📍 8078 4th St, Laurel Hill, Okaloosa County, 32567
Laurel Hill School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Laurel Hill, Okaloosa County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program.
Laurel Hill School enrolls 452 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.5% Black or African American and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 452 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. 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 Hill School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Laurel Hill School is one of 52 schools in OKALOOSA, based in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida. The district serves 32,047 students district-wide and employs 1,685 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Laurel Hill School is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant