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Laurel Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 659 students. The school is part of the Scotland County Schools district, which is ranked 203 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Laurel Hill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state standardized tests compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 38.2% to 54.2% across grades 3-5, compared to the state averages of 58.9% to 64.1%. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency rates were 26.1% to 45.5%, compared to the state averages of 46.7% to 58.1%. However, the school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is closer to the district and state averages.

Laurel Hill Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student population is predominantly non-White, with a significant proportion of African American and Native American students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Addressing the challenges faced by this high-poverty school will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instructional quality, providing targeted support for students, and addressing the broader systemic issues that contribute to the achievement gaps observed at the school.

662

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,677

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11340 Old Wire Road
Laurel Hill, NC 28351

(910) 462-2111

District: Scotland County Schools

Students who attend Laurel Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carver Middle
High:	Scotland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.7%

White:

25.2%

American Indian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 71 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

1,187^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 71 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Scotland County Schools

203^rd of 242Scotland County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1187 of 1490	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1150 of 1505	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1172 of 1502	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1223 of 1514	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1284 of 1489	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1067 of 1473	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.7	370 of 1434	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	303 of 1429	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	194 of 1425	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	87.7	128 of 1440	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	84.8	171 of 1390	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	211 of 1403	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	142 of 1388	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	85.4	121 of 1381	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.1	103 of 1363	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	76.7	265 of 1354	80.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	349 of 1324	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	107 of 1293	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	79.3	185 of 1276	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	718 of 918	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	681 of 924	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	726 of 933	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	813 of 927	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	817 of 896	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	667 of 949	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.5	188 of 927	79.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	499 of 634	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.6	212 of 646	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	529 of 878	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.4	140 of 897	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1153 of 1451	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1111 of 1455	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1240 of 1459	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1190 of 1458	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1211 of 1440	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1066 of 1424	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.8	380 of 1405	73.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	685 of 710	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	468 of 669	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	389 of 582	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	559 of 612	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1031 of 1437	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	954 of 1450	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1091 of 1437	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1205 of 1366	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1223 of 1329	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	793 of 1361	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.7	170 of 1332	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1146 of 1450	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1130 of 1464	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1062 of 1461	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1196 of 1464	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1274 of 1444	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1024 of 1430	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.0	385 of 1413	72.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	54 of 175	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	16.5	143 of 159	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	116 of 133	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.7	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.5	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	491 of 821	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	672 of 801	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1097 of 1172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	777 of 1166	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	958 of 1183	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	778 of 1194	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1074 of 1172	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	942 of 1183	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.3	536 of 1178	54.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2025)63rd percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%-6 vs state

Mathematics48%-13 vs state

Reading35%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-2111	662	50	13.1	98.6%	167 (25.2%)	283 (42.7%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	127 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.8%)	25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%		27.5	1150^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.6%	37	51.1	38.2	54.2	26.1	45.5	30.8	55.6	$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 277-4350	347	27	12.7	98.0%	67 (19.3%)	195 (56.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.4	1407^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.5%	13	42.0	29.8	26.4	28.6	31.7	34.5	45.5	$11,857	$1,616	$10,241
Sycamore Lane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2098 Elm Ave	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 266-0001	435	33	13.3	99.1%	88 (20.2%)	254 (58.4%)	16 (3.7%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)								(n/a)
South Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13100 Old Johns Rd	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 276-2469	654	47	13.9	99.5%	114 (17.4%)	342 (52.3%)	24 (3.7%)	7 (1.1%)	125 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	32.5	1047^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.8	1032^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	31.4%	15	54.8	39.4	72.1	29.8	38.5	39.4	57.1
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 369-2252	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.4%	7	46.9	27.4	38.0	35.8	31.5	33.8	45.1	$11,834	$2,053	$9,781
Monroe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Monroe Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7907	411	26	15.7	96.4%	84 (20.4%)	225 (54.7%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	18.9	1297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.2	1309^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.0%	12	49.3	38.6	59.3	26.0	40.4	25.4	32.2	$11,634	$1,916	$9,718
Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Carolina Street	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 844-5086	280	17	16.1	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	157 (56.1%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%		28.7	1126^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.2%	321	38.1	33.3	21.8	23.8	38.1	29.1	16.4	$12,374	$1,964	$10,410
Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	480	28	16.9	97.3%	183 (38.1%)	192 (40.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	37.3	958^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.7%		41.9	892^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.7%	66	54.1	38.8	60.5	29.7	46.3	48.1	65.4	$10,407	$1,710	$8,696
East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	430	24	17.6	99.1%	183 (42.6%)	106 (24.7%)	79 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	23.2	1216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	1285^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.6%	69	45.7	46.6	46.9	27.7	40.5	40.6	54.7	$9,938	$1,903	$8,035
Washington Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 E Washington St Ext	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9836	417	23	18.2	96.2%	113 (27.1%)	218 (52.3%)	36 (8.6%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	21.9	1245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%		28.9	1122^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	25.4%	123	61.1	32.1	47.5	25.0	33.9	37.3	47.5	$9,981	$1,768	$8,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Hill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Laurel Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle
High : Scotland High School

What district is Laurel Hill Elementary in?

Scotland County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Hill Elementary?

Students at Laurel Hill Elementary are 43% African American, 25% White, 19% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Laurel Hill Elementary a good school?

Laurel Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Laurel Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Laurel Hill Elementary.

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