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Laurel Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Hill Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Laurel Hill, NC, serving 662 students as part of Scotland County Schools, a district ranked 204th out of 246 across North Carolina. Nearly all students (98.6%) come from economically disadvantaged homes, a profile shared by every nearby school in the region. On statewide rankings, Laurel Hill currently places in the 24th percentile — modest in absolute terms, but the strongest performance among elementary schools in Scotland County, ahead of South Johnson Elementary (9th percentile), Sycamore Lane Elementary (7th percentile), and Wagram Elementary (6th percentile).

The bigger story at Laurel Hill is one of rebuilding. The school was a 4-star campus in the mid-2010s, reaching the 86th percentile in 2015-16, before falling sharply after the pandemic. It has since stabilized and is showing early signs of recovery. One clear strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 39.8% to 23.8% over the past four years — now better than the North Carolina average of 24.2% and far better than nearby Oxendine Elementary (47.0%) or Sycamore Lane Elementary (33.2%). Laurel Hill also stands out in 3rd grade math, with 70.5% proficiency — well above the district (54.8%), the state (66.4%), and every comparable local school. Fifth grade science has improved steadily to 59.0%, exceeding the district average of 52.4%.

Reading remains the clearest challenge, with Laurel Hill trailing the state by 11 to 24 percentage points in every tested grade. Still, there are meaningful bright spots: special education students have climbed from the 16th to the 54th percentile statewide over three years, and Native American students ranked in the 55th percentile in 2025-26 — both far stronger than the school's overall standing. Grade-level results do fluctuate considerably from year to year, suggesting that gains don't always carry into the next grade. Overall, Laurel Hill is a high-poverty school with genuine strengths in early math, attendance, and inclusive support, but reading proficiency remains the major work ahead.

662

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11340 Old Wire Road
Laurel Hill, NC 28351

(910) 542-8071

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 — 86th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 62 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg61%

1,134^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 62 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 246Scotland 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
2026	28.1	1134 of 1492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.6	715 of 903	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.1	1065 of 1447	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	41.9	642 of 743	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.5	1092 of 1434	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.5	1133 of 1451	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	153 of 181	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	55.5	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.9	373 of 815	54.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.4	805 of 1146	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Native American (2026)55th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

African American (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science59%-9 vs state

Mathematics55%-9 vs state

Reading38%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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) 542-8071	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%)	28.1	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	53	70.5	40.9	50.8	44.6	34.0	36.1	59.0	$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) 384-0679	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%)	12.4	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	46.0	43.9	32.0	31.6	31.3	32.0	54.8	$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) 384-0673	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%)	15.2	1361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		32.5	1047^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%	314	48.6	25.9	53.7	38.9	34.3	32.6	50.5
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0735	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%)	10.9	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	53.2	26.7	38.9	36.4	37.2	27.8	40.3	$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%)	25.2	1185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.9	1297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.0%	112	47.9	47.8	56.4	27.1	37.3	38.2	69.1	$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%)	27.3	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		7.3	1447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.9%	293	81.8	23.1	14.7	65.9	23.1	17.6	17.6	$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%)	33	1043^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.3	958^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.7%	85	57.1	42.5	53.8	50.0	38.8	47.7	70.8	$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%)	10.4	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		23.2	1216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.4%	201	35.0	47.7	30.1	23.8	36.4	37.3	42.2	$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%)	16.7	1337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.9	1245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%	92	61.3	34.3	41.7	41.9	28.6	28.3	53.3	$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

How many students attend Laurel Hill Elementary?

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

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 24.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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