Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 02·NCES 450384001125
Bethel Elementary
6000 Highway 55 East, Clover, SC 29710 · (803) 631-8300 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
43%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
76.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 9 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 69.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bethel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #37 of 635 ▲ 54 | #6 of 37 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #106 of 635 ▼ 35 | #14 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #545 of 709 | #37 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #62 of 656 | #2 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #505 of 656 | #35 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #62 of 395 | #4 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
353
+37 (+12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 353 | 32.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 28% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 24% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 22% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (483 to 353); teachers down 2% (33 to 32.5).
About Bethel Elementary
Bethel Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Clover, South Carolina. The school's enrollment of 353 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina, which is about 526.
York 02 is the local district for Bethel Elementary. It runs 10 schools with 9,038 students.
Bethel Elementary's enrollment is 75% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Bethel Elementary comes in at 43%.
The teaching staff at Bethel Elementary is 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, higher than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for Bethel Elementary is A. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
York County census figures show that median household income is about $89,095, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 69 public schools operate in York County, serving about 52,364 students.
Crowders Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.
Bethel Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 353 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 316. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.6:1 to 10.9:1.
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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 Bethel Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bethel Elementary. Bethel Elementary is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Bethel ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 915 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 944 students
- Bethel ElementaryMidland, NC · 611 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 556 students
- Bethel ElementaryCanton, NC · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Crowders Creek Elementary2.2 mi · 1,104
- Oakridge Middle2.8 mi · 1,146
- Griggs Road Elementary2.9 mi · 510
- Oakridge Elementary3.0 mi · 818
- Clover High3.2 mi · 2,713
- Riverwalk Academy5.7 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bethel Elementary?
Bethel Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bethel Elementary serve?
Bethel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethel Elementary?
At Bethel Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bethel Elementary public or private?
Bethel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by York 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.