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How has Heritage Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000049
Heritage Elementary
1592 Greer Highway, Travelers Rest, SC 29690 · (864) 355-6000 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.3:1
38 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 | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
35%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
80.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 78.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Heritage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #54 of 635 ▼ 25 | #12 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #59 of 635 ▲ 18 | #14 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #301 of 709 | #41 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #423 of 656 | #21 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #559 of 656 | #51 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #93 of 395 | #2 of 34 |
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
547
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 547 | 38.3 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 37.2 | 14.5:1 | 71% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 83% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 67% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 42.4 | 16.6:1 | 100% (702) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 61% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 59% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 41% (253) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (702 to 547); teachers down 10% (42.4 to 38.3).
About Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The school enrolls 547 students in pre-K through 5.
Greenville 01, which runs Heritage Elementary, has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
More than half of enrollment at Heritage Elementary is White: 80%. Other groups include 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heritage Elementary scores 35%.
The school has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Heritage Elementary lands at A, ahead of 91% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Greenville County, the median household earns about $76,932 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Heritage Elementary, Greenville County has 109 public schools.
Northwest Middle sits about 0.2 miles from Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Heritage Elementary enrolled 563 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 547. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (18.8:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Heritage Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Travelers Rest
- Travelers Rest HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Northwest MiddleMiddle · 783 students
- Gateway ElementaryElementary · 659 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary is the 20th largest of the 48.
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENACRES, FL · 817 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle0.2 mi · 783
- Slater Marietta Elementary2.1 mi · 307
- Travelers Rest High2.3 mi · 1,277
- Gateway Elementary3.2 mi · 659
- Berea Middle5.9 mi · 757
- Armstrong Elementary6.5 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Heritage Elementary serve?
Heritage Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage Elementary?
At Heritage Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary public or private?
Heritage Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.