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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sara Collins Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000501
Sara Collins Elementary
1200 Parkins Mill Road, Greenville, SC 29607 · (864) 355-3200 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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
15.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 166 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
69.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 64.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sara Collins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #163 of 635 ▼ 44 | #29 of 54 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #198 of 635 ▼ 55 | #31 of 54 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #45 of 709 | #10 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #547 of 656 | #32 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #269 of 656 | #30 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #140 of 187 | #14 of 18 |
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
917
+116 (+14%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 917 | 59.2 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 61.8 | 14.9:1 | 50% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 861 | 59.3 | 14.5:1 | 55% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 46% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 57 | 15.4:1 | 37% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 49 | 17.0:1 | 36% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 38% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 46% (338) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 49 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sara Collins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (877 to 917); teachers up 4% (57 to 59.2).
About Sara Collins Elementary
Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Sara Collins Elementary is a large elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 917 students. That is 74% above the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Greenville 01 has 78,776 students in 89 schools, and Sara Collins Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Sara Collins Elementary is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 2.2 students per teacher.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Sara Collins Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Greenville County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Greenville County's 109 public schools enroll about 89,863 students and include Sara Collins Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Washington Center is less than a tenth of a mile from Sara Collins Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Sara Collins Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 116 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.8 to 15.5 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Sara Collins Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Sara Collins ElementaryHow large is Sara Collins Elementary?
Sara Collins Elementary enrolls approximately 917 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sara Collins Elementary serve?
Sara Collins Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sara Collins Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sara Collins Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sara Collins Elementary?
At Sara Collins Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sara Collins Elementary?
Sara Collins Elementary is overseen by Greenville 01 in Greenville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.