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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE 01·NCES 450150000287
Limestone-Central Elementary
727 Pacolet Highway, Gaffney, SC 29341 · (864) 206-6620 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
50.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 20.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Limestone-Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #604 of 635 ▲ 3 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #439 of 635 ▲ 119 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #427 of 709 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #298 of 656 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #214 of 656 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #172 of 187 | N/A |
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
436
+109 (+33%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 436 | 32.8 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 37.8 | 13.0:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 80% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 68% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 48% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Limestone-Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (430 to 436); teachers up 9% (30 to 32.8).
About Limestone-Central Elementary
Limestone-Central Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Gaffney, South Carolina, one of the schools in Cherokee 01. The school's enrollment of 436 students covers pre-K through 5.
The district, Cherokee 01, operates 14 schools serving 7,525 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Limestone-Central Elementary. The largest is White students, at 46%. The next largest groups are 38% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Cherokee County overall, about 70% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
Limestone-Central Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Cherokee County (population about 56,647), the median household income is $50,288, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Limestone-Central Elementary is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Gaffney High, about 1.4 miles away. Limestone-Central Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
2024-25 enrollment was 436, a 33% increase from 327 in 2020-21. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Limestone-Central Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,647
Census ACS
Median income
$50,288
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,402 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee 01
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 482 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Gaffney
- Gaffney HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Gaffney MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Cherokee Charter AcademyCombined · 633 students
- B. D. Lee ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Grassy Pond ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Gaffney High1.4 mi · 1,827
- B. D. Lee Elementary2.0 mi · 603
- Gaffney Middle2.1 mi · 851
- John E. Ewing Middle2.4 mi · 380
- Corinth Elementary3.1 mi · 292
- Luther L. Vaughan Elementary3.9 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Limestone-Central ElementaryHow large is Limestone-Central Elementary?
Limestone-Central Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Limestone-Central Elementary serve?
Limestone-Central Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Limestone-Central Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Limestone-Central Elementary.
How diverse is Limestone-Central Elementary?
Limestone-Central Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 10% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Limestone-Central Elementary?
Limestone-Central Elementary is overseen by Cherokee 01 in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.