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If you had an hour of school board time for Alexander Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000488
Alexander Elementary
1601 Bramlett Road, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 355-1000 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
12.2:1
40 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
58%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
48.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +22.2pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +21.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 20.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alexander Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #413 of 635 ▲ 186 | #49 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #477 of 635 ▲ 127 | #48 of 54 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #364 of 709 | #46 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #161 of 656 | #7 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #327 of 656 | #36 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #44 of 187 | #6 of 18 |
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
494
+134 (+37%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 494 | 40.4 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 37.7 | 12.6:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 35.7 | 12.6:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 36 | 11.2:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 97% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 96% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 89% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (403 to 494); teachers up 12% (36 to 40.4).
About Alexander Elementary
Alexander Elementary serves students in Greenville, South Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 494 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Greenville 01 operates 89 schools. Combined enrollment is 78,776 students.
A majority of students at Alexander Elementary, 56%, are Hispanic. Next come 30% Black, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Alexander Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
With 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Alexander Elementary was 12.2:1. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
Alexander Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greenville County, median household income is about $76,932, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Alexander Elementary is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County, which together enroll about 89,863 students.
The closest public school, Legacy Early College, is about 0.8 miles from Alexander Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 360 in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25, a 37% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 12.2:1.
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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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Other Alexander Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 13 states are named Alexander Elementary. Alexander Elementary is the 4th largest of the 13.
- Alexander Elementary SchoolAlbany, OH · 669 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 609 students
- ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 579 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 468 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolCOMMERCE, OK · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Early College0.8 mi · 1,592
- Monaview Elementary0.9 mi · 592
- Westcliffe Elementary1.6 mi · 323
- Hollis Academy1.7 mi · 566
- A.J. Whittenberg Elementary1.8 mi · 491
- Berea Elementary1.9 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Alexander Elementary?
Alexander Elementary enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
Is Alexander Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexander Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alexander Elementary have?
Alexander Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexander Elementary?
At Alexander Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 56% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Alexander Elementary public or private?
Alexander 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.