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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Catawba Trail Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339001572
Catawba Trail Elementary
1080 Old National Highway, Elgin, SC 29045 · (803) 699-3501 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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
12.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
67.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 61.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Catawba Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #130 of 635 ▲ 24 | #8 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #224 of 635 ▲ 8 | #12 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #206 of 709 | #16 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #217 of 656 | #29 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #136 of 656 | #6 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #132 of 187 | #10 of 15 |
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
636
+108 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 636 | 50.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 44.2 | 15.1:1 | 48% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 41.8 | 14.1:1 | 59% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 47% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 45.5 | 13.2:1 | 51% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 49% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catawba Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (602 to 636); teachers up 10% (45.5 to 50.1).
About Catawba Trail Elementary
Catawba Trail Elementary, located in Elgin, South Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 636 students. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
Richland 02 counts 32 schools and 28,841 students, including Catawba Trail Elementary.
About 47% of students at Catawba Trail Elementary are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among Richland County residents, the Black share is about 47%. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Catawba Trail Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Catawba Trail Elementary, which has 50.1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is close to this figure.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Catawba Trail Elementary outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Richland County, home to about 422,117 people, median household income comes to about $63,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Richland County's 104 public schools enroll about 60,410 students and include Catawba Trail Elementary.
The closest school to Catawba Trail Elementary is Pontiac Elementary, located about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Catawba Trail Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 108 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland 02
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Pontiac ElementaryElementary · 880 students
- Blaney ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Bridge Creek ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Bookman Road ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Pontiac Elementary1.4 mi · 880
- Bookman Road Elementary1.9 mi · 535
- Summit Parkway Middle2.7 mi · 1,229
- Bridge Creek Elementary2.8 mi · 564
- North Springs Elementary2.8 mi · 659
- Spring Valley High2.9 mi · 2,230
Frequently asked questions
About Catawba Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Catawba Trail Elementary?
Catawba Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
Is Catawba Trail Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Catawba Trail Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Catawba Trail Elementary have?
Catawba Trail Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Catawba Trail Elementary?
Student demographics at Catawba Trail Elementary are roughly 17% White, 28% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Catawba Trail Elementary public or private?
Catawba Trail Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.