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What's one thing Pacolet Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 03·NCES 450354001008
Pacolet Elementary
150 McDowell Street, Pacolet, SC 29372 · (864) 279-6500 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within Spartanburg 03. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 58.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pacolet Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #95 of 635 ▲ 90 | #5 of 44 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #139 of 635 ▲ 138 | #8 of 44 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #443 of 709 | #37 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #572 of 656 | #47 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #424 of 656 | #31 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #178 of 187 | #26 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
429
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 29.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 79% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 27.2 | 15.6:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 61% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 55% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacolet Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (424 to 429); teachers down 1% (27.2 to 27).
About Pacolet Elementary
Students in Pacolet, South Carolina, attend Pacolet Elementary, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 429 students enrolled.
Spartanburg 03 runs Pacolet Elementary along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,748 students in total.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at Pacolet Elementary. Other groups include 16% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 67% of residents are White. Pacolet Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pacolet Elementary was 15.9:1. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
The allk12 Grade for Pacolet Elementary is B+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Federal survey data for Spartanburg County show that median household income is about $66,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Pacolet Elementary is among the 88 public schools in Spartanburg County.
Clifdale Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pacolet Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Pacolet Elementary saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 03
- Broome HighHigh · 865 students
- Clifdale MiddleMiddle · 605 students
- Cowpens ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Cannons ElementaryElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Clifdale Middle6.4 mi · 605
- SC School for the Blind High6.5 mi · 23
- Cedar Springs Academy6.5 mi · 42
- SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle6.5 mi · 41
- SC School for the Deaf High6.5 mi · 31
- SC School for the Blind Elementary/Middle6.5 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Pacolet ElementaryHow many students attend Pacolet Elementary?
Pacolet Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pacolet Elementary serve?
Pacolet Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pacolet Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Pacolet Elementary.
How diverse is Pacolet Elementary?
Pacolet Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Pacolet Elementary public or private?
Pacolet Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spartanburg 03.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.