South Laurel Middle School

Summary:

South Laurel Middle School is a public middle school located in London, Kentucky, serving 979 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Laurel County School District, which is ranked 14th out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Laurel Middle School consistently performs above the state average in most subject areas, with 65% of 6th-grade students scoring proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 49%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students. With a relatively high spending of $11,128 per student and a student-teacher ratio of 18.8, the school is well-resourced and effectively serving its diverse student population.

When compared to the nearby North Laurel Middle School, also part of the Laurel County School District, South Laurel Middle School performs similarly in most subject areas, with both schools consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state. However, the school's performance for special education and gifted and talented students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Additionally, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, which may present unique challenges and opportunities.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 223 S Laurel Rd
       London, KY  40744


(606) 862-4745

District: Laurel County

SchoolDigger Rank:
55th of 324 Kentucky Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,348 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  904

Racial breakdown:

White:
92.4%
Hispanic:
3.7%
Two or more races:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Laurel Middle School ranks better than 83% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.57. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (92.4%), Hispanic (3.7%), two or more races (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Laurel Middle School is 15.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Laurel Middle School is $23,348.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Laurel Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Laurel Middle School 55th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See South Laurel Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Laurel County:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurel County 14th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Laurel Middle School

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Rank History for all students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 49.13 140th 284 50.7%
2008 72.19 66th 287 77.0%
2009 64.75 89th 289 69.2%
2010 61.99 108th 299 63.9%
2011 58.00 132nd 304 56.6%
2012 55.22 135th 319 57.7%
2013 56.70 127th 335 62.1%
2014 62.49 108th 335 67.8%
2015 63.12 101st 337 70.0%
2016 66.50 88th 331 73.4%
2017 66.92 88th 330 73.3%
2018 75.29 53rd 322 83.5%
2019 69.18 84th 335 74.9%
2021 61.11 72nd 282 74.5%
2022 75.06 52nd 320 83.8%
2023 81.82 42nd 327 87.2%
2024 74.57 55th 324 83.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.25 46th 294 84.4%
2023 38.92 67th 124 46.0%
2024 40.73 60th 130 53.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.57 24th 285 91.6%
2019 67.97 62nd 303 79.5%
2021 67.16 42nd 224 81.3%
2022 76.69 35th 310 88.7%
2023 83.37 25th 309 91.9%
2024 78.01 37th 311 88.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.76 37th 290 87.2%
2019 72.38 61st 299 79.6%
2021 53.30 80th 233 65.7%
2022 72.23 50th 299 83.3%
2023 80.95 30th 295 89.8%
2024 73.96 49th 300 83.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.63 57th 219 74.0%
2019 45.61 98th 226 56.6%
2022 42.05 52nd 111 53.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 44th 63 30.2%
2019 44.28 50th 62 19.4%
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Rank History for Male students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.28 65th 293 77.8%
2019 62.64 94th 303 69.0%
2021 60.92 57th 222 74.3%
2022 73.50 54th 304 82.2%
2023 79.56 40th 307 87.0%
2024 73.21 57th 304 81.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 71.12 24th 123 80.5%
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Rank History for White students at South Laurel Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.61 65th 253 74.3%
2019 60.28 95th 266 64.3%
2021 51.49 81st 213 62.0%
2022 69.22 66th 314 79.0%
2023 76.79 51st 320 84.1%
2024 68.84 76th 316 75.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Laurel Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1234 9 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1245
1989 936 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 943
1990 972 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 976
1991 998 3 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1992 1070 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1074
1993 1103 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1107
1994 1088 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1093
1995 1079 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1083
1996 1079 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1083
1997 1034 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1038
1998 1054 11 1 1 0 n/a n/a 1 1068
1999 1029 12 7 6 0 n/a n/a 3 1057
2000 1010 13 9 6 0 n/a n/a 2 1040
2001 1005 16 7 6 12 n/a n/a 4 1050
2002 1055 22 9 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1091
2003 1055 22 9 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1091
2004 1137 18 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1171
2005 1093 15 7 3 4 n/a n/a 0 1122
2006 1053 11 7 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1079
2007 1048 12 6 5 1 n/a n/a 7 1079
2008 1058 14 6 7 1 n/a n/a 6 1092
2009 1056 16 4 8 0 n/a n/a 7 1091
2010 1050 13 4 5 1 n/a n/a 9 1082
2011 1060 14 10 14 1 0 1 0 1100
2012 1068 9 12 15 2 0 3 0 1109
2013 1051 10 9 18 1 0 2 0 1091
2014 1062 8 15 20 3 0 6 0 1114
2015 1051 12 9 15 3 0 7 0 1097
2016 1038 15 11 20 5 0 6 0 1095
2017 987 15 12 18 2 3 12 0 1049
2018 992 9 13 21 2 4 10 0 1051
2019 948 7 8 19 1 7 13 0 1003
2020 1004 9 6 20 2 3 14 0 1058
2021 1013 8 2 26 2 3 19 0 1073
2022 954 12 8 33 2 0 15 0 1024
2023 906 11 6 39 1 0 16 0 979
2024 835 10 8 33 0 0 18 0 904

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Laurel Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1245 62.4 19.9 n/a
1989 943 52.2 18.0 n/a
1990 976 52.2 18.6 n/a
1991 1004 51.4 19.5 n/a
1992 1074 52.2 20.5 n/a
1993 1107 63.2 17.5 n/a
1994 1093 64.1 17.1 n/a
1995 1083 63.2 17.1 n/a
1996 1083 63.2 17.1 n/a
1997 1038 58.9 17.6 40
1998 1068 65.1 16.4 42.2
1999 1057 59.9 17.6 54.1
2000 1040 61.9 16.8 52.3
2001 1050 60.5 17.4 48.7
2002 1091 45.0 24.2 82.2
2003 1091 45.0 24.2 82.2
2004 1171 56.0 20.9 n/a
2005 1122 59.0 19.0 n/a
2006 1079 57.5 18.8 51
2007 1079 56.0 19.3 0.6
2008 1092 57.5 19.0 59.2
2009 1091 58.5 18.6 68.7
2010 1082 48.5 22.3 61
2011 1100 56.5 19.4 58.7
2012 1109 55.5 19.9 62.5
2013 1091 57.1 19.1 66.2
2014 1114 58.5 19.0 66.3
2015 1097 66.0 16.6 65.8
2016 1095 60.0 18.2 67.7
2017 1049 60.0 17.4 70.3
2018 1051 59.0 17.8 69.6
2019 1003 58.0 17.2 69.4
2020 1058 60.0 17.6 67.1
2021 1073 63.0 17.0 71
2022 1024 61.0 16.7 66.7
2023 979 52.0 18.8 69.8
2024 904 58.0 15.5 75.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Laurel Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1245 62.4 19.9 n/a
1989 943 52.2 18.0 n/a
1990 976 52.2 18.6 n/a
1991 1004 51.4 19.5 n/a
1992 1074 52.2 20.5 n/a
1993 1107 63.2 17.5 n/a
1994 1093 64.1 17.1 n/a
1995 1083 63.2 17.1 n/a
1996 1083 63.2 17.1 n/a
1997 1038 58.9 17.6 40
1998 1068 65.1 16.4 42.2
1999 1057 59.9 17.6 54.1
2000 1040 61.9 16.8 52.3
2001 1050 60.5 17.4 48.7
2002 1091 45.0 24.2 82.2
2003 1091 45.0 24.2 82.2
2004 1171 56.0 20.9 n/a
2005 1122 59.0 19.0 n/a
2006 1079 57.5 18.8 51
2007 1079 56.0 19.3 0.6
2008 1092 57.5 19.0 59.2
2009 1091 58.5 18.6 68.7
2010 1082 48.5 22.3 61
2011 1100 56.5 19.4 58.7
2012 1109 55.5 19.9 62.5
2013 1091 57.1 19.1 66.2
2014 1114 58.5 19.0 66.3
2015 1097 66.0 16.6 65.8
2016 1095 60.0 18.2 67.7
2017 1049 60.0 17.4 70.3
2018 1051 59.0 17.8 69.6
2019 1003 58.0 17.2 69.4
2020 1058 60.0 17.6 67.1
2021 1073 63.0 17.0 71
2022 1024 61.0 16.7 66.7
2023 979 52.0 18.8 69.8
2024 904 58.0 15.5 75.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Laurel Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $580 (6.2%) $145 (1.6%) $725 (7.8%) $7,392 (79.2%) $1,217 (13.0%) $8,609 (92.2%) $9,334
2019 $733 (6.6%) $279 (2.5%) $1,012 (9.1%) $7,413 (66.6%) $1,161 (10.4%) $8,574 (77.0%) $11,128
2020 $935 (8.7%) $249 (2.3%) $1,184 (11.0%) $8,177 (75.8%) $1,423 (13.2%) $9,601 (89.0%) $10,784
2021 $662 (3.8%) $504 (2.9%) $1,166 (6.8%) $7,338 (42.7%) $678 (3.9%) $10,687 (62.1%) $17,198
2022 $799 (3.4%) $1,188 (5.1%) $1,987 (8.5%) $8,688 (37.2%) $1,992 (8.5%) $10,680 (45.7%) $23,348

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Laurel Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 84th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 42nd of 327 Middle schools
 12.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1003979
 2.4%
African American711
 57.1%
American Indian11
Asian86
 25%
Hispanic1939
 105.3%
Pacific Islander70
 100%
White948906
 4.4%
Two or More Races1316
 23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.4%69.8%
 0.4%


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South Laurel Middle School ranks 55th of 324 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at South Laurel Middle School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 904 students attended South Laurel Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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