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Horrell Hill Elementary
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 34.9% |
Where Horrell Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #473 of 635 ▼ 15 | #36 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #507 of 635 ▼ 6 | #40 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #271 of 709 | #21 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #526 of 656 | #54 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #371 of 656 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #336 of 395 | #37 of 42 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 38.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 77% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 56% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (589 to 565); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Horrell Hill Elementary
Horrell Hill Elementary is a public elementary school run by Richland 01 in Hopkins, South Carolina. The school serves 565 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Horrell Hill Elementary belongs to Richland 01, a district of 47 schools and 21,814 students.
At Horrell Hill Elementary, Black students make up 62% of the student body. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 13% White, and 7% multiracial. The school's Black share is 15 points above the 47% share among Richland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Horrell Hill Elementary was 15.3:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 15.3:1 here.
Horrell Hill Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Richland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Richland County has 104 public schools and roughly 60,410 students.
Southeast Middle is the public school closest to Horrell Hill Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Horrell Hill Elementary's enrollment grew from 513 in 2020-21 to 565 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
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