Summary:
The Laurel School District in Pennsylvania has one middle school, Laurel Middle School, serving grades 7-8. This school has consistently outperformed the state averages in core academic subjects like Math and English Language Arts (ELA), particularly in 7th grade where proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state. With a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and an improving statewide ranking, Laurel Middle School is a standout institution within the district and the state of Pennsylvania.
Laurel Middle School has a total enrollment of 163 students and a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 36.2%. The school's dropout rate is also low at 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. In terms of academic performance, the school outperforms the state averages in both Math and ELA proficiency across all grades, with 52.5% proficiency in Math and 68.2% proficiency in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively.
The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th grade, with 61.1% proficiency in Math and 75.4% proficiency in ELA, significantly higher than the state averages. Laurel Middle School also outperforms the district average in Science proficiency, with 72.1% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 81%. The school's spending per student is $18,287 for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.6, slightly higher than the state average.
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