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What advice would you give to incoming students at Skyland Elementary?
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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000528
Skyland Elementary
4221 Highway 14 North, Greer, SC 29651 · (864) 355-7200 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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
16.4:1
46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
34%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
86.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
78.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 78.9% |
| 2023-24 | 78.5% | 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 Skyland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #34 of 635 ▲ 26 | #10 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #28 of 635 ▲ 12 | #8 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #120 of 709 | #23 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #604 of 656 | #44 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #560 of 656 | #52 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #355 of 395 | #29 of 34 |
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
760
+93 (+14%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 760 | 46.2 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 51.9 | 14.5:1 | 51% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 48.5 | 16.2:1 | 53% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 47% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 39.5 | 19.8:1 | 38% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 39% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 47% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 30% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (780 to 760); teachers up 17% (39.5 to 46.2).
About Skyland Elementary
Skyland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Greer, South Carolina, administered by Greenville 01. Its 760 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Greenville 01, which runs Skyland Elementary, has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
White students are the large majority at Skyland Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. Next come 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 67% White among all Greenville County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Skyland Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1, with 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, lower than at this school.
Skyland Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Greenville County, median household income is about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Skyland Elementary is among the 109 public schools in Greenville County.
Blue Ridge High is located about 1.3 miles from Skyland Elementary. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Skyland Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 760 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 667. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.4:1, from 18.5:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Greer
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Greer HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 1,293 students
- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
- Blue Ridge HighHigh · 1,062 students
- Greer MiddleMiddle · 1,038 students
Other Skyland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Skyland Elementary. Skyland Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Skyland Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Ridge High1.3 mi · 1,062
- Blue Ridge Middle2.7 mi · 908
- Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary4.3 mi · 503
- Greer Middle4.6 mi · 1,038
- Greer High4.8 mi · 1,397
- Mountain View Elementary5.1 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About Skyland ElementaryHow many students attend Skyland Elementary?
Skyland Elementary enrolls approximately 760 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Skyland Elementary serve?
Skyland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Skyland Elementary have?
Skyland Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Skyland Elementary?
Student demographics at Skyland Elementary are roughly 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Skyland Elementary public or private?
Skyland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.