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Laurens 55 Schools
Laurens 55 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Laurens County (Laurens). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Laurens 55 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Laurens 55
9 of 9 schools in Laurens 55 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Laurens 55
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Laurens District 55 High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Hickory Tavern Elementarymiddle Gray Court (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Laurens Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D E B Morse Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Laurens Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Ford Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Gray Court Owings Elementarymiddle Gray Court (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Waterloo Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Sanders Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Laurens 55
High schools (1)
- C+ Laurens District 55 High, Laurens
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Laurens Middle, Laurens
- F Sanders Middle, Laurens
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D E B Morse Elementary, Laurens
- D- Ford Elementary, Laurens
- D Laurens Elementary, Laurens
- D- Waterloo Elementary, Waterloo
Other schools and academies (2)
- D- Gray Court Owings Elementarymiddle Gray Court, Gray Court
- C Hickory Tavern Elementarymiddle Gray Court, Gray Court
Where Laurens 55 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Laurens (6)
- Gray Court (2)
- Waterloo (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Laurens County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,206 students with 430 full-time-equivalent teachers and 926 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4502610
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Greenwood 51 (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Laurens 56 (6 schools, 14 mi)
- Spartanburg 04 (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Anderson 02 (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Spartanburg 06 (13 schools, 25 mi)
- Greenwood 52 (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Spartanburg 05 (12 schools, 27 mi)
- Greenwood 50 (13 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Laurens 55
How many schools are in Laurens 55?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Laurens 55, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Laurens 55 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Laurens, Gray Court, Waterloo.
How good are the schools in Laurens 55?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 21.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.1%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Laurens 55?
5,206 students were enrolled in Laurens 55 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Laurens 55?
Laurens 55 is in South Carolina, based in Laurens County, with its district office in Laurens. Its boundary covers about 346 sq mi.