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Laurel Highlands Middle School
1820 Hookton Ave
Uniontown PA, 15401, Fayette County
Phone: 724-437-2865
Ranking: 
(1,828 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*
(1,828 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurel Highlands School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 44 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 773 | 768 | 743 | 820 | 842 | 852 | 876 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 245 | 31.7% | 281 | 36.6% | 233 | 31.4% | 257 | 31.3% | 241 | 28.6% | 297 | 34.9% | 284 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 277 | 35.8% | 237 | 30.9% | 255 | 34.3% | 259 | 31.6% | 315 | 37.4% | 279 | 32.7% | 291 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 251 | 32.5% | 249 | 32.4% | 252 | 33.9% | 293 | 35.7% | 275 | 32.7% | 276 | 32.4% | 301 | 34.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 408 | 52.8% | 388 | 50.5% | 378 | 50.9% | 404 | 49.3% | 415 | 49.3% | 427 | 50.1% | 451 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 365 | 47.2% | 380 | 49.5% | 365 | 49.1% | 416 | 50.7% | 419 | 49.8% | 417 | 48.9% | 421 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black: | 53 | 6.9% | 58 | 7.6% | 58 | 7.8% | 62 | 7.6% | 71 | 8.4% | 79 | 9.3% | 69 | 7.9% |
| White: | 701 | 90.7% | 700 | 91.1% | 675 | 90.8% | 749 | 91.3% | 759 | 90.1% | 762 | 89.4% | 801 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 373 | 48.3% | 333 | 43.4% | 295 | 39.7% | 324 | 39.5% | 342 | 40.6% | 363 | 42.6% | 351 | 40.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.4% | 56 | 7.3% | 65 | 8.7% | 56 | 6.8% | 93 | 11.0% | 72 | 8.5% | 85 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.65 | 17.53 | 14.92 | 15.83 | 16.25 | 17.90 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 65.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 66.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 54.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.6% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 52.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.3% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.1% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 48.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.3% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.9% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.6% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.9% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 45.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.4% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.5% | 72.7% |
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* Laurel Highlands Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.