	64%
2022	78%	51%	64%
2021	78%	53%	63%
2020	78%	52%	61%
2019	78%	52%	61%
2018	69%	49%	54%
2017	69%	49%	54%
2016	72%	50%	54%
2015	65%	50%	52%
2014	64%	49%	50%
2013	64%	48%	49%
2011	59%	46%	50%
2010	63%	46%	49%
2009	60%	43%	46%
2008	58%	41%	51%
2007	48%	40%	45%
2006	49%	40%	49%
2005	42%	40%	34%
2004	45%	40%	41%
2003	54%	39%	40%
2002	37%	39%	36%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Lafayette Elementary School	California	Eureka City Schools School District
2023	6%	8%	6%
2022	7%	7%	5%
2021	7%	6%	4%
2020	9%	7%	6%
2019	9%	7%	6%
2018	10%	9%	9%
2017	10%	9%	9%
2016	9%	9%	8%
2015	11%	9%	9%
2014	13%	9%	10%
2013	12%	7%	11%
2011	13%	8%	12%
2010	12%	9%	11%
2009	15%	10%	13%
2008	17%	10%	15%
2007	20%	10%	14%
2006	18%	9%	13%
2005	19%	9%	13%
2004	15%	9%	10%
2003	19%	9%	9%
2002	16%	8%	8%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Eureka City Schools School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lafayette Elementary School's ranking?

Lafayette Elementary School is ranked #7265 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

What schools are Lafayette Elementary School often compared to?

Lafayette Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Coastal Grove Charter, Freshwater Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

20-24% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 20-24% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

305 students attend Lafayette Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

34% of Lafayette Elementary School students are White, 31% of students are Hispanic, 14% of students are Two or more races, 13% of students are Asian, 5% of students are American Indian, 2% of students are Black, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Lafayette Elementary School?

Lafayette Elementary School has a student ration of 25:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.

What grades does Lafayette Elementary School offer ?

Lafayette Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5

What school district is Lafayette Elementary School part of?

Lafayette Elementary School is part of Eureka City Schools School District.