Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER 01·NCES 450258000677
Heath Springs Elementary
158 Solar Road, Heath Springs, SC 29058 · (803) 273-3176 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
44.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 41.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Heath Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #285 of 635 ▲ 99 | #7 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #525 of 635 ▲ 10 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #596 of 709 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #286 of 656 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #421 of 656 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #77 of 395 | #2 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
297
-66 (-18%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 297 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 23.7 | 13.7:1 | 77% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 23.1 | 15.1:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 57% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 48% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 49% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heath Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (395 to 297); teachers down 10% (25 to 22.5).
About Heath Springs Elementary
Heath Springs Elementary, located in Heath Springs, South Carolina, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school's 297 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students each.
Lancaster 01 enrolls 15,417 students in 22 schools, including Heath Springs Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Heath Springs Elementary is 64% White. After that, the student body is 23% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Heath Springs Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Heath Springs Elementary, 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.2:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.3:1.
Heath Springs Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Federal survey data for Lancaster County show that median household income is about $78,869, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lancaster County number 23 and enroll about 15,417.
The next-closest public school is Andrew Jackson Middle, about 4.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Heath Springs Elementary.
The NCES locale for Heath Springs Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Heath Springs Elementary saw enrollment fall 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,475
Census ACS
Median income
$78,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
15,417 students
Quick facts
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- Andrew Jackson Middle4.2 mi · 480
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Frequently asked questions
About Heath Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Heath Springs Elementary?
Heath Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Heath Springs Elementary serve?
Heath Springs Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heath Springs Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Heath Springs Elementary.
How diverse is Heath Springs Elementary?
Heath Springs Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 3% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Heath Springs Elementary?
Heath Springs Elementary is overseen by Lancaster 01 in Lancaster County.
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