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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mossy Creek Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIKEN 01·NCES 450072001007
Mossy Creek Elementary
421 West Five Notch Road, North Augusta, SC 29841 · (803) 442-6090 · Aiken County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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
14.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · 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 | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
70%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
63.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 43.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mossy Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Aiken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #349 of 635 ▲ 10 | #9 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #276 of 635 ▲ 61 | #9 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #157 of 709 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #489 of 656 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #52 of 656 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #137 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
700
+102 (+17%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 700 | 47 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 100% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 46.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 100% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 63% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 57% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mossy Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (667 to 700); teachers up 9% (43 to 47).
About Mossy Creek Elementary
Mossy Creek Elementary is one of the public schools in North Augusta, South Carolina. It is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 700 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 33% higher.
Aiken 01 has 22,916 students spread across 40 schools.
Mossy Creek Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 39%. It is also 32% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Aiken County's residents are about 65% White, 26 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Mossy Creek Elementary comes in at 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 47 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, lower than at this school.
Mossy Creek Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Aiken County, median household income is about $70,609, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Mossy Creek Elementary is among the 42 public schools in Aiken County.
The next-closest public school is North Augusta High, about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mossy Creek Elementary.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 700, 17% above the 598 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Aiken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,160
Census ACS
Median income
$70,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
24,280 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aiken 01
- North Augusta HighHigh · 1,645 students
- Midland Valley HighHigh · 1,558 students
- South Aiken HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Aiken HighHigh · 1,097 students
- Silver Bluff HighHigh · 756 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 708 students
Other schools in North Augusta
- North Augusta HighHigh · 1,645 students
- Merriwether ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Hammond Hill ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Fox Creek HighHigh · 672 students
- North Augusta ElementaryElementary · 610 students
- Paul Knox MiddleMiddle · 573 students
Other Mossy Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mossy Creek Elementary. Mossy Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mossy Creek Elementary SchoolCleveland, GA · 427 students
Nearby schools
- North Augusta High0.9 mi · 1,645
- Paul Knox Middle1.1 mi · 573
- Belvedere Elementary1.6 mi · 617
- Hammond Hill Elementary2.5 mi · 706
- Highland Springs Middle2.8 mi · 534
- North Augusta Middle3.0 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Mossy Creek ElementaryHow large is Mossy Creek Elementary?
Mossy Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mossy Creek Elementary serve?
Mossy Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mossy Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mossy Creek Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mossy Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Mossy Creek Elementary are roughly 39% White, 18% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mossy Creek Elementary in?
Mossy Creek Elementary is part of Aiken 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.