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Does Brushy Creek Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
808
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000497
Brushy Creek Elementary
1344 Brushy Creek Road, Taylors, SC 29687 · (864) 355-5400 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL808 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
16.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
75.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.6pp 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 72 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 69.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brushy Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #70 of 635 ▲ 14 | #16 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #114 of 635 ▼ 42 | #21 of 54 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #83 of 709 | #21 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #599 of 656 | #41 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #143 of 656 | #21 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #275 of 395 | #17 of 34 |
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
808
+77 (+11%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 808 | 49.6 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 47% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 50.2 | 16.3:1 | 55% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 34% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 47.8 | 18.4:1 | 32% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 33% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 38% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 24% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brushy Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (877 to 808); teachers up 4% (47.8 to 49.6).
About Brushy Creek Elementary
Brushy Creek Elementary is a public large elementary school in Taylors, South Carolina. It educates 808 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
In Greenville 01, 89 schools enroll a combined 78,776 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brushy Creek Elementary is 52% White. It is also 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Greenville County is roughly 67% White. Brushy Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Brushy Creek Elementary is 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Brushy Creek 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.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Greenville County show that median household income is about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Brushy Creek Elementary is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County, which together enroll about 89,863 students.
The next-closest public school is Eastside High, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brushy Creek Elementary.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 731 to 808. Students per teacher fell from 19.2 in 2020-21 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Brushy Creek Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Taylors
- Eastside HighHigh · 1,490 students
- Northwood MiddleMiddle · 823 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Taylors ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Paris ElementaryElementary · 594 students
- Greer Middle College Charter HighHigh · 535 students
Other Brushy Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brushy Creek Elementary. Brushy Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Brushy Creek Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Eastside High0.2 mi · 1,490
- Northwood Middle1.0 mi · 823
- Brook Glenn Elementary1.4 mi · 425
- Mitchell Road Elementary1.7 mi · 569
- Buena Vista Elementary1.7 mi · 834
- Riverside High2.4 mi · 1,846
Frequently asked questions
About Brushy Creek ElementaryHow large is Brushy Creek Elementary?
Brushy Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 808 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brushy Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brushy Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brushy Creek Elementary have?
Brushy Creek Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brushy Creek Elementary?
At Brushy Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brushy Creek Elementary in?
Brushy Creek Elementary is part of Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.