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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE 01·NCES 450306000829
Ravenel Elementary
150 Ravenel School Road, Seneca, SC 29678 · (864) 886-4450 · Oconee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
61.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 49.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ravenel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #196 of 635 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #298 of 635 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #322 of 709 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #248 of 656 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #253 of 656 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #225 of 395 | #5 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
530
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 530 | 41 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 73% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 59% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 42.5 | 14.1:1 | 52% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 58% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 36% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ravenel Elementary.
About Ravenel Elementary
Ravenel Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Seneca, South Carolina. In all, 530 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Ravenel Elementary is in Oconee 01, a district with 9,978 students across 16 schools.
More than half of the students at Ravenel Elementary are White (56%). Next come 23% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all Oconee County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
In the surrounding county, Oconee County, the median household earns about $62,388 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Ravenel Elementary, Oconee County has 17 public schools.
Northside Elementary sits about 3.5 miles from Ravenel Elementary. Ravenel Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 556 (2020-21) to 530 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Ravenel Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,469
Census ACS
Median income
$62,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
9,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee 01
- Walhalla HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Seneca HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Walhalla MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Seneca MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- West-Oak HighHigh · 735 students
- West Oak MiddleMiddle · 656 students
Other schools in Seneca
- Seneca HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Seneca MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Keowee ElementaryElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary3.5 mi · 616
- Blue Ridge Elementary3.6 mi · 579
- Seneca Middle4.7 mi · 829
- D. W. Daniel High5.1 mi · 1,222
- Seneca High5.3 mi · 1,051
- R. C. Edwards Middle5.4 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Ravenel ElementaryHow large is Ravenel Elementary?
Ravenel Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ravenel Elementary serve?
Ravenel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ravenel Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Ravenel Elementary.
How diverse is Ravenel Elementary?
Ravenel Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Ravenel Elementary?
Ravenel Elementary is overseen by Oconee 01 in Oconee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.