Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE 01·NCES 450150000273
Corinth Elementary
128 Corinth Road, Gaffney, SC 29340 · (864) 206-6600 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL292 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
12.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
72.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 72.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Corinth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #92 of 635 ▼ 33 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #155 of 635 ▲ 38 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #604 of 709 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #216 of 656 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #634 of 656 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #47 of 395 | N/A |
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
292
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 84% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 75% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 26.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 64% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 60% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 34% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corinth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (415 to 292); teachers down 12% (26.2 to 23).
About Corinth Elementary
Corinth Elementary serves students in Gaffney, South Carolina, as a small elementary school. It educates 292 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Across its 14 schools, Cherokee 01 enrolls 7,525 students. Corinth Elementary is one of those schools.
About 88% of the student body at Corinth Elementary is White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Cherokee County, the White share is about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina fairly closely.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Corinth 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.
Cherokee County has these Census figures: the median household income is $50,288, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cherokee County is home to 17 public schools and about 8,402 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Limestone-Central Elementary, about 3.1 miles away. Corinth Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 37 students since 2020-21, to 292.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,647
Census ACS
Median income
$50,288
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,402 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee 01
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 482 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Gaffney
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Cherokee Charter AcademyCombined · 633 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Limestone-Central ElementaryElementary · 436 students
Other Corinth Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Corinth Elementary. Corinth Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Corinth Elementary SchoolCorinth, MS · 1,071 students
- Corinth ElemPrairie Village, KS · 576 students
- Corinth Elementary SchoolCORINTH, TX · 537 students
- CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCORINTH, NY · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Limestone-Central Elementary3.1 mi · 436
- John E. Ewing Middle3.4 mi · 380
- Draytonville Elementary3.8 mi · 264
- Gaffney Middle4.0 mi · 851
- Goucher Charter Academy4.0 mi · 244
- Gaffney High4.5 mi · 1,827
Frequently asked questions
About Corinth ElementaryHow many students attend Corinth Elementary?
Corinth Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is Corinth Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Corinth Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Corinth Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Corinth Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Corinth Elementary?
Student demographics at Corinth Elementary are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Corinth Elementary public or private?
Corinth Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee 01.
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