Laurel Tree Charter School: Full Guide

Location: Arcata, CA

Are you a student or parent at Laurel Tree Charter School? Want to understand how to get the most out of high school?

We've written the best guide to Laurel Tree Charter available. Here we'll cover:

Breakdowns of student ethnicity, gender, and family income
How safe Laurel Tree Charter is to attend
SAT/ACT/AP scores earned by Laurel Tree Charter students
Which AP/IB classes you can take at Laurel Tree Charter
Every sports team you can join at Laurel Tree Charter

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Basic Information

Laurel Tree Charter School is a public school, supporting grades 0 to 12 . It's located in Arcata, CA in Humboldt County.

Based on its location, Laurel Tree Charter is classified as a school in a remote town, or more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. Here's the location on a map:

Contact Information

Mailing address:

Laurel Tree Charter School
4555 Valley W. Blvd.
Arcata, CA 95521-4683

Phone number: 7078225626

Laurel Tree Charter School homepage: http://www.laureltreelc.org/

Principal: Brenda Sutter
Email the principal: [email protected]

Student Demographics

Student Enrollment

The total enrollment at Laurel Tree Charter School is 114 students, making it a somewhat small high school, in the bottom half of all California high schools by size.

As a smaller-sized high school, Laurel Tree Charter will feel like a cozy learning environment. With fewer than 100 students in your class, you'll likely get to know most other students and your teachers well. This will give you the feeling of a small liberal arts college.

But with a smaller student body, you won't have as many activities and clubs to choose from. If you find Laurel Tree Charter lacking for your interests, consider looking to your local community to supplement your interests.

Growth in Student Body Size

Is Laurel Tree Charter School growing or shrinking? This will help you see trends in where the school is headed.

From our calculations, the enrollment at Laurel Tree Charter has increased over the past few years. We calculate this by comparing enrollment in grades 9 to 12.

	Male Students	Female Students	All Students
9^th grade	11	1	12
10^th grade	1	1	2
11^th grade	7	2	9
12^th grade	1	2	3

As you can see in the table above, the freshman class is 9 students larger than the senior class. This suggests that the school is growing in size and taking on more students.

There are a few reasons this could be happening. The city of Arcata could be growing in population, thus sending more students into Laurel Tree Charter. Alternatively, Laurel Tree Charter could be relaxing its student policies and taking in more students.

Gender Split

Are there more boys or girls at Laurel Tree Charter School?

From our statistics, Laurel Tree Charter has a 77:23 split between male and female students in the high school grades.

There is a large male majority at Laurel Tree Charter, and much more than you would expect from the general population in Humboldt County. As a result, it'll feel like there are a lot more girls than boys in your classes.

Sometimes this imbalance can result from random chance and may not suggest anything about Laurel Tree Charter. In other cases, the school might preferentially select for males. For example, in our data we find that continuation high schools unfortunately seem to be male-dominated. In yet other cases, other neighboring schools might attract female students, drawing them away from Laurel Tree Charter.

If the male majority is concerning to you, we suggest contacting Laurel Tree Charter administration and asking if they have any thoughts about why there's a gender imbalance. Their phone number is 7078225626.

Ethnicity Breakdown

What's the racial diversity at Laurel Tree Charter School? Does one ethnicity make up most of the student body, or is it fairly balanced?

From our statistics, Laurel Tree Charter has a somewhat homogenous student body, with the majority of students identifying as one ethnicity, but not representing over 70% of the student body. Most schools in California fit this profile, so Laurel Tree Charter isn't out of the ordinary. Most students attending class with you will be of the predominant ethnicity, but there will be meaningful diversity from other races.

The majority of students at Laurel Tree Charter are white. In California, white students make up 26.3% of all California students, and are the second most common ethnicity after Hispanic students. Thus Laurel Tree Charter is one of hundreds of schools in the state that have a majority of white students.

	Percentage	Number
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.5%	4
Asian	0.8%	1
Hispanic	12.2%	14
Black	0.0%	0
White	65.7%	75
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0.0%	0
Two or more races	17.5%	20

High schools usually reflect the population in the surrounding area, so the ethnicities of students likely resembles those of Arcata. If you'd like to see how other nearby schools look in diversity, just google "[name of school] prepscholar" to find our guide to that specific school.

Income Level of Laurel Tree Charter Families

What are the family incomes of students at Laurel Tree Charter School? To determine this, we look at the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunches, a classification by the US federal government.

To qualify for a reduced price meal, family income needs to be below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $45,000 or below.

To qualify for a free meal, family income needs to be below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $32,000 or below.

The lower the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals, the higher the income levels are likely to be.

At Laurel Tree Charter, 13.1% of students qualify for reduced-price lunches, and 25.4% qualify for free lunches.

This means Laurel Tree Charter has a low poverty level. The overwhelming majority of students at Laurel Tree Charter don't qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Arcata is thus likely to be an affluent community, with quite high family incomes.

	Number	Percent
Reduced-price lunches	15	13.1%
Free lunches	29	25.4%
Do not qualify for reduced-price or free lunches	70	61.4%

As with ethnicity, this likely reflects the surrounding community in Arcata and doesn't speak much about the school itself.

Because Laurel Tree Charter is in the top quartile of schools by family income, it's likely to be well-funded relative to other high schools in California. This means you'll likely have access to advanced coursework like AP/IB classes and better-funded extracurriculars and sports.

It's still up to you, though, to take advantage of the resources Laurel Tree Charter has to offer. If you work hard and spend your time effectively, you'll likely be well positioned to succeed in college and beyond.

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School Safety

How safe is Laurel Tree Charter School to attend? Can you expect a lot of conflict as a student here?

To study this, we look at disciplinary data for two types of incidents at Laurel Tree Charter: referrals to law enforcement (when incidents are reported to police), and arrests.

These are the most serious disciplinary actions available to school administration and are more severe than suspensions or expulsions. Suspensions are often discretionary and can be given just for being disruptive in class. In contrast, law enforcement referrals and arrests often indicate incidents that put the safety of other Laurel Tree Charter students at risk.

Compare this school with other high schools in the same school district, using the following table:

Northern Humboldt Union High School District Safety

School Name	Total Referred	Total Arrests	Enrollment
Arcata High	11	2	826
Mckinleyville High	0	8	611
Pacific Coast High (continuation)	2	0	40
Tsurai High (continuation)	0	0	23
Northern Humboldt Community Day	0	0	0
Six Rivers Charter High	0	0	100

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