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What do students at Bryson Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,038
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000498
Bryson Elementary
703 Bryson Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681 · (864) 355-3600 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,038 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
17.2:1
61 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 | 153 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 174 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (174).
Student demographics
70%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
72.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 57.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bryson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #139 of 635 ▲ 59 | #24 of 54 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #146 of 635 ▲ 75 | #25 of 54 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,038 | #26 of 709 | #5 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #630 of 656 | #53 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #66 of 656 | #11 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #81 of 187 | #8 of 18 |
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
1,038
+247 (+31%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 1,038 | 60.5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,078 | 58.2 | 18.5:1 | 65% (704) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 59.1 | 15.4:1 | 70% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 36 | 22.0:1 | 57% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 45% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 48 | 18.4:1 | 48% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 873 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 46% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 1,007 | 56 | 18.0:1 | 29% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (928 to 1,038); teachers up 10% (55 to 60.5).
About Bryson Elementary
In Simpsonville, South Carolina, part of Greenville County, Bryson Elementary is an elementary school. Enrollment totals 1,038 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 97% bigger than that mark.
Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students in 89 schools, including Bryson Elementary.
No group is above 50% at Bryson Elementary; the largest is White, at 43%. It is also 27% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Greenville County's residents are about 67% White, 24 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Bryson Elementary lists 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Bryson Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 75% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Greenville County area, median household income comes to about $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Greenville County's 109 public schools enroll about 89,863 students and include Bryson Elementary.
About 1.4 miles separate Bryson Elementary from the closest public school, Fountain Inn High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,038, up from 791 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 22.0:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Bryson Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Simpsonville
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones MillElementary · 1,621 students
- Mauldin ElementaryElementary · 1,036 students
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Plain ElementaryElementary · 975 students
- Bryson MiddleMiddle · 941 students
Other Bryson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bryson Elementary. Bryson Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bryson Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Fountain Inn High1.4 mi · 1,551
- Hillcrest High1.5 mi · 1,894
- Fountain Inn Elementary1.6 mi · 1,055
- Bryson Middle1.7 mi · 941
- Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill2.7 mi · 1,621
- Hillcrest Middle3.4 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Bryson ElementaryHow many students attend Bryson Elementary?
Bryson Elementary enrolls approximately 1,038 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bryson Elementary serve?
Bryson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bryson Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Bryson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bryson Elementary?
Student demographics at Bryson Elementary are roughly 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Bryson Elementary in?
Bryson Elementary is part of Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.