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Does Summit Drive Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000531
Summit Drive Elementary
424 Summit Drive, Greenville, SC 29609 · (864) 355-8800 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.3:1
38 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
59%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
74.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 67.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Summit Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #97 of 635 ▼ 2 | #18 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #124 of 635 ▼ 19 | #23 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #295 of 709 | #40 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #436 of 656 | #22 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #319 of 656 | #35 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.2% | #41 of 187 | #5 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
549
+107 (+24%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 549 | 38.3 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 50% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 37.7 | 13.4:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 44% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 50% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 49% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 44% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (442 to 549); teachers up 21% (31.7 to 38.3).
About Summit Drive Elementary
Summit Drive Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina. There are 549 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Summit Drive Elementary is one school in an 89-school district, Greenville 01, which enrolls 78,776 students.
Of every 100 students at Summit Drive Elementary, about 59 are White. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Summit Drive Elementary scores 59%.
Summit Drive Elementary has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Summit Drive Elementary outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Greenville County show that the median household earns about $76,932 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Greenville County, 109 public schools serve about 89,863 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Summit Drive Elementary from the closest public school, Meyer Center for Special Children. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Summit Drive Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment increased 24% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 14.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Legacy Early CollegeCombined · 1,592 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
Nearby schools
- Meyer Center for Special Children0.6 mi · 92
- League Academy0.6 mi · 787
- Stone Academy1.1 mi · 538
- East North Street Academy1.3 mi · 668
- Greenville Middle Academy1.4 mi · 736
- Overbrook Child Development Center1.6 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Drive ElementaryHow large is Summit Drive Elementary?
Summit Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Summit Drive Elementary serve?
Summit Drive Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Drive Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summit Drive Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit Drive Elementary?
At Summit Drive Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Summit Drive Elementary public or private?
Summit Drive 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.