📍 516 Montgomery St, Laurel, Prince George's County, 20707
Laurel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Prince George's County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Elementary enrolls 566 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 349 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 31% |
| White | 23 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
478 of the school's 566 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 44 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 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-40, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Laurel Elementary is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, Laurel Elementary is close to the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large