Laurel Mill Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

730 Laurel Mill Road
Louisburg, NC 27549

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Bottom 50%

Serving 285 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Laurel Mill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 50-54% (which is approximately equal to the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving is 35-39% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 50%).

The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the North Carolina state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 57% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 285 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 65%
: Bottom 50% in NC
: 50-54% (Top 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
: 70-79% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

School Overview

Laurel Mill Elementary School's student population of 285 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 22 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Laurel Mill Elementary School
Pre-K	18
Kind	32
1	53
2	45
3	43
4	40
5	54

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Total Students

285 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School
2023	314
2022	285
2021	302
2020	290
2019	290
2018	296
2017	296
2016	293
2015	304
2014	295
2013	298
2012	308
2011	306
2010	290
2009	306
2008	287
2007	315
2006	310
2005	331
2004	323
2003	373
2002	402
2001	452
2000	443
1999	442
1998	420
1997	431
1996	414
1995	347
1994	337
1993	333

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

22 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School
2023	22
2022	23
2021	23
2020	22
2019	22
2018	18
2017	18
2016	22
2015	22
2014	23
2013	23
2012	23
2011	23
2010	22
2009	24
2008	24
2006	28
2005	28
2004	28
2003	28
2002	28
2001	29
2000	29
1999	30
1998	30
1997	29
1996	30
1995	22

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School Calendar

Last Day of School

Wed. Jun 10, 2026

School Motto

Create globally aware students who respect the beliefs, cultures, and traditions of those around them and learn from the differences of others.

School Rankings

Laurel Mill Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 2,617 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Laurel Mill Elementary School is 0.70, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.71. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (NC)

#1557 out of 2617 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School
2023	#1557
2022	#1557
2021	#1690
2019	#1667
2018	#928
2017	#1117
2016	#1243
2015	#1602
2014	#2041
2013	#2015
2012	#1720

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(21-22)

50-54%

51%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2022	52%	51%	46%
2021	37%	42%	34%
2019	32%	42%	34%
2018	52%	48%	37%
2017	52%	47%	43%
2016	47%	47%	39%
2015	37%	44%	32%
2014	27%	43%	32%
2013	22%	42%	32%
2012	77%	82%	83%
2011	72%	82%	82%

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35-39%

50%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2022	37%	50%	44%
2021	32%	47%	37%
2019	37%	46%	41%
2018	42%	47%	37%
2017	42%	46%	42%
2016	42%	47%	41%
2015	37%	46%	38%
2014	27%	46%	40%
2013	32%	45%	40%
2012	67%	73%	73%
2011	67%	70%	70%

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70-79%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2022	74%	63%	59%
2021	64%	61%	55%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	14:1	15:1	14:1
2022	12:1	14:1	15:1
2021	13:1	14:1	14:1
2020	13:1	15:1	15:1
2019	13:1	15:1	15:1
2018	16:1	16:1	16:1
2017	16:1	15:1	16:1
2016	13:1	16:1	14:1
2015	14:1	16:1	15:1
2014	13:1	15:1	15:1
2013	13:1	15:1	15:1
2012	13:1	15:1	15:1
2011	13:1	15:1	15:1
2010	13:1	15:1	16:1
2009	13:1	15:1	15:1
2008	12:1	15:1	15:1
2006	11:1	14:1	16:1
2005	12:1	14:1	16:1
2004	12:1	15:1	16:1
2003	13:1	15:1	15:1
2002	14:1	15:1	17:1
2001	16:1	15:1	17:1
2000	15:1	15:1	16:1
1999	15:1	15:1	13:1
1998	14:1	15:1	14:1
1997	15:1	16:1	16:1
1996	14:1	16:1	16:1
1995	16:1	16:1	17:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2022)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2022	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%
2020	2%	1%
2019	2%	1%
2018	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%
2015	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%
2013	2%	1%
2012	1%	1%
2011	1%	2%	1%
2010	1%	1%
2009	2%	2%
2006	1%	2%
2005	1%	2%
2004	2%	2%
2003	1%	2%
2002	2%	2%
2001	1%	2%
1993	1%	2%

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Asian

n/a

Hispanic

21%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	16%	20%	24%
2022	16%	20%	23%
2021	14%	19%	22%
2020	14%	18%	20%
2019	14%	18%	20%
2018	16%	17%	19%
2017	16%	17%	19%
2016	16%	16%	18%
2015	15%	16%	16%
2014	15%	15%	16%
2013	13%	14%	15%
2012	10%	13%	15%
2011	11%	13%	13%
2010	10%	11%	12%
2009	9%	11%	11%
2008	11%	11%	11%
2007	11%	10%	10%
2006	12%	8%	9%
2005	13%	8%	10%
2004	10%	7%	7%
2003	9%	6%	7%
2002	7%	5%	7%
2001	6%	4%	5%
2000	5%	4%	4%
1999	4%	3%	3%
1998	4%	3%	2%
1997	2%	2%	2%
1996	3%	2%	1%
1995	1%	2%	1%
1994	3%	1%	1%
1993	3%	1%	1%

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Black

36%

25%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	39%	25%	31%
2022	33%	25%	30%
2021	33%	25%	31%
2020	30%	25%	31%
2019	30%	25%	31%
2018	32%	26%	31%
2017	32%	26%	31%
2016	33%	26%	31%
2015	34%	26%	32%
2014	34%	26%	31%
2013	33%	26%	31%
2012	36%	26%	31%
2011	35%	26%	32%
2010	44%	31%	35%
2009	47%	31%	35%
2008	45%	29%	35%
2007	45%	29%	35%
2006	49%	32%	38%
2005	52%	31%	39%
2004	50%	31%	40%
2003	51%	31%	40%
2002	46%	31%	39%
2001	49%	31%	41%
2000	55%	31%	42%
1999	56%	31%	42%
1998	60%	30%	42%
1997	59%	31%	43%
1996	60%	31%	45%
1995	67%	30%	45%
1994	64%	30%	40%
1993	64%	30%	41%

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White

35%

43%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	38%	44%	37%
2022	44%	45%	39%
2021	47%	46%	41%
2020	50%	48%	44%
2019	50%	48%	44%
2018	48%	49%	47%
2017	48%	49%	47%
2016	45%	50%	48%
2015	47%	50%	50%
2014	46%	51%	50%
2013	48%	52%	51%
2012	49%	53%	51%
2011	49%	53%	52%
2010	45%	54%	52%
2009	42%	54%	52%
2008	44%	55%	52%
2007	42%	56%	53%
2006	38%	56%	52%
2005	34%	57%	51%
2004	38%	58%	52%
2003	39%	59%	52%
2002	45%	60%	54%
2001	44%	61%	54%
2000	40%	61%	54%
1999	40%	62%	55%
1998	36%	63%	56%
1997	39%	64%	55%
1996	37%	64%	54%
1995	32%	65%	54%
1994	33%	66%	59%
1993	32%	66%	58%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	7%	6%	6%
2022	6%	5%	6%
2021	5%	5%	5%
2020	4%	5%	4%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	3%	4%	3%
2017	3%	4%	3%
2016	5%	4%	3%
2015	3%	4%	2%
2014	4%	4%	3%
2013	4%	4%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.70

0.71

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	0.68	0.71	0.71
2022	0.67	0.70	0.70
2021	0.65	0.69	0.69
2020	0.64	0.68	0.68
2019	0.64	0.68	0.68
2018	0.65	0.67	0.65
2017	0.65	0.67	0.65
2016	0.67	0.66	0.64
2015	0.65	0.66	0.64
2014	0.66	0.65	0.64
2013	0.65	0.65	0.63
2012	0.62	0.64	0.63
2011	0.63	0.64	0.62
2010	0.60	0.61	0.60
2009	0.60	0.61	0.59
2008	0.63	0.61	0.60
2007	0.63	0.60	0.59
2006	0.61	0.58	0.58
2005	0.61	0.58	0.58
2004	0.60	0.57	0.57
2003	0.59	0.56	0.56
2002	0.59	0.55	0.55
2001	0.57	0.53	0.55
2000	0.55	0.53	0.54
1999	0.55	0.52	0.53
1998	0.53	0.52	0.52
1997	0.53	0.50	0.52
1996	0.52	0.50	0.51
1995	0.47	0.49	0.51
1994	0.49	0.48	0.50
1993	0.50	0.48	0.50

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

80%

68%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	74%	57%	61%
2022	66%	47%	49%
2021	65%	49%	57%
2020	68%	52%	52%
2019	68%	52%	52%
2018	97%	53%	67%
2017	97%	53%	67%
2016	98%	52%	67%
2015	99%	52%	68%
2014	78%	47%	54%
2013	72%	47%	53%
2012	71%	45%	51%
2011	72%	43%	51%
2010	69%	40%	45%
2009	61%	28%	41%
2008	64%	25%	42%
2007	64%	35%	40%
2006	58%	35%	40%
2005	73%	37%	44%
2004	68%	36%	44%
2003	61%	27%	39%
2002	57%	30%	35%
2001	60%	29%	36%
2000	61%	31%	34%
1999	57%	31%	39%
1998	61%	31%	37%
1997	57%	30%	36%
1996	57%	30%	38%
1995	66%	29%	39%
1994	73%	29%	37%
1993	45%	29%	32%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Laurel Mill Elementary School	North Carolina	Franklin County Schools School District
2023	6%	3%	4%
2022	5%	2%	4%
2021	9%	3%	6%
2020	10%	4%	8%
2019	10%	4%	8%
2014	8%	7%	8%
2013	8%	7%	8%
2012	7%	8%	8%
2011	5%	8%	7%
2010	6%	9%	10%
2009	12%	6%	10%
2008	13%	6%	10%
2007	9%	8%	10%
2006	16%	7%	11%
2005	11%	8%	10%
2004	11%	8%	10%
2003	12%	7%	10%
2002	12%	8%	11%
2001	12%	7%	10%
2000	12%	8%	9%
1999	11%	7%	10%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Franklin County Schools School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Laurel Mill Elementary School's ranking?

Laurel Mill Elementary School is ranked #1557 out of 2,617 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in North Carolina.

What schools are Laurel Mill Elementary School often compared to?

Laurel Mill Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Crosscreek Charter School, Edward Best Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

50-54% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 51% NC state average), while 35-39% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 50% NC state average).

How many students attend Laurel Mill Elementary School?

285 students attend Laurel Mill Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

36% of Laurel Mill Elementary School students are Black, 35% of students are White, 21% of students are Hispanic, and 8% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Laurel Mill Elementary School?

Laurel Mill Elementary School has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 15:1.

What grades does Laurel Mill Elementary School offer ?

Laurel Mill Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Laurel Mill Elementary School part of?

Laurel Mill Elementary School is part of Franklin County Schools School District.