Northwest Laurens Elementary

Northwest Laurens Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Dudley, Georgia, part of Laurens County, with 889 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

Laurens County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 6,308 students. Northwest Laurens Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Northwest Laurens Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Northwest Laurens Elementary has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Laurens County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northwest Laurens Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.3%; Northwest Laurens Elementary posts 63.4%, +27.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Laurens County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,010 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Northwest Laurens Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Laurens County (combined enrollment of about 8,693 students).

West Laurens High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwest Laurens Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Northwest Laurens Elementary's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 963 (now 889). White enrollment moved from 70% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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