Laurel Middle School
1600 Grandview Dr
Laurel MS, 39440, Jones County
Phone: 601-428-5312
Ranking: 
(477 out of 672, bottom 29%)*
(477 out of 672, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurel School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 54 | |||||
| Total Students: | 665 | 675 | 689 | 693 | 649 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 234 | 35.2% | 216 | 32.0% | 233 | 33.8% | 252 | 36.4% | 238 | 36.7% |
| Grade 7: | 208 | 31.3% | 227 | 33.6% | 232 | 33.7% | 227 | 32.8% | 218 | 33.6% |
| Grade 8: | 221 | 33.2% | 227 | 33.6% | 221 | 32.1% | 214 | 30.9% | 193 | 29.7% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 336 | 50.5% | 359 | 53.2% | 339 | 49.2% | 338 | 48.8% | 335 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 329 | 49.5% | 316 | 46.8% | 350 | 50.8% | 355 | 51.2% | 314 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 4.5% | 27 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.6% | 28 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 602 | 90.5% | 621 | 92.0% | 646 | 93.8% | 644 | 92.9% | 588 | 90.6% |
| White: | 25 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.3% | 32 | 4.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 579 | 87.1% | 595 | 88.1% | 619 | 89.8% | 596 | 86.0% | 545 | 84.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.9% | 33 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.6% | 37 | 5.3% | 48 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.20 | 15.92 | 14.75 | 15.22 | 12.03 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2011 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 146.8 | 149.8 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.9 | 148.8 | 150.3 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.2 | 153.2 | 150.7 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.1 | 147.1 | 150.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 147.7 | 151.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.2 | 153.2 | 152.4 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.7 | 146.7 | 149.9 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 148.3 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 151.8 | 151.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148 | 148 | 152.1 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 147.5 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 151.4 | 153.1 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.3 | 146.3 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.5 | 144.5 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 145.1 | 150 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149 | 149 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 149.7 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.6 | 151.6 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.1% | 72.2% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 77.7% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 85.2% |
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* Laurel Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.