📍 801 South Central Avenue, Laurel, Sussex County, 19956
Laurel Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Sussex County. The school has 1,124 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurel School District school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Elementary School enrolls 1,124 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 468 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 258 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laurel Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 21, state house district 40.
Laurel Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Laurel School District, based in Laurel, Delaware. The district serves 2,544 students district-wide and employs 165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,124 students, Laurel Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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