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If you could change one rule at Kingston Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000628
Kingston Elementary
4580 Highway 472, Conway, SC 29526 · (843) 365-3777 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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
12.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
78.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 70.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kingston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #87 of 635 ▼ 6 | #3 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #81 of 635 ▲ 17 | #3 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #337 of 709 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #247 of 656 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #398 of 656 | #22 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #184 of 187 | #14 of 14 |
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
517
+98 (+23%) vs 2020
+140% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 517 | 40 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 64% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 84% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 70% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 76% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 66% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (514 to 517); teachers up 11% (36 to 40).
About Kingston Elementary
Kingston Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Conway, South Carolina. It reported 517 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Kingston Elementary is run by Horry 01, whose 55 schools enroll 48,662 students.
The student body at Kingston Elementary is 64% White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. Horry County's residents are about 77% White, 12 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Kingston Elementary lands at A, ahead of 87% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's county is Horry County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Kingston Elementary shares Horry County with 59 other public schools.
Kingston Elementary is about 5.6 miles from Atlantic Collegiate Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 98 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Horry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
383,016
Census ACS
Median income
$66,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
49,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horry 01
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- St. James HighHigh · 1,826 students
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
Other schools in Conway
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Waccamaw ElementaryElementary · 1,047 students
- Whittemore Park MiddleMiddle · 1,013 students
- Pee Dee ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Black Water MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- Homewood ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other Kingston Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 14 states are named Kingston Elementary. Kingston Elementary is the 8th largest of the 15.
- Kingston ElementaryHesperia, CA · 808 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolBenton, LA · 768 students
- Kingston ElementaryKingston, TN · 736 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolBerea, KY · 608 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolKingston, OK · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Atlantic Collegiate Academy5.6 mi · 502
- Black Water Middle7.1 mi · 789
- Homewood Elementary7.2 mi · 671
- Daisy Elementary7.3 mi · 631
- Conway Elementary7.5 mi · 583
- Conway Middle8.1 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Kingston ElementaryHow many students attend Kingston Elementary?
Kingston Elementary enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kingston Elementary serve?
Kingston Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingston Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kingston Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kingston Elementary?
At Kingston Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Kingston Elementary public or private?
Kingston Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.