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What's something Forts Pond Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270001514
Forts Pond Elementary
7350 Fish Hatchery Road, Pelion, SC 29123 · (803) 821-2500 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
11.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
49.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 31.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Forts Pond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #489 of 635 ▲ 3 | #30 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #460 of 635 ▲ 38 | #26 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #380 of 709 | #30 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #73 of 656 | #5 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #352 of 656 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #234 of 395 | #11 of 22 |
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
478
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 478 | 42.9 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 100% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 38.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 69% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 100% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 77% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 73% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forts Pond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (537 to 478); teachers up 5% (41 to 42.9).
About Forts Pond Elementary
Forts Pond Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Pelion, South Carolina. School enrollment was 478 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Lexington 01 has 31 schools; together they serve 27,074 students.
Forts Pond Elementary is 60% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Lexington County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Forts Pond Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.1:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Forts Pond Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Lexington County, the median household income is $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Forts Pond Elementary, Lexington County has 75 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Pelion Middle, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Forts Pond Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Forts Pond Elementary's enrollment dropped 9%, to 478. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.1:1 to 11.1:1.
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Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Pelion
- Pelion HighHigh · 718 students
- Pelion ElementaryElementary · 642 students
- Pelion MiddleMiddle · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Pelion Middle0.9 mi · 513
- Pelion High1.4 mi · 718
- Pelion Elementary1.6 mi · 642
- Sandhills Middle6.4 mi · 495
- Carolina Springs Elementary7.7 mi · 438
- Swansea High Freshman Academy8.0 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Forts Pond ElementaryHow large is Forts Pond Elementary?
Forts Pond Elementary enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
Is Forts Pond Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forts Pond Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forts Pond Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forts Pond Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forts Pond Elementary?
At Forts Pond Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Forts Pond Elementary in?
Forts Pond Elementary is part of Lexington 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.