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Oak Park Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–1

1205 Oak Park Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440 · (601) 428-5046 · Part of Laurel School District

Laurel’s School Grade B better than 56% of Mississippi school districts

Students
405
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–1
The gist

What stands out about Oak Park Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Laurel kids: Laurel Middle School

On the path

Where Laurel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–1Oak Park Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Laurel Middle School388 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1205 Oak Park Avenue, Laurel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten186
Grade 1160
Enrollment over time
479’20
486’21
480’22
427’23
405’24

Down 15.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 79%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 4%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oak Park Elementary School from Laurel families.

Other schools in Laurel School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Laurel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.