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What tradition at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montesorri Inquiry should never be changed?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 03·NCES 450387001132
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry
242 Ebenezer Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29730 · (803) 981-1435 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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
12.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · 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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
64.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 52.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #326 of 635 ▼ 67 | #25 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #262 of 635 ▲ 4 | #25 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #408 of 709 | #28 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #163 of 656 | #10 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #147 of 656 | #14 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #59 of 187 | #5 of 14 |
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
453
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 453 | 37 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 68% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 70% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 30.6 | 12.8:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 87% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 74% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 47% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (392 to 453); teachers up 21% (30.6 to 37).
About Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 453 students.
York 03 oversees Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry and 23 other schools, with 16,034 students in total.
The student body at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry has no majority group. Black students lead at 49%. Other groups include 29% White, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 18% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry, which has 37. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1.
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Census data for York County show median household income comes to about $89,095, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,364, Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry among them.
The Palmetto School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 415 to 453, a 9% rise.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York 03
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionElementary · 806 students
Other schools in Rock Hill
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- York Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,672 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- The Palmetto School0.8 mi · 63
- Central Child Development Center0.8 mi · 206
- Northside Elementary0.9 mi · 462
- Richmond Drive Elementary1.4 mi · 467
- Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies1.4 mi · 431
- Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill1.5 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori InquiryHow large is Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry?
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry is approximately 12.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry?
At Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry, the student body is approximately 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry?
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry is overseen by York 03 in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.