Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE 01·NCES 450213000437
Wallace Gregg Elementary
515 Francis Marion Road, Florence, SC 29505 · (843) 664-8481 · Florence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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
10.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
49.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
44.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 37.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wallace Gregg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Florence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #379 of 635 ▲ 39 | #12 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #461 of 635 ▼ 35 | #17 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #606 of 709 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #46 of 656 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #321 of 656 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #42 of 395 | #4 of 15 |
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
283
-34 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 283 | 27 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 91% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 60% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace Gregg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (409 to 283); teachers down 10% (30 to 27).
About Wallace Gregg Elementary
Wallace Gregg Elementary is a small elementary school in Florence, South Carolina. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 283 students. That puts enrollment 46% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Florence 01 is responsible for 23 schools, Wallace Gregg Elementary included, with 15,861 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Wallace Gregg Elementary is Black: 57%. The next largest groups are 27% White, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 43% share among Florence County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Wallace Gregg Elementary outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Florence County, median household income comes to about $58,305, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 39, with about 21,641 students.
Wallace Gregg Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Theodore Lester Elementary, about 2.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5.
Wallace Gregg Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 317 (2020-21) to 283 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Wallace Gregg Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Florence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,117
Census ACS
Median income
$58,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
21,641 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence 01
- West Florence HighHigh · 1,827 students
- South Florence HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Southside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- John W. Moore MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Delmae Heights ElementaryElementary · 988 students
Other schools in Florence
- West Florence HighHigh · 1,827 students
- South Florence HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Southside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- John W. Moore MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Delmae Heights ElementaryElementary · 988 students
Nearby schools
- Theodore Lester Elementary2.4 mi · 362
- Henry Timrod Elementary4.1 mi · 413
- Wilson High4.8 mi · 1,373
- McLaurin Elementary5.0 mi · 552
- Greenwood Elementary5.0 mi · 530
- Williams Middle6.3 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Gregg ElementaryHow large is Wallace Gregg Elementary?
Wallace Gregg Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wallace Gregg Elementary serve?
Wallace Gregg Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallace Gregg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wallace Gregg Elementary is approximately 10.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wallace Gregg Elementary?
Student demographics at Wallace Gregg Elementary are roughly 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Wallace Gregg Elementary?
Wallace Gregg Elementary is overseen by Florence 01 in Florence County.
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