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South Laurel Middle School
223 South Laurel Rd
London KY, 40744, Laurel County
Phone: 606-862-4745
Ranking: 
(285 out of 943, top 30%)*
(285 out of 943, top 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurel County School District
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: | 59 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 59 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,114 | 1,091 | 1,109 | 1,100 | 1,082 | 1,091 | 1,092 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 409 | 36.7% | 366 | 33.5% | 357 | 32.2% | 371 | 33.7% | 372 | 34.4% | 364 | 33.4% | 352 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | 356 | 32.0% | 352 | 32.3% | 376 | 33.9% | 374 | 34.0% | 365 | 33.7% | 347 | 31.8% | 378 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 349 | 31.3% | 373 | 34.2% | 376 | 33.9% | 355 | 32.3% | 345 | 31.9% | 380 | 34.8% | 362 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 588 | 52.8% | 583 | 53.4% | 581 | 52.4% | 573 | 52.1% | 544 | 50.3% | 541 | 49.6% | 531 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 526 | 47.2% | 508 | 46.6% | 528 | 47.6% | 527 | 47.9% | 521 | 48.2% | 535 | 49.0% | 551 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 15 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 8 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.3% |
| White: | 1,062 | 95.3% | 1,051 | 96.3% | 1,068 | 96.3% | 1,060 | 96.4% | 1,050 | 97.0% | 1,056 | 96.8% | 1,058 | 96.9% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 639 | 57.4% | 628 | 57.6% | 600 | 54.1% | 573 | 52.1% | 564 | 52.1% | 671 | 61.5% | 548 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 9.0% | 94 | 8.6% | 93 | 8.4% | 73 | 6.6% | 90 | 8.3% | 74 | 6.8% | 95 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.04 | 19.11 | 19.98 | 19.47 | 22.31 | 18.60 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 40.7% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 42.8% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.7% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 32.0% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 49.1% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 35.4% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 38% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 36.8% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 48.9% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 60.0% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 59.8% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.4% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 48.9% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 47.3% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 51.4% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.6% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.6% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 37.8% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 42.9% | 38.6% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.41% | 51.46% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.05% | 65.8% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 73.27% | 71.39% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.47% | 72.45% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.17% | 71.78% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.09% | 65.04% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.57% | 73.03% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 76.83% | 73.26% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 74.86% | 73.68% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.68% | 70.6% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 54.17% | 53.56% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.93% | 62.11% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.02% | 69.73% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.1% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.2% | 60.14% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.1% | 48.37% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.53% | 63.98% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.35% | 53.35% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.79% | 57.87% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 60.46% | 62.76% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.38% | 39.76% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.25% | 45.03% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 39.78% | 35.16% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.64% | 40.74% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.17% | 48.52% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 9.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 90.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,407.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,241.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,652.0 |
* South Laurel Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.