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What's the most underrated thing about Pendleton Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 04·NCES 450087000091
Pendleton Elementary
902 East Queen Street, Pendleton, SC 29670 · (864) 403-2500 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Anderson 04. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 49.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pendleton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #228 of 635 ▲ 68 | #18 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #241 of 635 ▼ 40 | #21 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #300 of 709 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #331 of 656 | #10 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #326 of 656 | #9 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.1% | #16 of 187 | #1 of 11 |
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
547
+197 (+56%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 547 | 40.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 34.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 85% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 29.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 79% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 76% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 55% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pendleton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (385 to 547); teachers up 37% (29.6 to 40.5).
About Pendleton Elementary
Pendleton Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Pendleton, South Carolina. Its enrollment is 547 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
Across its 6 schools, Anderson 04 enrolls 3,076 students. Pendleton Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Pendleton Elementary is White: 59%. Next come 21% Black, 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 77% White. The diversity index for Pendleton Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Pendleton Elementary comes to 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Pendleton Elementary outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Anderson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,651, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 34,806 students.
Riverside Middle, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts for Pendleton Elementary: 350 students in 2020-21, 547 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher increased from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Pendleton Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson 04
- Pendleton HighHigh · 924 students
- Mt. Lebanon ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 453 students
- La France ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Townville ElementaryElementary · 243 students
Other schools in Pendleton
- Mt. Lebanon ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 453 students
- La France ElementaryElementary · 450 students
Other Pendleton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pendleton Elementary. Pendleton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Pendleton Elementary SchoolPendleton, IN · 893 students
- Pendleton ElementarySan Diego, CA · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle1.6 mi · 453
- Clemson Elementary2.8 mi · 794
- La France Elementary2.9 mi · 450
- Pendleton High3.1 mi · 924
- Mt. Lebanon Elementary5.3 mi · 459
- Central Academy of the Arts5.6 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Pendleton ElementaryHow large is Pendleton Elementary?
Pendleton Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pendleton Elementary serve?
Pendleton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Pendleton Elementary have?
Pendleton Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Pendleton Elementary?
Student demographics at Pendleton Elementary are roughly 59% White, 5% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Pendleton Elementary in?
Pendleton Elementary is part of Anderson 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.