📍 9250 N Laurel Rd, Laurel, Howard County, 20723
Laurel Woods Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Howard County. The school has 662 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Woods Elementary enrolls 662 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 293 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 234 | 35% |
| Asian | 59 | 8.9% |
| White | 45 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 662 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 Woods Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Laurel Woods Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 662 students, Laurel Woods Elementary is close to the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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