Limestone-Central Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone-Central Elementary in Gaffney, South Carolina enrolled 436 students in 2024-25 with 32.8 full-time teachers, 13.3 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, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
490 students in 2022-23, 475 students in 2023-24, 436 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.8 to 32.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 490 | 37.8 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 36.8 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 436 | 32.8 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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 245 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Limestone-Central Elementary enrolled 489 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 245 of the 489 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions20
- Chronically absent25.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.3% of students were White, 38.1% Black, 10.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White46.3%
- Black38.1%
- Hispanic10.1%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Asian0.2%
- 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 Limestone-Central Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 | 32% | 42% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 27% (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 Gaffney
7 public elementary schools in Gaffney report 2024-25 enrollment; Limestone-Central Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. D. Lee Elementary | 603 | 15.2 | 100.0% |
| Grassy Pond Elementary | 519 | 15.5 | 67.0% |
| Limestone-Central Elementary | 436 | 13.3 | 100.0% |
| Northwest Elementary | 423 | 13.9 | 67.3% |
| Luther L. Vaughan Elementary | 399 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
| Corinth Elementary | 292 | 12.7 | 74.9% |
| Draytonville Elementary | 264 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Limestone-Central Elementary
- B. D. Lee ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 603 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Corinth ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 292 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Limestone-Central Elementary with B. D. Lee ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cherokee County School District spends per student$13,668 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,668
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaLimestone-Central Elementary is the number 414 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#414 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- 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 Limestone-Central Elementary
How many students attend Limestone-Central Elementary?
436 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 490 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gaffney, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Limestone-Central Elementary?
13.3 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 Limestone-Central Elementary a Title I school?
Limestone-Central Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Limestone-Central Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Limestone-Central Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 Limestone-Central Elementary in?
Cherokee County School District, NCES district ID 4501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450150000287 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.