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What tradition at Sugar Ridge Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 02·NCES 450351001756
Sugar Ridge Elementary
2055 Hanging Rock Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316 · (864) 578-2884 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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
15.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · 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 | 45 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
71.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 67.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sugar Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #152 of 635 ▼ 53 | #13 of 44 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #161 of 635 ▼ 28 | #11 of 44 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #61 of 709 | #2 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #571 of 656 | #46 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #426 of 656 | #32 of 49 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 864 | 54.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 61.5 | 13.3:1 | 70% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 47.5 | 17.1:1 | 60% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Ridge Elementary.
About Sugar Ridge Elementary
Sugar Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, administered by Spartanburg 02. Enrollment stands at 864 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 64% larger than the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Sugar Ridge Elementary falls under Spartanburg 02, which has 14 schools enrolling 11,806 students.
About 66% of the student body at Sugar Ridge Elementary is White. Other students are 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Spartanburg County residents are about 67% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.8:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Sugar Ridge Elementary outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Spartanburg County, median household income comes to about $66,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 88 public schools and about 58,477 students.
Measured in a straight line, Boiling Springs Middle is about 1.2 miles from Sugar Ridge Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Sugar Ridge Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
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Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 02
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · 1,122 students
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Boiling Springs ElementaryElementary · 791 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 722 students
Other schools in Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs ElementaryElementary · 791 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- James H. Hendrix ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Boiling Springs Middle1.2 mi · 1,122
- Oakland Elementary1.4 mi · 722
- Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs2.0 mi · 703
- Boiling Springs Elementary2.0 mi · 791
- Boiling Springs High2.4 mi · 2,772
- James H. Hendrix Elementary3.2 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Ridge ElementaryHow large is Sugar Ridge Elementary?
Sugar Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 864 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sugar Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sugar Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sugar Ridge Elementary have?
Sugar Ridge Elementary employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Ridge Elementary?
At Sugar Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sugar Ridge Elementary in?
Sugar Ridge Elementary is part of Spartanburg 02.
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