Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE 01·NCES 450150000274
Draytonville Elementary
2373 Wilkinsville Highway, Gaffney, SC 29340 · (864) 206-6783 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.9:1
19 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 | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
55%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
46.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 41.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Draytonville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #466 of 635 ▼ 79 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #502 of 635 ▼ 89 | #7 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #615 of 709 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #368 of 656 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #377 of 656 | #3 of 10 |
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
264
+80 (+43%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 264 | 19 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 100% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 17.6 | 15.0:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 77% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 52% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Draytonville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (264 to 264); teachers up 8% (17.6 to 19).
About Draytonville Elementary
Families in Gaffney, South Carolina, are served by Draytonville Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 264 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Draytonville Elementary is one of the 14 schools that make up Cherokee 01 (7,525 students in total).
The student body at Draytonville Elementary is 62% White. The school is also 23% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Draytonville Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Cherokee County show that the median household earns about $50,288 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Cherokee County has 17 public schools with about 8,402 students, including Draytonville Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, John E. Ewing Middle is about 3.0 miles from Draytonville Elementary. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.
Draytonville Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school counted 184 students in 2020-21 and 264 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.9:1, from 12.3:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- John E. Ewing Middle3.0 mi · 380
- Cherokee Charter Academy3.2 mi · 633
- Corinth Elementary3.8 mi · 292
- Gaffney Middle3.9 mi · 851
- Limestone-Central Elementary5.0 mi · 436
- B. D. Lee Elementary5.3 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Draytonville ElementaryHow large is Draytonville Elementary?
Draytonville Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Draytonville Elementary serve?
Draytonville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Draytonville Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Draytonville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Draytonville Elementary?
At Draytonville Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Draytonville Elementary public or private?
Draytonville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.