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What's the one class at Fair-Oak Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE 01·NCES 450306000194
Fair-Oak Elementary
1964 Oakway Road, Westminster, SC 29693 · (864) 886-4505 · Oconee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL583 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
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
65.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 51.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fair-Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #270 of 635 ▲ 7 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #246 of 635 ▼ 30 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #250 of 709 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #180 of 656 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #602 of 656 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #187 of 187 | N/A |
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
583
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 583 | 47 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 74% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 51 | 11.5:1 | 77% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 50 | 11.2:1 | 57% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 45.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 60% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 58% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 43% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair-Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (582 to 583); teachers up 3% (45.5 to 47).
About Fair-Oak Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Fair-Oak Elementary serves students in Westminster, South Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 583 students.
A total of 16 schools make up Oconee 01, with 9,978 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Fair-Oak Elementary is White, at 85%. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Oconee County residents, the White share is about 84%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Fair-Oak Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Fair-Oak Elementary lands at B, ahead of 62% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Oconee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $62,388, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 17 public schools and about 9,978 students.
About 3.4 miles separate Fair-Oak Elementary from the closest public school, West-Oak High. The ten-mile area around Fair-Oak Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
From 562 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 583 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 11.2 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
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Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,469
Census ACS
Median income
$62,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
9,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee 01
- Walhalla HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Seneca HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Walhalla MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Seneca MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- West-Oak HighHigh · 735 students
- West Oak MiddleMiddle · 656 students
Other schools in Westminster
- West-Oak HighHigh · 735 students
- West Oak MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Westminster ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Orchard Park ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Hamilton Career and Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- West-Oak High3.4 mi · 735
- Seneca Middle6.4 mi · 829
- Townville Elementary6.8 mi · 243
- Seneca High6.9 mi · 1,051
- Blue Ridge Elementary7.3 mi · 579
- Westminster Elementary7.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Fair-Oak ElementaryHow many students attend Fair-Oak Elementary?
Fair-Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fair-Oak Elementary serve?
Fair-Oak Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fair-Oak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fair-Oak Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fair-Oak Elementary?
Student demographics at Fair-Oak Elementary are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fair-Oak Elementary public or private?
Fair-Oak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oconee 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.