Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901700
Belton Preparatory Academy
5901 Belton Highway, Belton, SC 29627 · (864) 392-1173 · Anderson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 77%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 185% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
78.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 62.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Belton Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #185 of 635 ▼ 43 | #16 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #78 of 635 ▼ 10 | #7 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #415 of 709 | #21 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #468 of 656 | #21 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #553 of 656 | #25 of 30 |
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
449
+315 (+235%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 449 | 30.7 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 77% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 13.5 | 18.1:1 | 51% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 8 | 16.8:1 | 57% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belton Preparatory Academy.
About Belton Preparatory Academy
Belton Preparatory Academy, located in Belton, South Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 449 students enrolled.
Charter Institute at Erskine is responsible for 30 schools, Belton Preparatory Academy included, with 28,041 students in all.
The share of White students at Belton Preparatory Academy is 79%, a majority. Other students are 11% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Anderson County at about 77% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Belton Preparatory Academy are from different groups.
There are 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Belton Preparatory Academy, giving a ratio of 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Belton Preparatory Academy lands at A-, ahead of 83% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For Anderson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,651 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Anderson County number 57, with about 34,806 students.
Belton Preparatory Academy is about 1.8 miles from Belton Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Belton Preparatory Academy is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. NCES lists Belton Preparatory Academy as a charter school.
Belton Preparatory Academy enrolled 134 in 2020-21 and 449 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 14.6:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Belton Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Belton Preparatory Academy?
Belton Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Belton Preparatory Academy serve?
Belton Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Belton Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Belton Preparatory Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belton Preparatory Academy?
At Belton Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Belton Preparatory Academy public or private?
Belton Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine.
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