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How has Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 50·NCES 450234000051
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary
1608 Florida Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 · (864) 941-5535 · Greenwood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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
15.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · 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 | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
64%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
70.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 59.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenwood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #200 of 635 ▼ 37 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #181 of 635 ▲ 31 | #5 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #170 of 709 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #513 of 656 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #186 of 656 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #84 of 187 | 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
680
+123 (+22%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 680 | 44.8 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 47.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 46.3 | 12.3:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 46 | 12.1:1 | 100% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 61% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 41% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (609 to 680); teachers up 9% (41 to 44.8).
About Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary
Families in Greenwood, South Carolina, are served by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 680 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 29% higher.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary falls under Greenwood 50, which has 13 schools enrolling 8,477 students.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. The school is also 36% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary, with 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is lower than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary is B+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Greenwood County, median household income is about $52,830, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary is among the 21 public schools in Greenwood County.
The closest public school to Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary is Westview Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary saw enrollment rise 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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Greenwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,489
Census ACS
Median income
$52,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood 50
- Greenwood HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 887 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Brewer MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Merrywood ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Greenwood HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 887 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Brewer MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 593 students
- Merrywood ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Westview Middle0.5 mi · 692
- Emerald High2.8 mi · 887
- Mathews Elementary3.0 mi · 529
- Lakeview Elementary4.1 mi · 426
- Greenwood Charter Academy4.1 mi · 432
- Pinecrest Elementary5.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Benjamin E. Mays ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary?
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary serve?
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary?
Student demographics at Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary are roughly 46% White, 14% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary in?
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary is part of Greenwood 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.