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What tradition at Dutch Fork Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 05·NCES 450282000754
Dutch Fork Elementary
7900 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC 29063 · (803) 476-3900 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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
9.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
50.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 39.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dutch Fork Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #414 of 635 ▼ 4 | #31 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #440 of 635 ▲ 35 | #32 of 57 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #422 of 709 | #36 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #27 of 656 | #2 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #4 of 656 | #1 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #230 of 395 | #22 of 42 |
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
442
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 760
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 442 | 46 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 58 | 7.9:1 | 87% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 50 | 9.5:1 | 82% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 65% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 45 | 11.1:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 58% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 45% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 15% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 760 | 44 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dutch Fork Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (498 to 442); teachers up 2% (45 to 46).
About Dutch Fork Elementary
Dutch Fork Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Irmo, South Carolina, (ZIP code 29063). The school's 442 students are in pre-K through 5.
Lexington 05 has 22 schools; together they serve 17,053 students.
Enrollment at Dutch Fork Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. After that, the student body is 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Richland County is about 47% Black. Dutch Fork Elementary has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 9.6:1 comes from the school's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is higher than this school's figure.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Dutch Fork Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Richland County show that median household income is about $63,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Dutch Fork Elementary is one of 104 public schools in Richland County, which together enroll about 60,410 students.
GREEN Charter School Midlands is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Dutch Fork Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 456 to 442 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 05
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Chapin HighHigh · 1,617 students
- Irmo HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Spring Hill HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Chapin MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Irmo MiddleMiddle · 992 students
Other schools in Irmo
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Dutch Fork MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- H. E. Corley ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Ballentine ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Irmo ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- Oak Pointe ElementaryElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- GREEN Charter School Midlands0.3 mi · 258
- H. E. Corley Elementary1.3 mi · 557
- Irmo Elementary1.5 mi · 487
- Harbison West Elementary1.9 mi · 510
- River Springs Elementary2.2 mi · 416
- CrossRoads Intermediate2.3 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Dutch Fork ElementaryHow large is Dutch Fork Elementary?
Dutch Fork Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dutch Fork Elementary serve?
Dutch Fork Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dutch Fork Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dutch Fork Elementary is approximately 9.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dutch Fork Elementary?
At Dutch Fork Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Dutch Fork Elementary public or private?
Dutch Fork Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 05.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.