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Does Pelion Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270000721
Pelion Elementary
1202 Pine Street, Pelion, SC 29123 · (803) 821-2000 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
12.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 | 90 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 28.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pelion Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #486 of 635 ▲ 40 | #29 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #436 of 635 ▲ 25 | #25 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #201 of 709 | #16 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #233 of 656 | #25 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #430 of 656 | #28 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #331 of 395 | #19 of 22 |
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
642
+53 (+9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 642 | 50 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 51.7 | 12.2:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 53.1 | 11.5:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 51 | 11.6:1 | 70% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 51.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 69% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 70% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 1,419 | 92 | 15.4:1 | 54% (769) |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 41 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelion Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (671 to 642); teachers down 3% (51.6 to 50).
About Pelion Elementary
Pelion Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Pelion, South Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 642 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 22% bigger than average.
Lexington 01 is the district for Pelion Elementary. It has 31 schools and 27,074 students.
White students make up a majority at Pelion Elementary, at 66%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 50 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Pelion Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Lexington County, the median household income is $77,408, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lexington County is home to 76 public schools and about 64,555 public school students.
Pelion High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Pelion Elementary holds 3 other public schools.
Federal data place Pelion Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Pelion Elementary's enrollment grew 9%, to 642. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.6:1 to 12.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Pelion
- Pelion HighHigh · 718 students
- Pelion MiddleMiddle · 513 students
- Forts Pond ElementaryElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Pelion High0.3 mi · 718
- Pelion Middle0.8 mi · 513
- Forts Pond Elementary1.6 mi · 478
- Sandhills Middle7.7 mi · 495
- Swansea High Freshman Academy8.4 mi · 274
- Sandhills Elementary8.8 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Pelion ElementaryHow large is Pelion Elementary?
Pelion Elementary enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pelion Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pelion Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelion Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pelion Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pelion Elementary?
At Pelion Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pelion Elementary?
Pelion Elementary is overseen by Lexington 01 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.