📍 280 Laurel Park Avenue, Martinsville, Henry County, 24112
Laurel Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Martinsville, Henry County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel Park Middle enrolls 786 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 31% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 246 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
779 of the school's 786 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 779 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 Park Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 20, state house district 14.
Laurel Park Middle is one of 13 schools in Henry County Public Schools, based in Collinsville, Virginia. The district serves 6,916 students district-wide and employs 520 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Laurel Park Middle is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe