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Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is an exceptional elementary school located in Laurel, Mississippi, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 334 students. As part of the Laurel School District, this school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts significantly outperforms the Laurel School District and the state of Mississippi in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 43.2% for the Laurel School District and 55.9% for the state. Similarly, in 5th-grade Mathematics, the school had 88.1% proficiency, while the district and state had 28.5% and 48.3%, respectively. This exceptional academic performance is particularly noteworthy given that Laurel School District is ranked 81 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Despite the school's high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 15.6 over the past few years. This is lower than the surrounding schools in the Laurel School District, which have ratios ranging from 11.9 to 14.8. The school's magnet program and instructional practices appear to be key factors in its success, though the high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.0% to 35.9%, are a concern that the school community will need to address.

323

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,887

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 North 5th Avenue
Laurel, MS 39440

(601) 428-7446

District: Laurel School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (82% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Mississippi elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg35%

Mississippi avg53%

17^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Laurel School District

81^st of 130Laurel School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	17 of 383	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 390	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	12 of 377	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	1 of 382	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	4 of 381	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	52 of 397	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	138 of 404	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	119 of 406	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	63.7	143 of 394	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	166 of 402	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.3	92 of 394	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	129 of 408	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.5	76 of 414	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	101 of 418	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	123 of 403	69.5%	★★★★☆
2009	53.9	187 of 392	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	163 of 394	58.6%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+34 vs state

English Language Arts79%+28 vs state

Science78%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1125 North 5th Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 428-7446	323	20	15.8	100.0%	12 (3.7%)	283 (87.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	92	17^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.6%		97	3^rd of 390 public elementary schools	99.2%	14	60.5	86.0	90.5	78.0	71.1	90.7	88.1	95.1	78.5	$10,887
Nora Davis Elementary	Public	2-4	1305 Martin Luther King Ave	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 438-3140	519	36	14.6	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	423 (81.5%)	80 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	9.1	364^th of 383 public elementary schools	5.0%		9	372^nd of 390 public elementary schools	4.6%	8	12.6	19.5			21.1	36.2				$10,657
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1205 Oak Park Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5046	405	21	19.2	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	321 (79.3%)	63 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)										$12,259
Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	990 Highway 15 South	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-4265	423	35	12.0	78.7%	311 (73.5%)	71 (16.8%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	64.6	136^th of 383 public elementary schools	64.5%		69	113^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.0%	23	46.5	64.2	56.6	52.6	82.8	77.3	35.8	55.9	58.5	$10,767
North Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 Trace Road	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 426-6632	854	60	14.2	82.4%	326 (38.2%)	302 (35.4%)	171 (20.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	40.2	231^st of 383 public elementary schools	39.7%		48.9	209^th of 390 public elementary schools	46.4%	22	51.1	27.1	39.1	56.4	40.4	42.6	28.3	60.7	53.7	$9,762
East Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-9799	794	61	13.0	74.4%	536 (67.5%)	135 (17.0%)	37 (4.7%)	5 (0.6%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	53.2	180^th of 383 public elementary schools	53.0%		64	140^th of 390 public elementary schools	64.1%	40	62.9	44.6	63.2	32.3	78.1	54.4	43.4	36.6	56.6	$10,076
West Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5652 Highway 84 West	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 439-4823	1,114	78	14.3	69.8%	589 (52.9%)	186 (16.7%)	279 (25.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.0%)	52.3	183^rd of 383 public elementary schools	52.2%		58.6	161^st of 390 public elementary schools	58.7%	22	49.0	44.5	56.1	53.7	47.7	52.2	53.0	39.7	65.4	$9,258
South Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Warrior Road	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 477-3577	1,129	77	14.7	62.4%	800 (70.9%)	192 (17.0%)	94 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	68.4	120^th of 383 public elementary schools	68.7%		66	134^th of 390 public elementary schools	65.6%	14	52.3	53.7	48.9	51.3	66.0	65.6	55.7	73.3	74.1	$9,785
William J. Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4035 County Road 8	Heidelberg	39439	Jasper County	East Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 787-2601	389	24	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (84.6%)	39.5	234^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.6	293^rd of 390 public elementary schools	24.9%	59	43.1	51.9	37.7	40.5	42.3	48.0	28.3	54.8	58.5	$15,845
Moselle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	168 Rayner Road	Moselle	39459	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-7586	554	44	12.4	71.5%	423 (76.4%)	36 (6.5%)	64 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	67.2	126^th of 383 public elementary schools	67.1%		68.2	115^th of 390 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	70.7	60.9	50.0	34.4	84.0	71.9	52.7	49.2	71.1	$10,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts

Is Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts a good school?

Yes! Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools.

What district is Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts in?

Laurel School District

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts?

Students at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts are 88% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts.

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