Laurel Upper Elementary

Regular School · LAUREL, MS

Laurel Upper Elementary is a regular school school in LAUREL, Mississippi, serving grades 05–06 with 253 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 06

Enrollment

253

Teachers (FTE)

18.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	205	81%
Hispanic/Latino	40	16%
Two or more races	4	2%
White	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	253	134M / 119F

English Language Learners: 26 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -29.7pp	35.7%	359
Reading Proficiency	11.0% -24.3pp	35.3%	358
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	163

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)

-0.51 grade levels

Math

+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

30 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

33.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

106

41.9% 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.)	253	100%

Contact & Location

600 SOUTH 16TH AVENUE

LAUREL, MS 39440

Phone: (601)649-8573

http://www.laurelschools.org/

District

LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,294

District enrollment: 2,712

Other Schools in District

Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts Elementary
Nora Davis Elementary Elementary
Oak Park Elementary School Elementary
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL VOC COMPLEX High
Laurel High School High
Laurel Middle School Middle
LAUREL EDUCATION CENTER Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39440) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280246001374

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