📍 18-20 Hookton Avenue, Uniontown, Fayette County, 15401
Laurel Highlands MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Uniontown, Fayette County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurel Highlands SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Highlands MS enrolls 632 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 8.1% Two or more races and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 532 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 632 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 Highlands MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 51.
Laurel Highlands MS is one of 6 schools in Laurel Highlands SD, based in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,690 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Laurel Highlands MS is larger than the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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