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What do students at O. P. Earle Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 01·NCES 450348000984
O. P. Earle Elementary
100 Redland Road, Landrum, SC 29356 · (864) 457-3416 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL424 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
12.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
O. P. Earle Elementary→Landrum Middle
Based on grade levels within Spartanburg 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
SC avg 59.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 50.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where O. P. Earle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #389 of 635 ▼ 100 | #33 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #357 of 635 ▼ 117 | #30 of 44 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #452 of 709 | #38 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #167 of 656 | #16 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #611 of 656 | #44 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #175 of 187 | #25 of 26 |
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
424
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 424 | 34.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 69% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 57% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 29% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O. P. Earle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (418 to 424); teachers up 1% (34 to 34.5).
About O. P. Earle Elementary
O. P. Earle Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Landrum, South Carolina. A federal count lists 424 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Spartanburg 01 is responsible for 10 schools, O. P. Earle Elementary included, with 5,364 students in all.
The student body at O. P. Earle Elementary is 86% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Spartanburg County residents are about 67% White. O. P. Earle Elementary's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
O. P. Earle 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.
Within Spartanburg County, the median household income is $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides O. P. Earle Elementary, Spartanburg County has 87 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Landrum Middle is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. O. P. Earle Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put O. P. Earle Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The school enrolled 424 students in 2024-25, 44 more than the 380 it had in 2020-21.
Discussions about O. P. Earle Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 01
- Chapman HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Campobello-Gramling SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Inman ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Landrum HighHigh · 526 students
- Holly Springs-Motlow ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- T. E. Mabry MiddleMiddle · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Landrum Middle0.2 mi · 218
- Landrum High2.6 mi · 526
- Tryon Elementary School4.6 mi · 367
- Campobello-Gramling School5.5 mi · 866
- Polk County Early College6.0 mi · 52
- Polk County High School6.2 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About O. P. Earle ElementaryHow large is O. P. Earle Elementary?
O. P. Earle Elementary enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does O. P. Earle Elementary serve?
O. P. Earle Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O. P. Earle Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O. P. Earle Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at O. P. Earle Elementary?
At O. P. Earle Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is O. P. Earle Elementary public or private?
O. P. Earle Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spartanburg 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.