Summary:
The Laurel Highlands School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Laurel Highlands Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance has consistently fallen below state averages in key subjects, and it faces challenges related to the socioeconomic status of its student population.
Laurel Highlands Middle School has a student population of 632, with a predominantly White student body (84.18%). The school's proficiency rates on the PSSA tests are below the state averages in Math (22.7% vs. 39.3%), Science (46% vs. 57%), and English Language Arts (48% vs. 53.8%), particularly in 8th grade Math (11.4% vs. 26%). However, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate (55.4%) is slightly higher than the state average (55.6%), suggesting potential opportunities for improvement.
The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (53.64%) and a relatively high per-student spending of $15,891. Despite these resources, the school's performance has remained consistent over the past three years, ranking 540 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools and receiving a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school and district may need to evaluate their resource allocation and utilization strategies to better address the needs of their economically disadvantaged student population and improve academic outcomes.
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