Richmond Drive Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rock Hill, South Carolina

Richmond Drive Elementary in Rock Hill, South Carolina enrolled 467 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 12.0 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

478 students in 2022-23, 496 students in 2023-24, 467 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Richmond Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-234782023-244962024-25467
Students enrolled at Richmond Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-234782023-244962024-25467
Students enrolled at Richmond Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-234782023-244962024-25467
Students enrolled at Richmond Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 496, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-234782023-244962024-25467
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347837.012.9
2023-2449637.013.4
2024-2546739.012.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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 12.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 12.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 12.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 12.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state 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 368 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Richmond Drive Elementary enrolled 368 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 368 of the 368 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent34.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.5% of students were Black, 30.8% Hispanic, 11.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black49.5%
  2. Hispanic30.8%
  3. White11.3%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Asian4.1%

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 Richmond Drive Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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, 2021-2235‑39%49%52.1%
Math, 2022-2331%37% (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 Rock Hill

15 public elementary schools in Rock Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Richmond Drive Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion80617.38.9%
Independence Elementary58313.9100.0%
Old Pointe Elementary56515.020.6%
Mount Holly Elementary51414.3100.0%
India Hook Elementary49513.421.3%
Oakdale Elementary48713.5100.0%
Mount Gallant Elementary46914.019.6%
Richmond Drive Elementary46712.0100.0%

All public schools in Rock Hill →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Richmond Drive Elementary

  1. Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 806 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Ebinport ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 464 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Richmond Drive Elementary with Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rock Hill Schools spends per student$14,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,182
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaRichmond Drive Elementary is the number 380 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#380 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  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 Richmond Drive Elementary

  1. How many students attend Richmond Drive Elementary?
    467 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 478 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rock Hill, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond Drive Elementary?
    12.0 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 Richmond Drive Elementary a Title I school?
    Richmond Drive Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Richmond Drive Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Richmond Drive Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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 Richmond Drive Elementary in?
    Rock Hill Schools, NCES district ID 4503870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450387001139 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