Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD 52·NCES 450240000602
Ninety Six Elementary School
810 Johnston Road, Ninety Six, SC 29666 · (864) 543-4995 · Greenwood County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
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
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greenwood 52. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 66.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ninety Six Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenwood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #126 of 635 ▼ 22 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #209 of 635 ▼ 48 | #6 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #594 of 709 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #120 of 656 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #525 of 656 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #116 of 395 | #4 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
299
-33 (-10%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 299 | 25.5 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 24.5 | 12.6:1 | 67% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 24.5 | 13.3:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 42% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 100% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 61% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 44 | 17.5:1 | 40% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 38 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ninety Six Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (372 to 299); teachers up 21% (21 to 25.5).
About Ninety Six Elementary School
Ninety Six Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Greenwood 52, located in Ninety Six, South Carolina. It had 299 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll about 526 students on average.
Greenwood 52 runs Ninety Six Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,359 students in total.
More than half of the students at Ninety Six Elementary School are White (75%). Next come 17% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 62% White among all Greenwood County residents. The diversity index for Ninety Six Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 25.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 1.6 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Ninety Six Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's county is Greenwood County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $52,830, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,771, Ninety Six Elementary School among them.
Ninety Six High School is about 0.8 miles from Ninety Six Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Ninety Six Elementary School holds 3 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 332 to 299. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.4:1 to 11.7:1.
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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 52
- Ninety Six High SchoolHigh · 423 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Ninety Six Primary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Ninety Six
- Ninety Six High SchoolHigh · 423 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Ninety Six Primary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Ninety Six High School0.8 mi · 423
- Edgewood Middle School0.8 mi · 354
- Ninety Six Primary School0.9 mi · 283
- Woodfields Elementary6.2 mi · 521
- Brewer Middle6.5 mi · 600
- Mathews Elementary7.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Ninety Six Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ninety Six Elementary School?
Ninety Six Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Ninety Six Elementary School serve?
Ninety Six Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ninety Six Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Ninety Six Elementary School.
How diverse is Ninety Six Elementary School?
Ninety Six Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 3% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ninety Six Elementary School in?
Ninety Six Elementary School is part of Greenwood 52.
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