Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWBERRY 01·NCES 450303001282
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary
7288 US Highway 176, Pomaria, SC 29126 · (803) 321-2651 · Newberry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
63.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 63 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 63.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Newberry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #100 of 635 ▲ 34 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #280 of 635 ▼ 83 | #4 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #556 of 709 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #152 of 656 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #198 of 656 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #164 of 187 | N/A |
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
339
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 339 | 28 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 56% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomaria-Garmany Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (332 to 339); teachers up 12% (25 to 28).
About Pomaria-Garmany Elementary
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is a public elementary school run by Newberry 01 in Pomaria, South Carolina. A federal count lists 339 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Carolina) has about 526 students.
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is one of 13 schools in Newberry 01, which enrolls 5,714 students in total.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Pomaria-Garmany Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Newberry County overall, about 62% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary comes in at 63%.
The teaching staff at Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, higher than at this school.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Newberry County residents, median household income is about $61,780, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Newberry County, which together enroll about 5,714 students.
Mid-Carolina Middle is the public school closest to Pomaria-Garmany Elementary, about 5.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 339, 5% above the 323 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Newberry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,435
Census ACS
Median income
$61,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newberry 01
- Newberry HighHigh · 837 students
- Mid-Carolina HighHigh · 681 students
- Newberry MiddleMiddle · 629 students
- Mid-Carolina MiddleMiddle · 553 students
- Boundary St. ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Newberry ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Mid-Carolina Middle5.2 mi · 553
- Mid-Carolina High5.3 mi · 681
- Little Mountain Elementary5.8 mi · 367
- Prosperity-Rikard Elementary6.9 mi · 386
- Newberry High8.8 mi · 837
- Chapin High9.1 mi · 1,617
Frequently asked questions
About Pomaria-Garmany ElementaryHow large is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pomaria-Garmany Elementary serve?
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary public or private?
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newberry 01.
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