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Laurel Park Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
280 Laurel Park Avenue
Martinsville, VA 24112
Phone
(276) 632-7216
District
Henry County Public Schools
County
HENRY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
786
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.7% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Laurel Park Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
56%
65%
59%
70%
53%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
59%
64%
62%
70%
55%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
52%
65%
60%
70%
43%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 253 32.2%
Grade 7 238 30.3%
Grade 8 295 37.5%
Total 786 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.7% 56.5% 48.2%
Black 33.7% 24.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 14.8% 18.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.4% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.1% 94.9% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 99.1% 94.9% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 50,760 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 132.8 216
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 24.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,411 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.3% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.8% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.8% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 14.0% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,381 $51,742,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $567 $3,975,000 4.4%
Staff $581 $4,073,000 4.5%
General Administration $180 $1,262,000 1.4%
School Administration $493 $3,459,000 3.8%
Operation $1,157 $8,113,000 9.0%
Transportation $645 $4,519,000 5.0%
Other $187 $1,310,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,810 $26,711,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,735 $12,165,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $12,927 $90,618,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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