📍 600 South 16th Avenue, Laurel, Jones County, 39440
Laurel Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Jones County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurel School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Laurel Upper Elementary enrolls 295 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 237 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 15% |
| White | 8 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 295 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 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.
Laurel Upper Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 MS-40, state senate district 34, state house district 80.
Laurel Upper Elementary is one of 8 schools in Laurel School District, based in Laurel, Mississippi. The district serves 2,620 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Laurel Upper Elementary is close to the district average of about 328 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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