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Pine St. Elementary

500 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302 · (864) 594-4470 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · 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-K203%
Kindergarten9615%
Grade 19215%
Grade 211318%
Grade 311218%
Grade 48914%
Grade 510917%

This year's kindergarten class (96) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).

Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
45372%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
477%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
8513%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
376%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
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
31450%
Female
31750%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
81.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
67.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 82 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2581.7%67.7%
2023-2479.4%72.4%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Pine St. Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Spartanburg County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.7%#106 of 635
▼ 50
#8 of 44
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.7%#49 of 635
▼ 12
#1 of 44
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
631#214 of 709#21 of 51
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#169 of 656#17 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
45.7%#488 of 656#34 of 49
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
631
+94 (+18%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2563151.312.3:1N/A
2023-2462351.912.0:132% (199)
2022-2364646.413.9:139% (254)
2020-215374611.7:128% (152)
2017-186315112.4:1100% (631)
2015-166854714.6:135% (241)
2010-117485513.6:126% (195)
2000-017424516.5:123% (167)
1990-917874218.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine St. Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (631 to 631); teachers unchanged (51 to 51.3).

About Pine St. Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary school, Pine St. Elementary serves students in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In all, 631 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.

Spartanburg 07 counts 10 schools and 7,624 students, including Pine St. Elementary.

About 72% of the student body at Pine St. Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Pine St. Elementary are from different groups.

Pine St. Elementary lists 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.

Pine St. Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

In Spartanburg County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,234 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pine St. Elementary, Spartanburg County has 88 public schools.

Mary H. Wright Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Pine St. Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 631, compared with 537 in 2020-21.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Pine St. Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Spartanburg County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Pine St. Elementary
District
Spartanburg 07
Address
500 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Phone
(864) 594-4470
County
Spartanburg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
631
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
450366001046
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pine St. Elementary
How large is Pine St. Elementary?
Pine St. Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pine St. Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine St. Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine St. Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine St. Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pine St. Elementary?
Student demographics at Pine St. Elementary are roughly 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine St. Elementary?
Pine St. Elementary is overseen by Spartanburg 07 in Spartanburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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