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What's the most underrated thing about Forest Acres Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS 01·NCES 450333000886
Forest Acres Elementary
401 McAlister Road, Easley, SC 29642 · (864) 397-1800 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
15.0:1
45 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
77.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
65.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 59.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Forest Acres Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Pickens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #125 of 635 ▲ 42 | #3 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #99 of 635 ▲ 27 | #4 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #172 of 709 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #495 of 656 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #462 of 656 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #375 of 395 | #8 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 2024-25Enrollment
677
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 677 | 45.2 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 42.7 | 16.0:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 44.3 | 16.0:1 | 55% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 36% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 39.3 | 17.5:1 | 35% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 35% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 31% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 14% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 34 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Acres Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (688 to 677); teachers up 15% (39.3 to 45.2).
About Forest Acres Elementary
Forest Acres Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Easley, South Carolina. Enrollment is 677 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 29% larger than average.
Forest Acres Elementary is a school in Pickens 01. The district has 23 schools and 16,313 students.
White students make up a majority at Forest Acres Elementary, at 70%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Pickens County's population at about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Forest Acres Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pickens County show that the median household income is $61,064, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Forest Acres Elementary is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Lakes and Bridges Charter School is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Forest Acres Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
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).
The school enrolled 677 students in 2024-25, 43 fewer than the 720 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 15.0:1.
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Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens 01
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Pickens HighHigh · 1,226 students
- D. W. Daniel HighHigh · 1,222 students
- Richard H. Gettys MiddleMiddle · 1,217 students
- R. C. Edwards MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Clemson ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Other schools in Easley
- Easley HighHigh · 1,862 students
- Richard H. Gettys MiddleMiddle · 1,217 students
- Concrete PrimaryElementary · 765 students
- West End ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- East End ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Dacusville ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Lakes and Bridges Charter School0.9 mi · 204
- East End Elementary1.5 mi · 618
- Richard H. Gettys Middle1.8 mi · 1,217
- West End Elementary1.8 mi · 643
- Easley High1.9 mi · 1,862
- McKissick Academy of Science & Technology3.1 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Acres ElementaryHow large is Forest Acres Elementary?
Forest Acres Elementary enrolls approximately 677 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Forest Acres Elementary serve?
Forest Acres Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Forest Acres Elementary have?
Forest Acres Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Forest Acres Elementary?
Forest Acres Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Forest Acres Elementary in?
Forest Acres Elementary is part of Pickens 01.
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