SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle in Spartanburg, South Carolina enrolled 41 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 1.6 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, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

37 students in 2022-23, 39 students in 2023-24, 41 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23372023-24392024-2541
Students enrolled at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23372023-24392024-2541
Students enrolled at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23372023-24392024-2541
Students enrolled at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 39, 2024-25: 4102040602022-23372023-24392024-2541
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233721.01.8
2023-243925.01.6
2024-254125.01.6

1.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 1.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 1.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 1.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 1.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 1.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 1.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 1.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 1.6state 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 195 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle enrolled 39 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 195 of the 39 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent8.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.6% of students were Black, 26.8% White, 14.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black36.6%
  2. White26.8%
  3. Hispanic14.6%
  4. Asian12.2%
  5. Two or more races7.3%
  6. Pacific Islander2.4%

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 SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-2210% or less15‑19%52.1%
Math, 2022-2320% or less10‑14% (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 Spartanburg

17 public elementary schools in Spartanburg report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Drayton Mills Elementary81013.9100.0%
Fairforest Elementary80513.672.8%
West View Elementary64413.174.1%
Pine St. Elementary63112.336.5%
E. P. Todd School55911.5100.0%
Jesse Boyd Elementary54911.452.9%
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership52113.1100.0%
Spartanburg Preparatory School45411.4100.0%

All public schools in Spartanburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle

  1. SC School for the Blind Elementary/MiddleThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 22 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. E. P. Todd SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 559 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle with SC School for the Blind Elementary/MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Deaf & Blind School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle is the number 670 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#670 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher1.6 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.1.6:1
  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 SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle

  1. How many students attend SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle?
    41 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 37 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spartanburg, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle?
    1.6 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 SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle a Title I school?
    SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle in?
    Deaf & Blind School, NCES district ID 4500004. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450000401228 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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