Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary
- FTest 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 | 19 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 16.7% |
Where Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Orangeburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #528 of 635 ▲ 95 | #9 of 15 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #563 of 635 ▲ 66 | #11 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #669 of 709 | #16 of 17 |
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 | 179 | 11.7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 13.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 13.5 | 15.4:1 | 100% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 100% (181) |
About Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Neeses, South Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 179 students. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Orangeburg enrolls 10,462 students, and its 27 schools include Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary's enrollment is 68% Black. The remaining shares are 21% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary comes in at 49%.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Orangeburg County, median household income is about $45,675, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary is among the 34 public schools in Orangeburg County.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (181) to 2024-25 (179). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.1:1 to 15.3:1.
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