📍 26 Pleasant View Road, Austinville, Carroll County, 24312
Laurel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austinville, Carroll County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Elementary enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 225 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 6.
Laurel Elementary is one of 11 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Hillsville, Virginia. The district serves 3,437 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Laurel Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 312 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant