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Alumni: what's one memory from Pelham Road Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000524
Pelham Road Elementary
100 All Star Way, Greenville, SC 29615 · (864) 355-7600 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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
15.0:1
50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
48%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
84.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 82.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pelham Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #10 of 635 ▲ 1 | #6 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #35 of 635 ▼ 9 | #11 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #122 of 709 | #24 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #498 of 656 | #28 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #468 of 656 | #46 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #384 of 395 | #33 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
757
+91 (+14%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 757 | 50.4 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 48.8 | 15.6:1 | 36% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 48.5 | 15.3:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 24% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 42.1 | 18.2:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 23% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 10% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 42 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelham Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (765 to 757); teachers up 20% (42.1 to 50.4).
About Pelham Road Elementary
Pelham Road Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, under Greenville 01. The school counts 757 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 44% above the 526 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Across its 89 schools, Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students. Pelham Road Elementary is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Pelham Road Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. The school is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 67% White share among all Greenville County residents. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pelham Road Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Pelham Road Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Greenville County (population about 548,166), the median household income is $76,932, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 109 public schools in Greenville County, enrolling about 89,863 students in all.
Nearby, GREEN Charter School Greenville is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Pelham Road Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 757 students in 2024-25, 91 more than the 666 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.5:1 to 15.0:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Nearby schools
- GREEN Charter School Greenville0.6 mi · 998
- Mitchell Road Elementary1.3 mi · 569
- Beck International Academy1.6 mi · 848
- Cyber Academy of South Carolina1.8 mi · 3,280
- Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina1.8 mi · 1,439
- Northwood Middle2.3 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Pelham Road ElementaryHow large is Pelham Road Elementary?
Pelham Road Elementary enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pelham Road Elementary serve?
Pelham Road Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pelham Road Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Pelham Road Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pelham Road Elementary?
At Pelham Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pelham Road Elementary public or private?
Pelham Road Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.