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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Oakview Elementary?
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Enrollment
887
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000114
Oakview Elementary
515 Godfrey Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 · (864) 355-7100 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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
17.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 31 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (147).
Student demographics
52%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
89.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
84.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.3% | 84.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 83.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oakview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #12 of 635 ▼ 4 | #7 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #18 of 635 ▼ 1 | #4 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #50 of 709 | #12 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #636 of 656 | #55 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #433 of 656 | #42 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #224 of 395 | #10 of 34 |
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
887
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 1,524
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 887 | 51 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 55.7 | 15.3:1 | 30% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 54.3 | 16.4:1 | 28% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 55.6 | 18.0:1 | 14% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 14% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 1,248 | 65 | 19.2:1 | 14% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 1,524 | 85 | 17.9:1 | 4% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,002 to 887); teachers down 8% (55.6 to 51).
About Oakview Elementary
Oakview Elementary is a large elementary school in Simpsonville, South Carolina. School enrollment was 887 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in South Carolina is roughly 526 students; this school is 69% above that.
Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students, and its 89 schools include Oakview Elementary.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at Oakview Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 67% White share among all Greenville County residents. By the diversity index, Oakview Elementary comes in at 52%.
Oakview Elementary's 51 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Oakview Elementary is A+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Greenville County census figures show that median household income is about $76,932, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 109 public schools operate in Greenville County, serving about 89,863 students.
The next-closest public school is Langston Charter Middle, about 1.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Oakview Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 888 to 887, a small change.
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Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Simpsonville
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones MillElementary · 1,621 students
- Bryson ElementaryElementary · 1,038 students
- Mauldin ElementaryElementary · 1,036 students
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Plain ElementaryElementary · 975 students
Other Oakview Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Oakview Elementary. Oakview Elementary is the largest of the 10.
- Oakview ElementaryApex, NC · 873 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolKettering, OH · 477 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolWEST DEPTFORD, NJ · 475 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolMUSKEGON, MI · 438 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolStoneboro, PA · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Langston Charter Middle1.8 mi · 470
- Langston Charter Middle1.8 mi · 457
- Monarch Elementary1.9 mi · 870
- Mauldin Elementary2.7 mi · 1,036
- GREEN Charter School Simpsonville2.8 mi · 367
- Mauldin Middle2.9 mi · 922
Frequently asked questions
About Oakview ElementaryHow many students attend Oakview Elementary?
Oakview Elementary enrolls approximately 887 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oakview Elementary serve?
Oakview Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakview Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Oakview Elementary.
How diverse is Oakview Elementary?
Oakview Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakview Elementary?
Oakview Elementary is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.