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Laurel Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
725 Washington Avenue
Laurel, MT 59044
Phone
(406) 628-6919
District
Laurel Elem
County
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
551
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.4% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
41%
37%
48%
27%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
27%
46%
22%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
37%
48%
37%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
39%
42%
46%
17%
31%
    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
15
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 133 24.1%
Grade 6 138 25.0%
Grade 7 134 24.3%
Grade 8 146 26.5%
Total 551 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.2% 90.8% 80.8%
Black 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%
Hispanic 6.3% 6.7% 6.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.9% 2.1% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.2% 45.3% 46.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.4% 41.3% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 4.1% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,646 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 73.9 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,137 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.1% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.6% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.1% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,806 $9,398,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $455 $548,000 3.3%
Staff $489 $589,000 3.5%
General Administration $291 $350,000 2.1%
School Administration $777 $936,000 5.6%
Operation $1,681 $2,024,000 12.1%
Transportation $463 $557,000 3.3%
Other $843 $1,015,000 6.1%
Total Support $4,999 $6,019,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,081 $1,302,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $13,886 $16,719,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,992 $1,192,465,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $904 $134,924,000 5.7%
Staff $439 $65,510,000 2.8%
General Administration $428 $63,819,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $111,260,000 4.7%
Operation $1,363 $203,306,000 8.6%
Transportation $626 $93,425,000 4.0%
Other $450 $67,075,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,955 $739,319,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,905 $433,410,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,851 $2,365,194,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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