Laurens Middle Middle School
1035 West Main St
Laurens SC, 29360, Laurens County
Phone: 864-984-2400
Ranking:
(296 out of 841, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurens School District 55
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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 449 | 451 | 464 | 418 | 377 | 412 | 388 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 165 | 36.7% | 147 | 32.6% | 163 | 35.1% | 163 | 39.0% | 120 | 31.8% | 152 | 36.9% | 142 | 36.6% |
Grade 7: | 149 | 33.2% | 145 | 32.2% | 171 | 36.9% | 116 | 27.8% | 134 | 35.5% | 136 | 33.0% | 117 | 30.2% |
Grade 8: | 135 | 30.1% | 159 | 35.3% | 130 | 28.0% | 139 | 33.3% | 123 | 32.6% | 124 | 30.1% | 129 | 33.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 234 | 52.1% | 227 | 50.3% | 240 | 51.7% | 211 | 50.5% | 199 | 52.8% | 220 | 53.4% | 202 | 52.1% |
Female: | 215 | 47.9% | 224 | 49.7% | 224 | 48.3% | 207 | 49.5% | 169 | 44.8% | 183 | 44.4% | 182 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 63 | 14.0% | 58 | 12.9% | 47 | 10.1% | 27 | 6.5% | 12 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.6% |
Black: | 169 | 37.6% | 155 | 34.4% | 155 | 33.4% | 147 | 35.2% | 144 | 38.2% | 159 | 38.6% | 156 | 40.2% |
White: | 214 | 47.7% | 234 | 51.9% | 258 | 55.6% | 240 | 57.4% | 220 | 58.4% | 239 | 58.0% | 216 | 55.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 60.4% | 258 | 57.2% | 263 | 56.7% | 212 | 50.7% | 161 | 42.7% | 199 | 48.3% | 169 | 43.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.5% | 39 | 8.4% | 31 | 7.4% | 36 | 9.5% | 39 | 9.5% | 40 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.14 | 18.33 | 19.33 | 16.72 | 16.39 | 15.80 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.1% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 66.5% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65.7% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 71.7% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 75.8% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 72.3% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 66.9% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68.9% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 80.9% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.2% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 83.5% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.1% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 64.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 66.5% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 75% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 64.6% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 52.8% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 55.3% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.2% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 55.1% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 46.6% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 60.9% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 54.4% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 60.2% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 70.1% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 66.4% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 52.3% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 62.2% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 56.9% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.7% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 68% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 70.3% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 69.5% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 75.9% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 70.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72.6% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 72.2% | 74.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.4% | 70.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76% | 71.9% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.2% | 71.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 66.8% | 70.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.6% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 67.3% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 66% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.3% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.9% | 73.2% |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.1% | 68.8% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 77.1% | 71.5% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.8% | 71.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.3% | 74.8% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.1% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 71.1% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 63.1% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 65.6% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69.2% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 70.3% | 68.3% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58% | 58.8% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 57.6% | 57% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 64.4% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 69.7% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 68% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 64.4% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 67.5% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 73.9% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.5% | 75.5% |
2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 54% | 58.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 57.1% | 60% |
2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.3% | 53.9% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 52.8% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 50.5% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53.7% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 64.5% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 69.4% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.6% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 66% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 79.6% | 76.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 68.4% | 66.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.1% | 73.3% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 75.7% | 74.7% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.9% | 72.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 72.3% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.1% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.8% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 62.5% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 59.4% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.4% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.7% | 67.5% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 70.1% | 67.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 74% | 67.5% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 67.8% | 66.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 64.6% | 65.3% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73.4% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 74.3% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 63.7% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 64.7% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 61.5% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69.8% | 70.2% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 45.1% | 56.8% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 59.7% | 58.9% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 54.6% | 60% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 55.4% | 60.1% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 63.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57.1% | 63.4% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.2% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 66.8% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 64.6% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 77.9% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.9% | 71% |
2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 48.5% | 60.8% |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.6% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 62.8% | 66.5% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 58.8% | 67.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59.6% | 65.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 61.4% | 68.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 68.1% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 69.7% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.7% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 69.3% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76.4% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 72.4% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 62.8% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.2% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 73.6% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,550.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,739.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,977.0 |
* Laurens Middle Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.