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Laurel Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1133 S Central Ave
Laurel, DE 19956
Phone
(302) 875-6110
District
Laurel School District
County
SUSSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
473
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Delaware

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.1% of all DE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Laurel Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
37%
32%
44%
25%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
34%
41%
43%
15%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 239 50.5%
Grade 8 234 49.5%
Total 473 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.5% 46.8% 42.8%
Black 23.3% 25.4% 32.1%
Hispanic 25.4% 25.3% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.8% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 1.7% 0.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,290 1,018,396
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 149.4 518
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 19.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,211 389,000
Single Parent Households With Children 17.7% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.6% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.8% 20.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 14.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 13.2% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,071 $18,370,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,311 $3,407,000 10.0%
Staff $510 $1,324,000 3.9%
General Administration $199 $517,000 1.5%
School Administration $683 $1,775,000 5.2%
Operation $1,023 $2,659,000 7.8%
Transportation $751 $1,951,000 5.7%
Other $326 $848,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,804 $12,481,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,223 $3,177,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $13,098 $34,028,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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