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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Jefferson Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 01·NCES 450381001120
Jefferson Elementary
1543 Chester Highway, York, SC 29745 · (803) 684-1942 · York County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · 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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within York 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +21.9pp since 2023
Math
55.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #240 of 635 ▲ 122 | #22 of 37 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #225 of 635 ▲ 189 | #24 of 37 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #513 of 709 | #36 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #127 of 656 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #323 of 656 | #24 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #78 of 395 | #6 of 21 |
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
378
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 378 | 32 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 34.9 | 11.1:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 33.9 | 12.3:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 81% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 67% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 72% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 67% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 52% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 879 | 42 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (502 to 378); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in York, South Carolina. Federal data show 378 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
York 01 is responsible for 8 schools, Jefferson Elementary included, with 4,946 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Jefferson Elementary is White: 59%. Next come 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 68% White. The diversity index for Jefferson Elementary is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Jefferson Elementary comes to 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Jefferson Elementary outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for York County show median household income comes to about $89,095, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,364, Jefferson Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, York Middle, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 6.
The NCES locale for Jefferson Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 385 in 2020-21 and 378 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York 01
- York Comprehensive HighHigh · 1,511 students
- York MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- York IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Cotton Belt ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Hunter Street ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Hickory Grove-Sharon ElementaryElementary · 401 students
Other schools in York
- York Comprehensive HighHigh · 1,511 students
- York MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- York IntermediateMiddle · 624 students
- Cotton Belt ElementaryElementary · 428 students
- Hunter Street ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Harold C. Johnson ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 65th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWarrenville, SC · 572 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJefferson, SC · 329 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
Nearby schools
- York Middle0.2 mi · 789
- York Intermediate0.5 mi · 624
- Harold C. Johnson Elementary1.6 mi · 388
- Hunter Street Elementary2.5 mi · 427
- Cotton Belt Elementary3.2 mi · 428
- York Comprehensive High3.5 mi · 1,511
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow many students attend Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-04.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary have?
Jefferson Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by York 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.