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Does Duncan Chapel Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000506
Duncan Chapel Elementary
210 Duncan Chapel Road, Greenville, SC 29617 · (864) 355-2700 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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
15.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
68%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
48.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 39.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Duncan Chapel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #350 of 635 ▲ 48 | #45 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #474 of 635 no change | #47 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #222 of 709 | #34 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #545 of 656 | #31 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #88 of 656 | #16 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #309 of 395 | #23 of 34 |
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
619
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 619 | 40 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 42.6 | 13.7:1 | 100% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 40.8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 80% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 72% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 44% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duncan Chapel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (653 to 619); teachers down 11% (45 to 40).
About Duncan Chapel Elementary
Students in Greenville, South Carolina, attend Duncan Chapel Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 619 students.
Enrollment across the 89 schools in Greenville 01 totals 78,776 students.
Duncan Chapel Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. The remaining students are 26% Black, 26% White, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Greenville County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. Duncan Chapel Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Duncan Chapel Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Greenville County, the median household income is $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Greenville County has 109 public schools and roughly 89,863 students.
The shortest distance from Duncan Chapel Elementary to another public school is about 1.5 miles, to Lakeview Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment gain, from 597 in 2020-21 to 619 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 15.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Lakeview Middle1.5 mi · 723
- Berea Middle1.6 mi · 757
- Cherrydale Elementary2.0 mi · 632
- Armstrong Elementary2.0 mi · 435
- Berea Elementary2.5 mi · 489
- Monaview Elementary2.9 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Duncan Chapel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Duncan Chapel Elementary?
Duncan Chapel Elementary enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Duncan Chapel Elementary serve?
Duncan Chapel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Duncan Chapel Elementary have?
Duncan Chapel Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duncan Chapel Elementary?
At Duncan Chapel Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 42% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Duncan Chapel Elementary public or private?
Duncan Chapel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.