Laurel At A Glance

To inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world.

Committed to building a just and inclusive world, Laurel girls are courageous, creative, ethical and compassionate.

Dream. Dare. Do.

Laurel’s suburban-rural advantage gives girls the edge. At our traditional Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights, students thrive as members of a community of Early Childhood through Grade 2 and Grades 6-12.
Just seven miles away from Shaker in Geauga County, Laurel's Grades 3-5 and Outdoor Prekindergarten students immerse themselves in the natural world at our beautiful 150-acre Butler Campus. While we benefit from being a two-campus school that provides flexible indoor and outdoor learning spaces, we are one school when it comes to our philosophical approach to our students. For even more, explore Campuses.

620 students.
67 Northeast Ohio communities and 43 school systems are represented at Laurel.

Laurel awards 4.4 million dollars of financial assistance annually. Explore more at Tuition and Affordability.

A K-12 school for girls with a coed Early Childhood, Laurel School is proud to be an inclusive and equitable school community. We actively seek representation from a wide range of diverse backgrounds and a variety of life experiences to strengthen the Laurel community. 

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Laurel School employs 100 full-time and part-time faculty members from Early Learners through Grade 12.
66% of faculty members have a masters degree or higher, including seven PhDs and two JDs.

College Guidance at Laurel is personalized for each student. 100% of our graduating class is college-bound. Explore College Guidance and our College Acceptances list.

SAT Reasoning Test Data: (40 of 66 students reporting)
SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing Middle 50%: 610-695
SAT Mathematics Middle 50%: 560-685

ACT Data: (61 of 66 students reporting)
ACT English Middle 50%: 27-34
ACT Mathematics Middle 50%: 24-30
ACT Reading Middle 50%: 26-35
ACT Science Middle 50%: 24-31
ACT Composite Middle 50%: 25-32

Clubs, organizations: 30
Total community service hours completed by the Class of 2018: 7,293
Varsity sports offered: 11
Junior Varsity sports offered: 8 
Upper School sports student participation: 69% 
Seventh/Eighth Grade sports offered: 9 
Seventh/Eighth Grade sports student participation: 64%

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“Laurel School, our Alma Mater, join our love to tell.”
For complete lyrics, sheet music and a recording, visit the Alma Mater page.

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Coalition of Girls Schools (NCGS)
Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS)
Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS)
The Independent Curriculum Group (ICG)
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) 
Cum Laude Society
The College Board
One Schoolhouse - Founding member (Formerly known as Online School for Girls)
Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)

Laurel's Entrepreneurship program is funded thanks to the ongoing support of The Veale Foundation.