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Welcome Elementary
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Welcome Elementary
As an average-sized primary school in Greenville, South Carolina, Welcome Elementary caters to 642 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Greenville 01. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.
Greenville 01 comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 78,776 students; Welcome Elementary is among them.
In terms of who attends, Welcome Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Welcome Elementary reports 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Greenville County) reports that median household income runs about $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Welcome Elementary is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students).
The closest other public school is Carolina Academy (High), roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Welcome Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Welcome Elementary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 720 (now 642). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 39% to 57% over that span.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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