Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280246000472
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts
1125 North 5th Avenue, LAUREL, MS 39440 · (601) 428-7446 · Jones County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
323 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts→Laurel Middle School
Based on grade levels within Laurel School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 91.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 41 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts's state test result (85.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts this school | 323 | 100.0% | 85.4% |
| Casey Elementary School Jackson | 308 | 100.0% | 64.9% |
| Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle School Bolton | 335 | 100.0% | 42.2% |
| Crestwood Elementary Meridian | 368 | 99.2% | 35.2% |
| Tunica Elementary School TUNICA | 308 | 99.7% | 44.7% |
| Sale Elementary School Columbus | 290 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #8 of 428 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #4 of 439 ▼ 1 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #14 of 439 ▼ 3 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #305 of 453 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #268 of 408 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #328 of 409 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #77 of 444 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #174 of 296 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 323 | 20.4 | 15.9:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 24.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 21.9 | 16.7:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 100% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 81% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 86% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts.
About Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is a small elementary school found in LAUREL, Mississippi. The school had 323 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Mississippi) has about 446 students.
Laurel School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,620 students.
Black students are the large majority at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts, with 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% White. By comparison, Jones County residents are about 29% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts operates with 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 76% average for public schools in Jones County is 24 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is A+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is in the top 10% of Mississippi schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1%. The school's actual rate is 85.4%, 41.3 points higher.
In Jones County (population about 66,472), median household income is about $52,216, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is one of 20 public schools in Jones County, which together enroll about 11,313 students.
Of nearby public schools, Laurel High School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 294 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a rise of 29 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.0:1 to 15.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,472
Census ACS
Median income
$52,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurel School District
- Laurel High SchoolHigh · 732 students
- Nora Davis ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 388 students
- Laurel Upper ElementaryMiddle · 253 students
- LAUREL EDUCATION CENTERCombined
Other schools in LAUREL
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 students
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- East Jones ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Laurel High SchoolHigh · 732 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel High School0.6 mi · 732
- Nora Davis Elementary0.7 mi · 519
- Laurel Upper Elementary1.9 mi · 253
- Laurel Middle School1.9 mi · 388
- Oak Park Elementary School2.2 mi · 405
- Glade Elementary3.7 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Magnet School Of The ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts?
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-06.
Is Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is approximately 15.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts?
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts reports a student body of 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts public or private?
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laurel School District.
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