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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Buena Vista Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001365
Buena Vista Elementary
310 Batesville Road, Greer, SC 29650 · (864) 355-2200 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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
16.1:1
52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (147).
Student demographics
54%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
85.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 79.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Buena Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #17 of 635 ▲ 3 | #9 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #32 of 635 ▼ 7 | #10 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #68 of 709 | #18 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #587 of 656 | #39 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #401 of 656 | #41 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #277 of 395 | #18 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
834
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 834 | 51.9 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 50.9 | 16.4:1 | 42% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 50.9 | 16.4:1 | 39% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 39 | 21.0:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 49.5 | 18.3:1 | 19% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 45 | 19.0:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 41 | 19.1:1 | 20% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 14% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 49 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (905 to 834); teachers up 5% (49.5 to 51.9).
About Buena Vista Elementary
Buena Vista Elementary serves students in Greer, South Carolina, as a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 834 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Buena Vista Elementary is run by Greenville 01, whose 89 schools enroll 78,776 students.
Roughly 65% of students at Buena Vista Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 67% White share among all Greenville County residents. Buena Vista Elementary's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buena Vista Elementary and a ratio of 16.1:1. This ratio sits 2.7 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Buena Vista Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Federal survey data for Greenville County show that the median household income is $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Greenville County is home to 109 public schools and about 89,863 public school students.
Riverside High is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 834, close to the 819 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 21.0:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
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Other Buena Vista Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Buena Vista Elementary. Buena Vista Elementary is the largest of the 11.
- Buena Vista ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 713 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 573 students
- Buena Vista Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 515 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryLompoc, CA · 498 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryWalnut Creek, CA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside High1.4 mi · 1,846
- Woodland Elementary1.5 mi · 1,293
- Riverside Middle1.7 mi · 1,086
- Brushy Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 808
- Eastside High1.9 mi · 1,490
- Northwood Middle2.7 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 834 students in grades KG-05.
Is Buena Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buena Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buena Vista Elementary is approximately 16.1:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Buena Vista Elementary?
Buena Vista Elementary is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.