Summary:
Laurel Highlands School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Laurel Highlands Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages, and it has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges.
Laurel Highlands Middle School's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) are significantly lower than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Math proficiency rate for all grades was 30.1%, compared to the district's 38.7% and the state's 41.7%. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 48.4%, compared to the district's 49.3% and the state's 48.5%. The school's performance on the PSSA Science assessment is also below the district and state averages.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,269 for the 2022-2023 school year, it has a 2 out of 5-star rating on SchoolDigger, indicating that the resources are not being effectively utilized to support student learning and achievement. The school's dropout rate of 1.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is also a concern, as it suggests that some students are not finding success in the school environment. Overall, Laurel Highlands School District and its sole middle school face significant challenges in improving academic performance and supporting the needs of their student population.
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