Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGEFIELD 01·NCES 450207000410
W. E. Parker Elementary
41 Crest Road, Edgefield, SC 29824 · (803) 637-4020 · Edgefield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
62.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 37.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where W. E. Parker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #384 of 635 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #288 of 635 ▲ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #555 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #91 of 656 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #275 of 656 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #74 of 395 |
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
339
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,072
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 74% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 68% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 61% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 1,072 | 61 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. E. Parker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (452 to 339); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About W. E. Parker Elementary
W. E. Parker Elementary serves students in Edgefield, South Carolina, as a small elementary school. It had 339 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Edgefield 01 (7 schools, 3,069 students) runs W. E. Parker Elementary.
The biggest share of students at W. E. Parker Elementary, 49%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Edgefield County overall, about 31% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
For every teacher at W. E. Parker Elementary, there are about 11.3 students; the school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, W. E. Parker Elementary outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Edgefield County, the median household earns about $73,029 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. W. E. Parker Elementary shares Edgefield County with 10 other public schools.
Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle is about 3.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of W. E. Parker Elementary, there are 2 other public schools.
NCES assigns W. E. Parker Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 398 to 339, a 15% decline.
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Edgefield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,476
Census ACS
Median income
$73,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,862 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgefield 01
- Merriwether ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Strom Thurmond HighHigh · 720 students
- Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton MiddleMiddle · 394 students
- Merriwether MiddleMiddle · 365 students
- Johnston ElementaryElementary · 276 students
- Douglas ElementaryElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle3.3 mi · 394
- Strom Thurmond High3.6 mi · 720
- Douglas Elementary7.1 mi · 215
- Johnston Elementary7.3 mi · 276
- Trenton High7.9 mi · 3
- Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy10.7 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About W. E. Parker ElementaryHow large is W. E. Parker Elementary?
W. E. Parker Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-05.
Is W. E. Parker Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W. E. Parker Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does W. E. Parker Elementary have?
W. E. Parker Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. E. Parker Elementary?
At W. E. Parker Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 7% Hispanic, 49% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees W. E. Parker Elementary?
W. E. Parker Elementary is overseen by Edgefield 01 in Edgefield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.