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What tradition at Lake Forest Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
829
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000515
Lake Forest Elementary
16 Berkshire Avenue, Greenville, SC 29615 · (864) 355-4000 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL829 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.6:1
53 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 | 41 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
71%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
61.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 62 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 49.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lake Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #241 of 635 ▲ 57 | #35 of 54 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #295 of 635 ▲ 36 | #37 of 54 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 829 | #70 of 709 | #19 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #555 of 656 | #33 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #31 of 656 | #5 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #381 of 395 | #32 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
829
+85 (+11%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 829 | 53.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 56.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (796) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 52.4 | 15.4:1 | 100% (809) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 68% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 49.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (839) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 63% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 66% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 39% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (839 to 829); teachers up 8% (49.5 to 53.3).
About Lake Forest Elementary
Lake Forest Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina. Its enrollment is 829 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 58% larger than that mark.
The district, Greenville 01, operates 89 schools serving 78,776 students.
White students account for 36% of enrollment at Lake Forest Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 67% of Greenville County residents are White. The diversity index for Lake Forest Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Forest Elementary lands at B, ahead of 56% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Greenville County show that median household income comes to about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenville County counts 109 public schools with about 89,863 students.
Lake Forest Elementary's nearest public school is Wade Hampton High (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lake Forest Elementary.
Federal data place Lake Forest Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lake Forest Elementary had a net gain of 85 students, or 11%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.6 to 15.6 over 4 years.
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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
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- 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 Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Legacy Early CollegeCombined · 1,592 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
Other Lake Forest Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Forest Elementary. Lake Forest Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Lake Forest ElementaryLake Forest, CA · 640 students
- LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPEMBROKE PARK, FL · 555 students
- Lake Forest ElementaryAtlanta, GA · 534 students
- Lake Forest ElementaryEl Dorado Hills, CA · 421 students
- LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Wade Hampton High0.8 mi · 1,790
- Cyber Academy of South Carolina1.3 mi · 3,280
- Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina1.3 mi · 1,439
- Mitchell Road Elementary1.4 mi · 569
- League Academy1.7 mi · 787
- Northwood Middle1.8 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Forest ElementaryHow large is Lake Forest Elementary?
Lake Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 829 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lake Forest Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Forest Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lake Forest Elementary have?
Lake Forest Elementary employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Forest Elementary?
At Lake Forest Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 35% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lake Forest Elementary in?
Lake Forest Elementary is part of Greenville 01.
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