H. E. Corley Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Irmo, South Carolina

H. E. Corley Elementary in Irmo, South Carolina enrolled 557 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

558 students in 2022-23, 572 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 55.0.

Students enrolled at H. E. Corley Elementary by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235582023-245722024-25557
Students enrolled at H. E. Corley Elementary by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235582023-245722024-25557
Students enrolled at H. E. Corley Elementary by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235582023-245722024-25557
Students enrolled at H. E. Corley Elementary by school year2022-23: 558, 2023-24: 572, 2024-25: 55702004006002022-235582023-245722024-25557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355860.09.3
2023-2457259.09.7
2024-2555755.010.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools

Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 10.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 10.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 10.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 10.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 456 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection H. E. Corley Elementary enrolled 456 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 456 of the 456 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.9% of students were Black, 33.9% White, 11.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black39.9%
  2. White33.9%
  3. Two or more races11.5%
  4. Hispanic10.8%
  5. Asian3.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at H. E. Corley Elementary scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2249%60%52.1%
Math, 2022-2356%45% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Irmo

7 public elementary schools in Irmo report 2024-25 enrollment; H. E. Corley Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
H. E. Corley Elementary55710.168.8%
Ballentine Elementary52313.439.2%
Irmo Elementary48712.039.4%
Oak Pointe Elementary48411.144.0%
Dutch Fork Elementary4429.679.2%
River Springs Elementary41610.135.7%
GREEN Charter School of the Midlands2589.937.7%

All public schools in Irmo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about H. E. Corley Elementary

  1. Dutch Fork ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 442 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. GREEN Charter School of the MidlandsThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 258 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare H. E. Corley Elementary with Dutch Fork ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington-Richland School District Five spends per student$14,799 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,799
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaH. E. Corley Elementary is the number 273 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#273 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about H. E. Corley Elementary

  1. How many students attend H. E. Corley Elementary?
    557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 558 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Irmo, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at H. E. Corley Elementary?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is H. E. Corley Elementary a Title I school?
    H. E. Corley Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at H. E. Corley Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at H. E. Corley Elementary scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is H. E. Corley Elementary in?
    Lexington-Richland School District Five, NCES district ID 4502820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450282001441 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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