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What's the state of after-school transportation at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001551
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary
420 Westfield Street, Greenville, SC 29601 · (864) 452-0500 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
65.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 64.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where A.J. Whittenberg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #124 of 635 ▲ 1 | #22 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #212 of 635 ▼ 50 | #32 of 54 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #366 of 709 | #47 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #577 of 656 | #36 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #169 of 656 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #195 of 395 | #7 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+69% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 30.8 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 32.5 | 14.7:1 | 66% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 32.8 | 14.2:1 | 70% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 61% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 33.8 | 16.8:1 | 55% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 53% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 6 | 48.3:1 | 43% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A.J. Whittenberg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (568 to 491); teachers down 9% (33.8 to 30.8).
About A.J. Whittenberg Elementary
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary serves students in Greenville, South Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 491 students.
Greenville 01 is the local district for A.J. Whittenberg Elementary. It runs 89 schools with 78,776 students.
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 47%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 18% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Greenville County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school reports 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, A.J. Whittenberg Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
County data help place the school in context: in Greenville County, median household income is about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Greenville County number 109 and enroll about 89,863.
Nearest public school: SC Governor's School for Arts and Humanities, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around A.J. Whittenberg Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 485 in 2020-21 to 491 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About A.J. Whittenberg ElementaryHow many students attend A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A.J. Whittenberg Elementary serve?
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary.
What is the student diversity at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?
Student demographics at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary are roughly 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 47% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is A.J. Whittenberg Elementary public or private?
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.