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East End Elementary

505 East Second Avenue, Easley, SC 29640 · (864) 397-1700 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • BTest 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

Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8514%
Kindergarten10116%
Grade 19215%
Grade 210717%
Grade 37412%
Grade 47813%
Grade 58113%

This year's kindergarten class (101) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (81).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
35357%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
10317%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
9115%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
6811%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
30049%
Female
31851%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
70.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.0%54.6%
2023-2459.8%49.8%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where East End Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Pickens County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.6%#257 of 635
▲ 34
#8 of 14
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#189 of 635
▲ 24
#6 of 14
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
618#224 of 709#5 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#445 of 656#9 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.2%#256 of 656#2 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.9%#128 of 395#1 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
618
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561842.814.4:1N/A
2023-2460643.513.9:175% (453)
2022-2357445.512.6:178% (447)
2020-215904014.8:152% (304)
2017-1876243.117.7:150% (384)
2015-167504018.8:148% (361)
2010-117453919.1:139% (288)
2000-015333415.7:123% (120)
1990-914652320.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East End Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (762 to 618); teachers down 1% (43.1 to 42.8).

About East End Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary school, East End Elementary serves students in Easley, South Carolina. Its enrollment is 618 students, spread over pre-K through 5.

Pickens 01 is responsible for 23 schools, East End Elementary included, with 16,313 students in all.

The largest group at East End Elementary is White students, at 57%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Pickens County residents are about 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East End Elementary scores 61%.

Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here.

Among South Carolina public elementary schools, East End Elementary outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

In Pickens County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,064, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,866, East End Elementary among them.

East End Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Richard H. Gettys Middle, its nearest public school. East End Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

A 5% rise took enrollment from 590 in 2020-21 to 618 in 2024-25.

East End Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Pickens County at a glance

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Population
134,629
Census ACS
Median income
$61,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
16,866 students

Quick facts

School name
East End Elementary
District
Pickens 01
Address
505 East Second Avenue, Easley, SC 29640
Phone
(864) 397-1700
County
Pickens County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
618
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
450333000885
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pickens 01
Other schools in Easley
Other East End Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named East End Elementary. East End Elementary is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About East End Elementary
What is the total enrollment at East End Elementary?
East End Elementary enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does East End Elementary serve?
East End Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East End Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East End Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East End Elementary?
Student demographics at East End Elementary are roughly 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is East End Elementary in?
East End Elementary is part of Pickens 01.
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