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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE 01·NCES 450213000434
Savannah Grove Elementary
2348 Savannah Grove Road, Effingham, SC 29541 · (843) 664-8463 · Florence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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
12.4:1
31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
61.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.6pp 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 49 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 45.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Savannah Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Florence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #323 of 635 ▲ 22 | #9 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #294 of 635 ▼ 20 | #6 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #507 of 709 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #184 of 656 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #466 of 656 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.5% | #10 of 395 | #1 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
385
-146 (-27%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 385 | 31 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 100% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 78% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 82% (608) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 70% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 40 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Savannah Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (658 to 385); teachers down 26% (42 to 31).
About Savannah Grove Elementary
Savannah Grove Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Effingham, South Carolina. The school has 385 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll about 526 students on average.
A total of 23 schools make up Florence 01, with 15,861 students enrolled.
The student body at Savannah Grove Elementary is 69% Black. It is also 18% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Florence County's residents are about 43% Black, 26 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Savannah Grove Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's county is Florence County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,305 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Savannah Grove Elementary shares Florence County with 38 other public schools.
Delmae Heights Elementary, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 385 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 531. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Florence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,117
Census ACS
Median income
$58,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
21,641 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence 01
- West Florence HighHigh · 1,827 students
- South Florence HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Southside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- John W. Moore MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Delmae Heights ElementaryElementary · 988 students
Nearby schools
- Delmae Heights Elementary1.7 mi · 988
- Henry L. Sneed Middle2.1 mi · 634
- Royall Elementary3.0 mi · 512
- Southside Middle3.1 mi · 1,138
- West Florence High3.3 mi · 1,827
- Briggs Elementary3.3 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Savannah Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Savannah Grove Elementary?
Savannah Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Savannah Grove Elementary serve?
Savannah Grove Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Savannah Grove Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Savannah Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Savannah Grove Elementary?
Savannah Grove Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 5% Hispanic, 69% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Savannah Grove Elementary?
Savannah Grove Elementary is overseen by Florence 01 in Florence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.