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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001035
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary
6650 Frontage Road at White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29605 · (864) 355-1300 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
14.8:1
35 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
61%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
46.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 30.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Thomas E. Kerns Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #471 of 635 ▲ 23 | #52 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #510 of 635 ▲ 5 | #52 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #329 of 709 | #45 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #479 of 656 | #26 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #257 of 656 | #29 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #111 of 395 | #3 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
522
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 522 | 35.4 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 39.9 | 12.4:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 37.7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 48.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 100% (679) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 90% (515) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas E. Kerns Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (653 to 522); teachers down 27% (48.5 to 35.4).
About Thomas E. Kerns Elementary
Students in Greenville, South Carolina, attend Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 522 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Across its 89 schools, Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students. Thomas E. Kerns Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 40% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. In Greenville County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. Thomas E. Kerns Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, lower than at this school.
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Federal survey data for Greenville County show that median household income is about $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 109 public schools operate in Greenville County, serving about 89,863 students.
Southside High is located about 0.3 miles from Thomas E. Kerns Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 522 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 569. Students per teacher fell from 19.0 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Thomas E. Kerns Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Thomas E. Kerns ElementaryHow many students attend Thomas E. Kerns Elementary?
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Thomas E. Kerns Elementary serve?
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Thomas E. Kerns Elementary have?
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary?
Student demographics at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary are roughly 8% White, 47% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Thomas E. Kerns Elementary public or private?
Thomas E. Kerns 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.