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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Wren Elementary?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 01·NCES 450078001325
Wren Elementary
226 Roper Road, Piedmont, SC 29673 · (864) 850-5950 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
16.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
88.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.2% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.9% | 79.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wren Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #29 of 635 ▼ 13 | #3 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #21 of 635 ▲ 12 | #1 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #192 of 709 | #5 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #618 of 656 | #30 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #555 of 656 | #26 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #62 of 187 | #4 of 11 |
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
646
+79 (+14%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 646 | 38.5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 36.8 | 17.6:1 | 49% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 37.8 | 16.3:1 | 43% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 27% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 18% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 27 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wren Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (561 to 646); teachers up 20% (32 to 38.5).
About Wren Elementary
Wren Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Piedmont, South Carolina. A federal count lists 646 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526, so this school runs 23% bigger than that.
Anderson 01 is made up of 14 schools with 10,886 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Wren Elementary is 79% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Anderson County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wren Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1, with 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Wren Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Anderson County, median household income is about $66,651, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Anderson County number 57 and enroll about 34,806.
Wren High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 14%, from 567 to 646.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson 01
- Wren HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Palmetto HighHigh · 1,086 students
- Powdersville HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Wren MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Spearman ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Powdersville MiddleMiddle · 801 students
Other schools in Piedmont
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Wren HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Wren MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Woodmont MiddleMiddle · 904 students
- Spearman ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Grove ElementaryElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Wren High0.2 mi · 1,252
- Wren Middle0.4 mi · 910
- Spearman Elementary2.6 mi · 804
- Hunt Meadows Elementary3.0 mi · 555
- Easley High5.3 mi · 1,862
- Concrete Primary5.4 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Wren ElementaryHow large is Wren Elementary?
Wren Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wren Elementary serve?
Wren Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wren Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Wren Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wren Elementary?
At Wren Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wren Elementary in?
Wren Elementary is part of Anderson 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.