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How has Shaw Heights Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201073
Shaw Heights Elementary
1495 Frierson Road, Shaw Air Force Base, SC 29152 · (803) 666-2335 · Sumter County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 192 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 212 | 52% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Shaw Heights Elementary→High Hills Elementary
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sumter 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 56.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shaw Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #243 of 635 ▼ 40 | #3 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #306 of 635 ▼ 22 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #480 of 709 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #326 of 656 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #272 of 656 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #98 of 395 | #7 of 12 |
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
404
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 404 | 30 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 28.5 | 18.0:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 100% (531) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaw Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (514 to 404); teachers up 5% (28.5 to 30).
About Shaw Heights Elementary
Shaw Heights Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It serves 404 students in grades 2 through 3. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Sumter 01, which runs Shaw Heights Elementary, has 24 schools and 13,871 students.
By race and ethnicity, Shaw Heights Elementary is 55% Black. Other reported shares: 28% White, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 46% Black among all Sumter County residents. By the diversity index, Shaw Heights Elementary comes in at 60%.
The count of teachers at Shaw Heights Elementary is 30 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.3:1.
The allk12 Grade for Shaw Heights Elementary is B. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Sumter County, median household income is about $56,693, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Sumter County number 27 and enroll about 14,608.
Nearest public school: High Hills Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Shaw Heights Elementary holds 4 other public schools.
Shaw Heights Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Shaw Heights Elementary went from 451 students to 404. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 13.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Shaw Heights Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sumter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,725
Census ACS
Median income
$56,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,608 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumter 01
- Sumter High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- Crestwood HighHigh · 1,105 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Alice Drive MiddleMiddle · 783 students
- Furman MiddleMiddle · 700 students
- Pocalla Springs ElementaryElementary · 609 students
Other schools in Shaw Air Force Base
- High Hills ElementaryElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- High Hills Elementary0.4 mi · 435
- Oakland Primary0.5 mi · 520
- Cherryvale Elementary2.1 mi · 477
- Hillcrest Middle3.3 mi · 365
- Ebenezer Middle5.1 mi · 352
- Rafting Creek Elementary5.8 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Shaw Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Shaw Heights Elementary?
Shaw Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Shaw Heights Elementary serve?
Shaw Heights Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaw Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shaw Heights Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shaw Heights Elementary?
At Shaw Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Shaw Heights Elementary public or private?
Shaw Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.