James H. Hendrix Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Boiling Springs, South Carolina
James H. Hendrix Elementary in Boiling Springs, South Carolina enrolled 709 students in 2024-25 with 47.8 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
694 students in 2022-23, 700 students in 2023-24, 709 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.8 to 47.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 694 | 46.8 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 51.8 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 709 | 47.8 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 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 605 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James H. Hendrix Elementary enrolled 605 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 605 of the 605 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.2% of students were White, 20.3% Black, 14.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.2%
- Black20.3%
- Two or more races14.8%
- Hispanic8.3%
- Asian3.5%
- American Indian2.7%
- Pacific Islander1.1%
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 James H. Hendrix Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% 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 | 50% | 61% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 58% | 53% (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 Boiling Springs
4 public elementary schools in Boiling Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; James H. Hendrix Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Ridge Elementary | 864 | 15.9 | 52.2% |
| Boiling Springs Elementary | 791 | 14.2 | 59.3% |
| Shoally Creek Elementary | 742 | 14.6 | 70.6% |
| James H. Hendrix Elementary | 709 | 14.8 | 79.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James H. Hendrix Elementary
- Lone Oak ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 336 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Boiling Springs ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 791 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare James H. Hendrix Elementary with Lone Oak ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Spartanburg 02 spends per student$10,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,785
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaJames H. Hendrix Elementary is the number 145 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#145 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 James H. Hendrix Elementary
How many students attend James H. Hendrix Elementary?
709 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 694 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boiling Springs, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at James H. Hendrix Elementary?
14.8 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 James H. Hendrix Elementary a Title I school?
James H. Hendrix Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at James H. Hendrix Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at James H. Hendrix Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% 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 James H. Hendrix Elementary in?
Spartanburg 02, NCES district ID 4503510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450351000996 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.