South Laurel Middle School

Regular School · London, KY

South Laurel Middle School is a regular school school in London, Kentucky, serving grades 06–08 with 837 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

837

Teachers (FTE)

52.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	768	92%
Hispanic/Latino	34	4%
Two or more races	14	2%
Black or African American	11	1%
Asian	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	837	459M / 378F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% +4.8pp	31.2%	569
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +7.5pp	42.5%	570
Science Proficiency	20.0%	—	213

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.16 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

131 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

560

66.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	837	100%

Contact & Location

223 South Laurel Road

London, KY 40741

Phone: (606)862-4745

District

Laurel County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,102

District enrollment: 8,801

Other Schools in District

Bush Elementary School Elementary
Camp Ground Elementary School Elementary
Cold Hill Elementary School Elementary
Colony Elementary School Elementary
Hazel Green Elementary School Elementary
Hunter Hills Elementary School Elementary
Johnson Elementary School Elementary
Keavy Elementary School Elementary

View all 18 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 40741) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210321000858

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD