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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 02·NCES 450351000994
Chesnee Elementary
985 Fairfield Road, Chesnee, SC 29323 · (864) 461-7322 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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
15.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
74.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 65.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chesnee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #115 of 635 no change | #9 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #130 of 635 ▲ 8 | #6 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #207 of 709 | #20 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #530 of 656 | #43 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #566 of 656 | #39 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #70 of 187 | #10 of 26 |
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
635
+73 (+13%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 635 | 41.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 45.4 | 13.8:1 | 71% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 41.2 | 14.7:1 | 71% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 69% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 100% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 65% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 68% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 53% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 32 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chesnee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (558 to 635); teachers up 12% (37 to 41.5).
About Chesnee Elementary
Chesnee Elementary is an elementary school in Chesnee, South Carolina, and it is part of Spartanburg 02. The latest federal count shows 635 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 21% bigger than average.
Spartanburg 02 enrolls 11,806 students in 14 schools, including Chesnee Elementary.
White students are the large majority at Chesnee Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Spartanburg County residents are about 67% White. By the diversity index, Chesnee Elementary comes in at 34%.
Staffing totals 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Chesnee 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.
Chesnee Elementary is located in Spartanburg County, where median household income is about $66,234, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 88 public schools in Spartanburg County, with a combined enrollment of about 58,477.
Nearest public school: Chesnee High, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
Locale data from NCES put Chesnee Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Chesnee Elementary went from 562 students to 635.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 02
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · 1,122 students
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Sugar Ridge ElementaryElementary · 864 students
- Boiling Springs ElementaryElementary · 791 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Chesnee
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Chesnee HighHigh · 673 students
- Chesnee MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Carlisle-Foster's Grove ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Cooley Springs-Fingerville ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Chesnee High1.2 mi · 673
- Chesnee Middle1.3 mi · 569
- Mayo Elementary4.3 mi · 328
- Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary5.6 mi · 355
- Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary6.2 mi · 551
- Rainbow Lake Middle6.6 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Chesnee ElementaryHow large is Chesnee Elementary?
Chesnee Elementary enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chesnee Elementary serve?
Chesnee Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chesnee Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chesnee Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chesnee Elementary?
At Chesnee Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chesnee Elementary public or private?
Chesnee Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spartanburg 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.