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Best kept secret at Brooklyn Springs Elementary?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER 01·NCES 450258000670
Brooklyn Springs Elementary
1637 Billings Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720 · (803) 283-8471 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
34.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 25.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brooklyn Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #530 of 635 ▲ 18 | #12 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #606 of 635 ▲ 3 | #11 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #490 of 709 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #311 of 656 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #122 of 656 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #124 of 395 | #3 of 8 |
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
398
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 398 | 29.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 32.8 | 12.0:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 29.1 | 13.8:1 | 100% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 92% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 93% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 90% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 68% (495) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooklyn Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (492 to 398); teachers down 7% (32 to 29.8).
About Brooklyn Springs Elementary
Brooklyn Springs Elementary is one of the public schools in Lancaster, South Carolina. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 398 students. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
In Lancaster 01, 22 schools enroll a combined 15,417 students.
Black students make up 45% of enrollment at Brooklyn Springs Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 23% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Black among all Lancaster County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Staffing at Brooklyn Springs Elementary comes to 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
Brooklyn Springs Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that median household income comes to about $78,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lancaster County counts 23 public schools with about 15,417 students.
Brooklyn Springs Elementary's closest public school neighbor is South Middle, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Brooklyn Springs Elementary as Town: Distant.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 398 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,475
Census ACS
Median income
$78,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
15,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster 01
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Indian Land IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
- Indian Land MiddleMiddle · 1,102 students
- Indian Land ElementaryElementary · 1,042 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Van Wyck ElementaryElementary · 820 students
- Buford ElementaryElementary · 792 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Buford HighHigh · 532 students
Nearby schools
- South Middle0.1 mi · 439
- Erwin Elementary1.4 mi · 418
- Discovery Charter of Lancaster1.4 mi · 146
- Lancaster High1.9 mi · 1,390
- Clinton Elementary2.0 mi · 412
- North Elementary2.2 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Brooklyn Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brooklyn Springs Elementary?
Brooklyn Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Brooklyn Springs Elementary serve?
Brooklyn Springs Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brooklyn Springs Elementary have?
Brooklyn Springs Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brooklyn Springs Elementary?
Student demographics at Brooklyn Springs Elementary are roughly 23% White, 27% Hispanic, 45% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brooklyn Springs Elementary in?
Brooklyn Springs Elementary is part of Lancaster 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.