For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 632 students in Laurel Highlands School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Laurel Highlands School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,696 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
198 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Laurel Highlands School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#439 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
57%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.64
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
14 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
46 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
16%
# Black Students
156 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
6%
21%
# White Students
2,280 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
84%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
16 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
179 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
195
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
226
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
190
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
200
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
225
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
197
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
222
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
200
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
210
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
200
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
220
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
205
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
206
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,430 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,391 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$55 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,430
$23,649
Spending / Student
$19,391
$23,073
Best Laurel Highlands School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Laurel Highlands Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
18-20 Hookton Avenue
Uniontown, PA 15401
(724) 437-2865
Uniontown, PA 15401
(724) 437-2865
Grades: 6-8
| 632 students
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