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Alumni: what's one memory from Merrywood Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 50·NCES 450234000588
Merrywood Elementary
329 Deadfall Road West, Greenwood, SC 29649 · (864) 941-5700 · Greenwood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
12.3:1
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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
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
74.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 71.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Merrywood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenwood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #63 of 635 ▲ 4 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #129 of 635 ▲ 10 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #276 of 709 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #172 of 656 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #174 of 656 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #389 of 395 | #9 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
562
+62 (+12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 562 | 45.6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 42.8 | 12.3:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 40.1 | 12.8:1 | 100% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 36.9 | 15.3:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 60% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 56% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrywood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (565 to 562); teachers up 23% (36.9 to 45.6).
About Merrywood Elementary
Merrywood Elementary is one of the public schools in Greenwood, South Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 562 students in 2024-25.
Greenwood 50 runs 13 schools with a combined 8,477 students. Merrywood Elementary is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Merrywood Elementary is White, with 47% of students. The remaining shares are 33% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Greenwood County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school's 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Merrywood Elementary outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Greenwood County, median household income comes to about $52,830, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenwood County counts 21 public schools with about 10,771 students.
Northside Middle is about 0.2 miles from Merrywood Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Merrywood Elementary is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 562 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 500.
This page is set up for the Merrywood Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Northside Middle0.2 mi · 593
- Greenwood High1.2 mi · 1,724
- Pinecrest Elementary1.3 mi · 379
- Greenwood Charter Academy2.3 mi · 432
- Lakeview Elementary2.4 mi · 426
- Eleanor S. Rice Elementary2.9 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Merrywood ElementaryHow many students attend Merrywood Elementary?
Merrywood Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Merrywood Elementary serve?
Merrywood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Merrywood Elementary have?
Merrywood Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Merrywood Elementary?
Merrywood Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Merrywood Elementary in?
Merrywood Elementary is part of Greenwood 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.