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E. B. Morse Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 Parkview Drive, Laurens, SC 29360 · (864) 984-7777 · Part of Laurens School District 55

Laurens’ School Grade C− better than 24% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
447
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about E. B. Morse Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Laurens kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5E. B. Morse ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Parkview Drive, Laurens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten74
Grade 174
Grade 263
Grade 379
Grade 458
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
450’20
458’21
457’22
432’23
447’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 54%White 37%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about E. B. Morse Elementary from Laurens families.

Other schools in Laurens School District 55

The district →
Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gray Court
C−
715 students11:1
Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gray Court
C
623 students12:1
Laurens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurens
C
465 students10:1
Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurens
D
423 students10:1
Waterloo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
254 students9:1
Laurens Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laurens
C−
373 students11:1

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 South Carolina’s other public schools; Laurens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.