J. D. Lever Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Aiken, South Carolina
J. D. Lever Elementary in Aiken, South Carolina enrolled 452 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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 fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
505 students in 2022-23, 463 students in 2023-24, 452 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 505 | 35.0 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 34.0 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 452 | 36.0 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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.
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 448 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J. D. Lever Elementary enrolled 448 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 448 of the 448 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent31.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.7% of students were White, 34.3% Black, 13.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.7%
- Black34.3%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Asian0.2%
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 J. D. Lever Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 48% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 39% | 34% (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 Aiken
8 public elementary schools in Aiken report 2024-25 enrollment; J. D. Lever Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Elementary | 664 | 14.0 | 35.4% |
| Redcliffe Elementary | 588 | 15.3 | 100.0% |
| Chukker Creek Elementary | 578 | 14.2 | 28.3% |
| East Aiken School of the Arts | 534 | 13.7 | 100.0% |
| Aiken Elementary | 508 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
| J. D. Lever Elementary | 452 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
| North Aiken Elementary | 440 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
| Oakwood-Windsor Elementary | 427 | 12.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about J. D. Lever Elementary
- North Aiken ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 440 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- East Aiken School of the ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 534 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Compare J. D. Lever Elementary with North Aiken ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Aiken 01 spends per student$11,967 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,967
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaJ. D. Lever Elementary is the number 397 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#397 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.6:1
- 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 J. D. Lever Elementary
How many students attend J. D. Lever Elementary?
452 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 505 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aiken, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at J. D. Lever Elementary?
12.6 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.Is J. D. Lever Elementary a Title I school?
J. D. Lever Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at J. D. Lever Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at J. D. Lever Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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.What district is J. D. Lever Elementary in?
Aiken 01, NCES district ID 4500720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450072000019 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.