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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Powdersville Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
765
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 01·NCES 450078000686
Powdersville Elementary
139 Hood Road, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 269-4431 · Anderson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 246 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 258 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 261 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Anderson 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 78 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 67.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 72.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Powdersville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #103 of 635 ▼ 46 | #11 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #92 of 635 ▼ 28 | #9 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #117 of 709 | #3 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #614 of 656 | #29 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #467 of 656 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.5% | #50 of 187 | #3 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
765
+104 (+16%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 765 | 45.8 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 51.8 | 14.7:1 | 49% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 49% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 34% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 38% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 31% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powdersville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (640 to 765); teachers up 27% (36 to 45.8).
About Powdersville Elementary
In Greenville, South Carolina, part of Anderson County, Powdersville Elementary is an elementary school. The school reports 765 students in grades 3 through 5. The school's enrollment is 45% bigger than the 526 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Anderson 01 enrolls 10,886 students in 14 schools, including Powdersville Elementary.
A majority of students at Powdersville Elementary, 70%, are White. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Powdersville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Powdersville Elementary counts 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.7 students for each one. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is lower than this school's figure.
allk12 grades Powdersville Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Anderson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,651, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Anderson County number 57 and enroll about 34,806.
The school nearest to Powdersville Elementary is Powdersville Middle, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Powdersville Elementary is Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 661 to 765 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 01
- Wren HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Palmetto HighHigh · 1,086 students
- Powdersville HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Wren MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Spearman ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Powdersville MiddleMiddle · 801 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Legacy Early CollegeCombined · 1,592 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
Nearby schools
- Powdersville Middle0.1 mi · 801
- Powdersville High0.2 mi · 1,024
- Concrete Primary1.1 mi · 765
- Tanglewood Middle2.1 mi · 652
- Carolina Academy (High)2.8 mi · 976
- Welcome Elementary3.0 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Powdersville ElementaryHow many students attend Powdersville Elementary?
Powdersville Elementary enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Powdersville Elementary serve?
Powdersville Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Powdersville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Powdersville Elementary is approximately 16.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Powdersville Elementary?
At Powdersville Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Powdersville Elementary public or private?
Powdersville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.