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Paris Elementary

32 East Belvue Road, Taylors, SC 29687 · (864) 355-4260 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
39 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K61%
Kindergarten8013%
Grade 110718%
Grade 211620%
Grade 39416%
Grade 49816%
Grade 59316%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
41169%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
9316%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
417%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
366%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31152%
Female
28348%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
82.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 are up about 1 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2582.5%73.8%
2023-2478.0%72.5%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Paris Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Greenville County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.8%#57 of 635
▼ 3
#13 of 54
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.5%#44 of 635
▼ 1
#12 of 54
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
594#246 of 709#36 of 58
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#511 of 656#29 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.8%#459 of 656#44 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.5%#197 of 395#8 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 2024-25
Enrollment
594
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2559439.215.2:1N/A
2023-2459540.514.7:147% (277)
2022-2358038.315.1:154% (315)
2020-215643217.6:144% (247)
2017-1868738.817.7:141% (281)
2015-166563817.3:144% (289)
2010-116103517.4:142% (255)
2000-015013215.7:129% (146)
1990-914472319.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paris Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (687 to 594); teachers up 1% (38.8 to 39.2).

About Paris Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary school, Paris Elementary serves students in Taylors, South Carolina. There are 594 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.

Paris Elementary is part of Greenville 01, where 89 schools serve 78,776 students.

Federal enrollment data show Paris Elementary is 69% White. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Greenville County overall, the White share is about 67%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Paris Elementary are from different groups.

For every teacher at Paris Elementary, there are about 15.2 students; the school has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.

On the allk12 Grade, Paris Elementary lands at A, ahead of 92% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

In Greenville County, home to about 548,166 people, median household income comes to about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 109 public schools in the county, enrolling about 89,863, Paris Elementary among them.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, Sevier Middle, is the closest to Paris Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Paris Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 564 to 594, a 5% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.6:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.

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Greenville County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Paris Elementary
District
Greenville 01
Address
32 East Belvue Road, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone
(864) 355-4260
County
Greenville County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
594
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
450231000523
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Paris Elementary schools

7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Paris Elementary. Paris Elementary is the largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Paris Elementary
How large is Paris Elementary?
Paris Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-05.
Is Paris Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paris Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paris Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paris Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paris Elementary?
At Paris Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Paris Elementary in?
Paris Elementary is part of Greenville 01.
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