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South Laurel Middle School

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South Laurel Middle School ranks 40 th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

South Laurel Middle School is a public middle school located in London, Kentucky, serving 904 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Laurel County School District, which is ranked 9th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Laurel Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20-25% of middle schools in Kentucky, with strong academic performance, particularly in reading and mathematics. The school's 6th and 7th-grade students have scored 10-15 percentage points higher than the state average in reading proficiency, and 7th-grade students have scored 15-20 percentage points higher than the state average in mathematics proficiency. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 38.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby middle schools, North Laurel Middle School has consistently outperformed South Laurel Middle School on state assessments, while Corbin Middle School has been one of the top-performing middle schools in Kentucky. Additionally, South Laurel Middle School serves a higher proportion of students from low-income families, which may contribute to the school's higher chronic absenteeism rates and the need for additional resources and support.

837

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,253

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 S Laurel Rd
London, KY 40744

(606) 862-4745

District: Laurel County

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Kentucky avg42%

40^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Laurel County

9^th of 157Laurel County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	40 of 320	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	55 of 324	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	42 of 327	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	52 of 320	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	72 of 282	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	84 of 335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	53 of 322	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	88 of 330	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	88 of 331	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	101 of 337	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	62.5	108 of 335	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	127 of 335	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	135 of 319	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	132 of 304	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	108 of 299	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	89 of 289	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	66 of 287	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	49.1	140 of 284	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	42.0	52 of 111	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	57 of 219	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	34 of 298	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	49 of 300	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	30 of 295	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	50 of 299	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	80 of 233	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	37 of 290	87.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	32 of 131	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	35 of 314	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	37 of 311	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	25 of 309	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	35 of 310	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	42 of 224	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	62 of 303	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	24 of 285	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	50 of 303	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	57 of 304	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	40 of 307	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	54 of 304	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	65 of 293	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	20 of 126	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	60 of 130	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	67 of 124	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.3	46 of 294	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	55 of 314	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	76 of 316	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	51 of 320	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	66 of 314	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	81 of 213	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	95 of 266	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	65 of 253	74.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)19th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+15 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

Social Studies52%+13 vs state

Science37%+8 vs state

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Schools Near South Laurel Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
South Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4745	837	52	16.0	70.1%	768 (91.8%)	11 (1.3%)	34 (4.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	79.2	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%		74.6	55^th of 324 public middle schools	83.0%	15	48.0	64.0	55.0	66.0	62.0	58.0	37.0		52.0		$22,253	$1,547	$911	$2,457	$16,485	$3,206	$19,796
North Laurel Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Johnson Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 862-4715	970	57	17.0	65.6%	925 (95.4%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.9%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	82.9	31^st of 320 public middle schools	90.3%		79	47^th of 324 public middle schools	85.5%	16	57.0	63.0	53.0	67.0	71.0	48.0	46.0		53.0		$24,573	$1,461	$968	$2,429	$16,332	$3,052	$19,385
Corbin Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Ed McNeel Drive	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 523-3619	675	38	17.5	55.4%	614 (91.0%)	7 (1.0%)	34 (5.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	92.3	10^th of 320 public middle schools	96.9%		92.3	11^th of 324 public middle schools	96.6%	1	63.0	67.0	58.0	73.0	70.0	72.0	49.0	74.0	71.0	66.0	$19,006	$935	$379	$1,314	$9,014	$2,198	$11,212
Barnabus Home Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Highway 30 W	Annville	40402	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 304-2111	5	1	5.0		4 (80.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Clay County Middle School	Public	7-8	239 Richmond Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 598-1810	387	32	12.0	69.5%	376 (97.2%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	54.4	135^th of 320 public middle schools	57.8%		36.4	206^th of 324 public middle schools	36.4%	71		42.0	41.0		61.0	50.0	25.0	56.0	35.0	54.0	$17,986	$2,559	$248	$2,808	$10,797	$2,288	$13,085
Knox County Middle School	Public	6-8	311 N Main St	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 545-5267	522	43	12.1	76.8%	501 (96.0%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	78	46^th of 320 public middle schools	85.6%		72.9	64^th of 324 public middle schools	80.2%	18	51.0	60.0	41.0	62.0	70.0	52.0	43.0	79.0	52.0	60.0	$16,657	$2,498	$1,112	$3,610	$10,804	$2,244	$13,047

Frequently Asked Questions about South Laurel Middle School

What is the racial makeup of South Laurel Middle School?

Students at South Laurel Middle School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is South Laurel Middle School a good school?

South Laurel Middle School ranks 40^th of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South Laurel Middle School in?

Laurel County

How many students attend South Laurel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended South Laurel Middle School.

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