New Prospect Elementary

New Prospect Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Anderson, South Carolina, run under Anderson 05. The school works with 419 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so New Prospect Elementary sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Anderson 05, which oversees 19 schools and 12,131 students, New Prospect Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, New Prospect Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, Anderson County reports that median household income runs about $66,651, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Prospect Elementary is one of 57 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students).

The closest other public school is Westside High, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 38% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.