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What's the most underrated thing about Boiling Springs Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
791
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 02·NCES 450351000992
Boiling Springs Elementary
700 Double Bridge Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316 · (864) 578-1231 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
14.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · 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 | 63 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
62.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 61.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Boiling Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #234 of 635 ▼ 89 | #23 of 44 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #285 of 635 ▼ 93 | #26 of 44 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #98 of 709 | #7 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #419 of 656 | #35 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #385 of 656 | #25 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #156 of 187 | #22 of 26 |
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
791
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 791 | 55.7 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 57.9 | 14.8:1 | 76% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 57.7 | 15.4:1 | 67% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 51% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 50.5 | 15.2:1 | 42% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 47% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 1,070 | 61 | 17.5:1 | 38% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 1,265 | 69 | 18.3:1 | 22% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 47 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boiling Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (768 to 791); teachers up 10% (50.5 to 55.7).
About Boiling Springs Elementary
Boiling Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. It reports enrollment of 791 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
Spartanburg 02, which runs Boiling Springs Elementary, has 14 schools and 11,806 students.
The largest group at Boiling Springs Elementary is White students, at 63%. Other groups make up 20% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Spartanburg County residents are about 67% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Boiling Springs Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Boiling Springs Elementary reports a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher, from 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 0.9 students per teacher.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Boiling Springs Elementary outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Spartanburg County, median household income comes to about $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spartanburg County counts 88 public schools with about 58,477 students.
The closest school to Boiling Springs Elementary is Boiling Springs High, located about 0.9 miles away. Boiling Springs Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Boiling Springs Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Boiling Springs Elementary had a net gain of 24 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Boiling Springs Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 02
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · 1,122 students
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Sugar Ridge ElementaryElementary · 864 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 722 students
Other schools in Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Sugar Ridge ElementaryElementary · 864 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- James H. Hendrix ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Other Boiling Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boiling Springs Elementary. Boiling Springs Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Boiling Springs ElementaryShelby, NC · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Boiling Springs High0.9 mi · 2,772
- Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs1.3 mi · 703
- Shoally Creek Elementary1.9 mi · 742
- Sugar Ridge Elementary2.0 mi · 864
- Boiling Springs Middle2.3 mi · 1,122
- Oakland Elementary2.4 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Boiling Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boiling Springs Elementary?
Boiling Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 791 students in grades PK-05.
Is Boiling Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boiling Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boiling Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boiling Springs Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Boiling Springs Elementary?
Boiling Springs Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 3% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Boiling Springs Elementary?
Boiling Springs Elementary is overseen by Spartanburg 02 in Spartanburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.