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If you had an hour of school board time for Mathews Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 50·NCES 450234000587
Mathews Elementary
725 Marshall Road, Greenwood, SC 29646 · (864) 941-5680 · Greenwood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
11.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · 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 | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
65%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
80.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +16.3pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 58.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mathews Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenwood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #174 of 635 ▲ 8 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #60 of 635 ▲ 111 | #2 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #324 of 709 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #100 of 656 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #171 of 656 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #337 of 395 | #7 of 9 |
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
529
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 529 | 46.4 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 54 | 10.1:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 54.4 | 10.0:1 | 100% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 43 | 11.2:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 36.8 | 15.0:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 100% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 83% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 68% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mathews Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (551 to 529); teachers up 26% (36.8 to 46.4).
About Mathews Elementary
Mathews Elementary is an elementary school located in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 529 students.
Greenwood 50 has 13 schools and 8,477 students, and Mathews Elementary is one of those schools.
At Mathews Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 48%. The next largest groups are 28% White, 21% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 17 points above the 31% share among Greenwood County residents. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 at Mathews Elementary, with 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 11.4:1 here.
allk12 grades Mathews Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Greenwood County, the median household income is $52,830, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Greenwood County is home to 21 public schools and about 10,771 public school students.
The closest public school to Mathews Elementary is Brewer Middle, about 2.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Mathews Elementary is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Mathews Elementary's enrollment grew 10%, to 529.
Community posts for Mathews Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenwood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,489
Census ACS
Median income
$52,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood 50
- Greenwood HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 887 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays ElementaryElementary · 680 students
- Brewer MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 593 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Greenwood HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 887 students
- Westview MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays ElementaryElementary · 680 students
- Brewer MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 593 students
Other Mathews Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mathews Elementary. Mathews Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Mathews Elementary SchoolMidland, GA · 702 students
- Mathews Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 460 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.NIXA, MO · 457 students
- Mathews Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 366 students
- Mathews ElementaryMathews, VA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Brewer Middle2.7 mi · 600
- Woodfields Elementary2.7 mi · 521
- Emerald High2.9 mi · 887
- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary3.0 mi · 680
- Eleanor S. Rice Elementary3.0 mi · 535
- Greenwood Charter Academy3.2 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Mathews ElementaryHow large is Mathews Elementary?
Mathews Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mathews Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mathews Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mathews Elementary have?
Mathews Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mathews Elementary?
Student demographics at Mathews Elementary are roughly 28% White, 21% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mathews Elementary in?
Mathews Elementary is part of Greenwood 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.