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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 03·NCES 450387001141
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies
1036 Ogden Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 · (803) 981-1260 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
64.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 47.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #426 of 635 ▼ 106 | #35 of 37 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #263 of 635 ▲ 29 | #26 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #435 of 709 | #29 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #325 of 656 | #29 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #484 of 656 | #34 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #269 of 395 | #14 of 21 |
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
431
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 431 | 32 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 62% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 28.5 | 16.5:1 | 55% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 61% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 39 | 10.4:1 | 71% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 29 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (470 to 431); teachers up 12% (28.5 to 32).
About Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies operates as a small elementary school in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Enrollment totals 431 students across pre-K through 5.
The district, York 03, operates 24 schools serving 16,034 students.
The student body at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies is 71% Black. The school is also 15% White, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies lands at B-, ahead of 45% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In York County, home to about 293,673 people, the median household earns about $89,095 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies shares York County with 68 other public schools.
The Palmetto School is about 1.4 miles from Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies holds at least 8 other public schools.
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York 03
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionElementary · 806 students
Other schools in Rock Hill
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- York Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,672 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- The Palmetto School1.4 mi · 63
- Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry1.4 mi · 453
- Central Child Development Center1.4 mi · 206
- Northside Elementary2.3 mi · 462
- South Pointe High2.3 mi · 1,128
- York Road Elementary2.5 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Park Center for Accelerated StudiesHow large is Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies?
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies serve?
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies is approximately 13.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies?
Student demographics at Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies are roughly 15% White, 8% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies in?
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies is part of York 03.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.