East Laurens Middle School

East Laurens Middle School is a middle school of close-knit scale in Dublin, Georgia, one of the schools within Laurens County, caters to 536 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Laurens County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,308 students; East Laurens Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, East Laurens Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 41% Black, 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, East Laurens Middle School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Laurens County (around 91%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, East Laurens Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of +15.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Laurens County reports that median household income runs about $55,010, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. East Laurens Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Laurens County (combined enrollment of about 8,693 students).

The closest other public school is East Laurens Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around East Laurens Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Laurens Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Laurens Middle School has showed little movement, going from 546 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 46% across the same window.

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