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If you could change one rule at Ellen Woodside Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,071
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000541
Ellen Woodside Elementary
9122 Augusta Road, Pelzer, SC 29669 · (864) 355-4900 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,071 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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
19.8:1
54 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 | 189 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (162).
Student demographics
64%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
70.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 58.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ellen Woodside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #177 of 635 ▲ 11 | #30 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #176 of 635 ▲ 50 | #28 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,071 | #21 of 709 | #3 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #650 of 656 | #57 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #183 of 656 | #26 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.1% | #10 of 187 | #2 of 18 |
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
1,071
+361 (+51%) vs 2020
+112% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 1,071 | 54 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,051 | 56.4 | 18.6:1 | 69% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 1,020 | 53.6 | 19.0:1 | 78% (791) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 35 | 20.3:1 | 61% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 41.8 | 16.4:1 | 100% (686) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 58% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 58% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 49% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellen Woodside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (686 to 1,071); teachers up 29% (41.8 to 54).
About Ellen Woodside Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Ellen Woodside Elementary serves students in Pelzer, South Carolina. The school enrolls 1,071 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Carolina) has about 526 students.
Ellen Woodside Elementary sits within Greenville 01, which has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
White students make up a majority at Ellen Woodside Elementary, at 53%. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Greenville County is roughly 67% White. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ellen Woodside Elementary's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.8:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 19.8:1 here.
Ellen Woodside Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Greenville County has about 548,166 residents, and the median household income is $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Ellen Woodside Elementary, Greenville County has 108 other public schools.
Woodmont Middle is located about 3.2 miles from Ellen Woodside Elementary. The five-mile area around Ellen Woodside Elementary holds 5 other public schools.
NCES assigns Ellen Woodside Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 710 in 2020-21 and 1,071 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Nearby schools
- Woodmont Middle3.2 mi · 904
- Woodmont High3.3 mi · 2,151
- Sue Cleveland Elementary3.3 mi · 544
- Fork Shoals School4.9 mi · 747
- Palmetto Elementary4.9 mi · 572
- Palmetto High5.1 mi · 1,086
Frequently asked questions
About Ellen Woodside ElementaryHow many students attend Ellen Woodside Elementary?
Ellen Woodside Elementary enrolls approximately 1,071 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ellen Woodside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellen Woodside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ellen Woodside Elementary have?
Ellen Woodside Elementary employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
How diverse is Ellen Woodside Elementary?
Ellen Woodside Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 16% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellen Woodside Elementary?
Ellen Woodside Elementary is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.