Schools in Laurel Hill · Scotland County Schools
Laurel Hill’s public schools score below 72% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Laurel Hill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
32%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 19 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 19 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 14% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Laurel Hill compares
C− Test scoresB Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (72)Better than 32%
High confidence. Built on 2,851 tested students and a graduating class of 409; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Laurel Hill.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Primary.
4 schools teach K in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Primary.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Primary.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Primary.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Elementary.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Elementary.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Laurel Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Hill Elementary, South Johnson Elementary, Wagram Elementary and Sycamore Lane Elementary.
The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading28%
State average 47.2%
Math23%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Laurel Hill
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Laurel Hill · in other towns
Laurel Hill Elementary
D662 students13:1Rate it →
South Johnson Elementary
C654 students14:1Rate it →
Wagram Elementary
D508 students15:1Rate it →
Sycamore Lane Primary
435 students13:1Rate it →
Sycamore Lane Elementary
D347 students13:1Rate it →
Spring Hill Middle
C−593 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Middle
D563 students14:1Rate it →
Scotland High School
B−1,294 students15:1Rate it →
Scotland Early College High
B238 students21:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Laurel Hill
There’s no college in Laurel Hill, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, 5.8 miles away.
St. Andrews UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Laurinburg
5.8 mi585 students
Richmond Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hamlet
11.4 mi1,680 students
University of North Carolina at PembrokeUniversity or college · Public · Pembroke
21.3 mi3,856 students
Northeastern Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cheraw
23.6 mi478 students
Sandhills Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Southern Pines
29.4 mi2,414 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Laurel Hill. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.