North Laurel Early Learning Academy

Located at 300 Wilson Street, in Laurel, Delaware, North Laurel Early Learning Academy is an intimate K-5 school that works with 273 students (grades pre-K through K), one of the schools within Laurel School District. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 461 students each, so North Laurel Early Learning Academy sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

North Laurel Early Learning Academy is one of 4 schools operated by Laurel School District, a district that teaches 2,544 students overall.

On demographics, North Laurel Early Learning Academy reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Sussex County reports that median household income runs about $81,497, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Sussex County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), of which North Laurel Early Learning Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Laurel Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Laurel Early Learning Academy.

North Laurel Early Learning Academy operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Laurel Early Learning Academy has edged down 60%, going from 682 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 17% to 26%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the North Laurel Early Learning Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.