Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERRY 01·NCES 450303000807
Little Mountain Elementary
692 Mill Street, Little Mountain, SC 29075 · (803) 945-7721 · Newberry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
68.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 57.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Little Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Newberry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #202 of 635 ▼ 10 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #201 of 635 ▼ 26 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #521 of 709 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #212 of 656 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #522 of 656 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #207 of 395 | 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
367
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 49% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 46% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 22% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (421 to 367); teachers up 4% (28 to 29).
About Little Mountain Elementary
Little Mountain Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Little Mountain, South Carolina. Its 367 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 526 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Newberry 01 oversees Little Mountain Elementary and 12 other schools, with 5,714 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Little Mountain Elementary is 75% White. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Newberry County is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Little Mountain Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Little Mountain Elementary was 12.7:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
The allk12 Grade for Little Mountain Elementary is B+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Newberry County, median household income is about $61,780, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Little Mountain Elementary is among the 14 public schools in Newberry County.
The closest public school, Mid-Carolina Middle, is about 3.8 miles from Little Mountain Elementary. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Little Mountain Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 392 to 367.
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Newberry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,435
Census ACS
Median income
$61,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberry 01
- Newberry HighHigh · 837 students
- Mid-Carolina HighHigh · 681 students
- Newberry MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Mid-Carolina MiddleMiddle · 553 students
- Boundary St. ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Newberry ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other Little Mountain Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Little Mountain Elementary. Little Mountain Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Little Mountain ElementaryMONTICELLO, MN · 576 students
- Little Mountain ElementaryMount Vernon, WA · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Mid-Carolina Middle3.8 mi · 553
- Mid-Carolina High4.0 mi · 681
- Piney Woods Elementary4.3 mi · 511
- Odyssey Online Learning4.4 mi · 536
- Chapin High4.6 mi · 1,617
- Chapin Elementary5.5 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Little Mountain ElementaryHow many students attend Little Mountain Elementary?
Little Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Little Mountain Elementary serve?
Little Mountain Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Mountain Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Little Mountain Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Little Mountain Elementary?
At Little Mountain Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Little Mountain Elementary in?
Little Mountain Elementary is part of Newberry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.