📍 1799 Ga Highway 117, Rentz, Laurens County, 31075
Southwest Laurens Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rentz, Laurens County. The school has 1,005 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurens County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwest Laurens Elementary enrolls 1,005 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 19% Black or African American and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 703 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
852 of the school's 1,005 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 852 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Laurens Elementary 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 150.
Southwest Laurens Elementary is one of 8 schools in Laurens County, based in Dublin, Georgia. The district serves 6,308 students district-wide and employs 436 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,005 students, Southwest Laurens Elementary is larger than the district average of about 789 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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