Laurel Middle School

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Laurel, Delaware·19956
Score
52.9/100
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#17
Among 35 Delaware middle schools
Top 49%
In Delaware

Score 52.9/100: better than 52% of Delaware middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Delaware, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Delaware schools.

English language arts
39%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 40%, better than 55% of them
361 students tested
Math
28%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 29%, better than 58% of them
360 students tested
Science
8%
Similar Delaware schools ≈ 16%, better than 27% of them
183 students tested
All Delaware schools (ELA / math)
42% / 33%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 11 published results by grade and test

As published by Delaware Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment43.5177
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment33.7184
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment38.5361
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.8177
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment27.9183
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Summative Assessment28.3360
ScienceGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)7.7183
ScienceAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)7.7183
Social studiesGrade 7Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)51.4175
Social studiesGrade 8Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)29.3181
Social studiesAll gradesDelaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA)40.2356

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
437
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
437
Typical middle school: 735
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Sussex County

Contact

Address
1133 S Central Ave
Laurel, DE 19956

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Delaware. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Laurel Middle School at a glance

Laurel Middle School is a public middle school in Laurel, Delaware, serving grades 7-8. It is part of Laurel School District. It has about 437 students (a typical Delaware middle school has 735).

In 2025-26 state tests, 39% in English language arts (similar schools: 40%) and 28% in math (similar schools: 29%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Delaware middle schools, it scores 52.9 out of 100: better than 52% of them, ranking #17 of 35. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.