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What's one thing Boundary St. Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERRY 01·NCES 450303000805
Boundary St. Elementary
1406 Boundary Street, Newberry, SC 29108 · (803) 321-2616 · Newberry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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
11.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · 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 | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
42.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 35.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Boundary St. Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Newberry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #510 of 635 ▼ 51 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #543 of 635 ▼ 87 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #442 of 709 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #89 of 656 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #100 of 656 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #138 of 395 | N/A |
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
429
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 429 | 38 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 100% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 39 | 11.1:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 78% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 80% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 80% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boundary St. Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (525 to 429); teachers up 3% (37 to 38).
About Boundary St. Elementary
This page covers Boundary St. Elementary, a small elementary school in Newberry, South Carolina. It has an enrollment of 429 students in pre-K through 5.
Newberry 01 has 13 schools and 5,714 students, and Boundary St. Elementary is one of those schools.
Black students account for 43% of enrollment at Boundary St. Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 21% White, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Newberry County, the Black share is about 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boundary St. Elementary scores 68%.
There are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Boundary St. Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Boundary St. Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 24% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Newberry County, the median household earns about $61,780 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Boundary St. Elementary, Newberry County has 14 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Newberry Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Boundary St. Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 4.
NCES describes the area around Boundary St. Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Boundary St. Elementary had a net loss of 42 students, or 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 11.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Boundary St. Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Newberry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,435
Census ACS
Median income
$61,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberry 01
- Newberry HighHigh · 837 students
- Mid-Carolina HighHigh · 681 students
- Newberry MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Mid-Carolina MiddleMiddle · 553 students
- Newberry ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Gallman ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Other schools in Newberry
- Newberry HighHigh · 837 students
- Newberry MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Newberry ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Gallman ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Reuben ElementaryElementary · 150 students
- Newberry County Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Newberry Elementary0.8 mi · 421
- Newberry Middle1.1 mi · 629
- Gallman Elementary1.5 mi · 408
- Newberry High2.0 mi · 837
- Reuben Elementary6.5 mi · 150
- Prosperity-Rikard Elementary6.7 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Boundary St. ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boundary St. Elementary?
Boundary St. Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Boundary St. Elementary serve?
Boundary St. Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boundary St. Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boundary St. Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boundary St. Elementary?
At Boundary St. Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 30% Hispanic, 43% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Boundary St. Elementary in?
Boundary St. Elementary is part of Newberry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.