McCormick Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Mullins, South Carolina

McCormick Elementary in Mullins, South Carolina enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 19.7 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, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 rose 7%

293 students in 2022-23, 299 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at McCormick Elementary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 299, 2024-25: 29501002003002022-232932023-242992024-25295
Students enrolled at McCormick Elementary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 299, 2024-25: 29501002003002022-232932023-242992024-25295
Students enrolled at McCormick Elementary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 299, 2024-25: 29501002003002022-232932023-242992024-25295
Students enrolled at McCormick Elementary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 299, 2024-25: 29501002003002022-232932023-242992024-25295
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329314.020.9
2023-2429913.023.0
2024-2529515.019.7

19.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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; McCormick Elementary 19.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherMcCormick Elementary 19.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; McCormick Elementary 19.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherMcCormick Elementary 19.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; McCormick Elementary 19.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherMcCormick Elementary 19.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; McCormick Elementary 19.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherMcCormick Elementary 19.7state 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 319 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McCormick Elementary enrolled 319 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 80 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 319 of the 319 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions80
  • Chronically absent33.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.8% of students were Black, 21.0% White, 6.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black65.8%
  2. White21.0%
  3. Hispanic6.4%
  4. Two or more races6.1%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 McCormick Elementary scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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, 2021-2227%27%52.1%
Math, 2022-2313%16% (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 Mullins

2 public elementary schools in Mullins report 2024-25 enrollment; McCormick Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Mullins Primary37210.3100.0%
McCormick Elementary29519.7100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about McCormick Elementary

  1. North Mullins PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 372 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Marion IntermediateThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.5 miles away: 390 students, 22.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
  3. Compare McCormick Elementary with North Mullins PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Marion County School District spends per student$15,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,411
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaMcCormick Elementary is the number 577 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#577 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher19.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.19.7:1
  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 McCormick Elementary

  1. How many students attend McCormick Elementary?
    295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 293 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mullins, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McCormick Elementary?
    19.7 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 McCormick Elementary a Title I school?
    McCormick Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at McCormick Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at McCormick Elementary scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 McCormick Elementary in?
    Marion County School District, NCES district ID 4503908. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390800768 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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