📍 301 Henry Street, Laurens, Laurens County, 29360
Laurens Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurens, Laurens County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurens 55 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurens Elementary enrolls 504 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 41% Black or African American and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
504 of the school's 504 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 504 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.
Laurens Elementary 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 SC-30, state senate district 9, state house district 14.
Laurens Elementary is one of 9 schools in Laurens 55, based in Laurens, South Carolina. The district serves 4,984 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 504 students, Laurens Elementary is close to the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant