North Laurel Middle School

North Laurel Middle School is an intermediate school of roomy scale in London, Kentucky, run under Laurel County, instructing 970 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 74% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

North Laurel Middle School is one of 18 schools operated by Laurel County, a district that teaches 8,676 students overall.

Looking at the student body, North Laurel Middle School reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting North Laurel Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at North Laurel Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, North Laurel Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 56.4%, a residual of +15.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Laurel County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,771 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Laurel County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,220 students), North Laurel Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Laurel High School, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Laurel Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Laurel Middle School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,057 (now 970).

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.