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Enrollment
880
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339001442
Pontiac Elementary
500 Spears Creek Church Road, Elgin, SC 29045 · (803) 699-2700 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
13.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 | 74 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (146) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
56.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 44.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pontiac Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #297 of 635 ▲ 56 | #17 of 57 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #366 of 635 ▼ 62 | #26 of 57 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #52 of 709 | #4 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #353 of 656 | #41 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #244 of 656 | #9 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #43 of 187 | #3 of 15 |
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
880
+231 (+36%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 880 | 64.2 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 57.9 | 13.7:1 | 57% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 68% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 62% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 56% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 53 | 13.0:1 | 47% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 941 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 41% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 46% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontiac Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (714 to 880); teachers up 40% (46 to 64.2).
About Pontiac Elementary
Pontiac Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Elgin, South Carolina. It serves 880 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Pontiac Elementary is one of the 32 schools that make up Richland 02 (28,841 students in total).
At 57%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Pontiac Elementary combined. The school is also 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 47%. Pontiac Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Pontiac Elementary's 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
allk12 grades Pontiac Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Richland County, median household income is about $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Richland County number 104 and enroll about 60,410.
Catawba Trail Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Pontiac Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pontiac Elementary went from 649 students to 880.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland 02
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Blaney ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Catawba Trail ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Bridge Creek ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Bookman Road ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Catawba Trail Elementary1.4 mi · 636
- Spring Valley High2.6 mi · 2,230
- Bookman Road Elementary3.2 mi · 535
- Summit Parkway Middle3.5 mi · 1,229
- North Springs Elementary3.6 mi · 659
- L. B. Nelson Elementary3.6 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Pontiac ElementaryHow many students attend Pontiac Elementary?
Pontiac Elementary enrolls approximately 880 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pontiac Elementary serve?
Pontiac Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pontiac Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pontiac Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pontiac Elementary?
At Pontiac Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 57% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pontiac Elementary in?
Pontiac Elementary is part of Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.