Philip Simmons Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Wando, South Carolina

Philip Simmons Elementary in Wando, South Carolina enrolled 535 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 fell 4%

525 students in 2022-23, 545 students in 2023-24, 535 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 32.5.

Students enrolled at Philip Simmons Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 545, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245452024-25535
Students enrolled at Philip Simmons Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 545, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245452024-25535
Students enrolled at Philip Simmons Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 545, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245452024-25535
Students enrolled at Philip Simmons Elementary by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 545, 2024-25: 53502004006002022-235252023-245452024-25535
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352534.015.4
2023-2454535.515.4
2024-2553532.516.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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 16.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 16.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 16.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 16.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state 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 502 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Philip Simmons Elementary enrolled 502 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 502 of the 502 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.1% of students were White, 13.1% Black, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.1%
  2. Black13.1%
  3. Two or more races5.4%
  4. Hispanic5.0%
  5. Asian0.4%

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 Philip Simmons Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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, 2021-2265‑69%50%52.1%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%33% (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.

What to look at next about Philip Simmons Elementary

  1. Belle Hall ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 649 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  2. Charles Pinckney ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 644 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  3. Compare Philip Simmons Elementary with Belle Hall ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Berkeley County School District spends per student$12,810 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,810
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaPhilip Simmons Elementary is the number 304 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#304 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  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 Philip Simmons Elementary

  1. How many students attend Philip Simmons Elementary?
    535 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 525 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wando, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Philip Simmons Elementary?
    16.5 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 Philip Simmons Elementary a Title I school?
    Philip Simmons Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Philip Simmons Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Philip Simmons Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 Philip Simmons Elementary in?
    Berkeley County School District, NCES district ID 4501170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450117001671 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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