Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE 01·NCES 450306000832
Tamassee-Salem Elementary
9950 North Highway 11, Tamassee, SC 29686 · (864) 886-4540 · Oconee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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
11.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
56.9%
SC avg 59.7% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 54.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tamassee-Salem Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #281 of 635 ▼ 45 | #8 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #365 of 635 ▼ 165 | #8 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #655 of 709 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #81 of 656 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #619 of 656 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #177 of 395 | #3 of 8 |
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
204
+14 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 204 | 18.2 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 21 | 9.6:1 | 75% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 74% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 21 | 9.1:1 | 56% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 21.5 | 11.2:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 65% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 22 | 13.0:1 | 63% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 55% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamassee-Salem Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (240 to 204); teachers down 15% (21.5 to 18.2).
About Tamassee-Salem Elementary
Tamassee-Salem Elementary is a small elementary school in Tamassee, South Carolina, one of the schools in Oconee 01. Its 204 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
District-wide, Oconee 01 has 16 schools and 9,978 students.
White students are the large majority at Tamassee-Salem Elementary, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. Tamassee-Salem Elementary has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 18.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Tamassee-Salem Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Oconee County, median household income is about $62,388, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Oconee County number 17 and enroll about 9,978.
Nearest public school: Walhalla High, about 5.0 miles away. The ten-mile area around Tamassee-Salem Elementary holds 5 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Tamassee-Salem Elementary as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 190 to 204. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,469
Census ACS
Median income
$62,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
9,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee 01
- Walhalla HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Seneca HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Walhalla MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Seneca MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- West-Oak HighHigh · 735 students
- West Oak MiddleMiddle · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Walhalla High5.0 mi · 1,118
- Walhalla Middle7.4 mi · 857
- Keowee Elementary7.5 mi · 305
- Walhalla Elementary7.5 mi · 612
- James M. Brown Elementary9.3 mi · 558
- Six Mile Elementary12.5 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Tamassee-Salem ElementaryHow many students attend Tamassee-Salem Elementary?
Tamassee-Salem Elementary enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tamassee-Salem Elementary serve?
Tamassee-Salem Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tamassee-Salem Elementary?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Tamassee-Salem Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tamassee-Salem Elementary?
At Tamassee-Salem Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tamassee-Salem Elementary?
Tamassee-Salem Elementary is overseen by Oconee 01 in Oconee County.
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