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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 02·NCES 450384001124
Bethany Elementary
337 Maynard Grayson Road, Clover, SC 29710 · (803) 810-8800 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
71.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 58.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bethany Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #207 of 635 ▼ 34 | #20 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #171 of 635 ▼ 27 | #18 of 37 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #505 of 709 | #35 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #125 of 656 | #6 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #603 of 656 | #38 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #311 of 395 | #20 of 21 |
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
388
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 388 | 33 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 60% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 51% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 59% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 41% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethany Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (409 to 388); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).
About Bethany Elementary
In Clover, South Carolina, Bethany Elementary is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 388 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 26% below that mark.
York 02 enrolls 9,038 students in 10 schools, including Bethany Elementary.
Roughly 85% of students at Bethany Elementary are White. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 68% of York County residents are White. The diversity index for Bethany Elementary is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Bethany Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 72% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for York County show that median household income comes to about $89,095, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. York County counts 69 public schools with about 52,364 students.
Bethany Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Clover Middle, about 3.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Bethany Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bethany Elementary had a net gain of 20 students, or 5%.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York 02
- Clover HighHigh · 2,713 students
- Oakridge MiddleMiddle · 1,146 students
- Crowders Creek ElementaryElementary · 1,104 students
- Clover MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Oakridge ElementaryElementary · 818 students
- Larne ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Clover
- Clover HighHigh · 2,713 students
- Oakridge MiddleMiddle · 1,146 students
- Crowders Creek ElementaryElementary · 1,104 students
- Clover MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Oakridge ElementaryElementary · 818 students
- Larne ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other Bethany Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bethany Elementary. Bethany Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Bethany ElementaryMountain House, CA · 768 students
- Bethany ElementaryReidsville, NC · 459 students
- Bethany Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 413 students
- Bethany Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Clover Middle3.5 mi · 969
- Kinard Elementary4.3 mi · 463
- Larne Elementary4.7 mi · 574
- Chapel Grove Elementary6.8 mi · 382
- Clover High7.1 mi · 2,713
- Griggs Road Elementary7.6 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Bethany ElementaryHow large is Bethany Elementary?
Bethany Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethany Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethany Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bethany Elementary have?
Bethany Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Bethany Elementary?
Student demographics at Bethany Elementary are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bethany Elementary in?
Bethany Elementary is part of York 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.