Saluda Elementary

Summary:

Saluda Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Saluda, South Carolina, with a student population of 358. The school is part of the Saluda 01 school district, which is ranked 60 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saluda Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.2% of 3rd graders, 47.4% of 4th graders, and 40.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 19.7% of 3rd graders, 33.9% of 4th graders, and 19.6% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8%. Saluda Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking of 547 out of 638 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with Saluda Elementary ranking in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. While the school spends a relatively high amount per student, with a per-student expenditure of $12,606 in the 2022-2023 school year, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. Saluda Elementary is located in close proximity to several other elementary schools, such as Hollywood Elementary and Ninety Six Elementary, which consistently outperform it on standardized tests and have higher school rankings and ratings, suggesting that the challenges faced by Saluda Elementary may be more systemic in nature.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 400 West Butler Avenue
       Saluda, SC  29138


(864) 445-2564

District: Saluda 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
547th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,606 Help


Students who attend Saluda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Saluda Middle
High:    Saluda High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  372

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.7%
African American:
23.7%
White:
18.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Saluda Elementary ranks worse than 85.7% of elementary schools in South Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.86. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Saluda Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Saluda 01 School District. Student population at Saluda Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.7%), African American (23.7%), White (18.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Saluda 01 School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saluda Elementary is 13.5, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Saluda 01 School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saluda Elementary is $12,606, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Saluda 01 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saluda Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Saluda Elementary 547th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Saluda Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Saluda 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Saluda 01 60th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Saluda Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 12.31 500th 542 7.7%
2004 19.63 483rd 550 12.2%
2005 29.44 437th 557 21.5%
2006 36.86 396th 559 29.2%
2007 54.76 271st 566 52.1%
2008 49.04 335th 577 41.9%
2009 43.60 358th 580 38.3%
2010 50.55 314th 589 46.7%
2011 41.77 394th 597 34.0%
2012 41.48 393rd 594 33.8%
2013 49.29 338th 599 43.6%
2014 52.41 329th 630 47.8%
2015 40.44 386th 638 39.5%
2016 24.03 502nd 619 18.9%
2017 37.69 398th 639 37.7%
2018 31.11 437th 624 30.0%
2019 20.56 518th 643 19.4%
2021 34.98 403rd 622 35.2%
2022 34.86 411th 625 34.2%
2023 27.58 464th 644 28.0%
2024 15.86 547th 638 14.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.94 54th 82 34.1%
2019 16.62 91st 104 12.5%
2021 40.89 54th 84 35.7%
2022 36.45 55th 84 34.5%
2023 37.34 42nd 72 41.7%
2024 31.81 50th 79 36.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.23 381st 588 35.2%
2019 23.17 496th 600 17.3%
2021 48.30 297th 580 48.8%
2022 44.57 340th 600 43.3%
2023 33.23 423rd 608 30.4%
2024 18.08 522nd 599 12.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.41 392nd 570 31.2%
2019 19.37 491st 588 16.5%
2021 32.87 368th 554 33.6%
2022 31.85 398th 573 30.5%
2023 29.45 411th 580 29.1%
2024 20.03 469th 565 17.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.35 155th 161 3.7%
2019 20.27 165th 189 12.7%
2021 18.64 104th 122 14.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.91 440th 571 22.9%
2019 20.30 488th 590 17.3%
2021 33.85 376th 561 33.0%
2022 35.85 378th 579 34.7%
2023 24.00 456th 582 21.6%
2024 12.30 516th 568 9.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.51 201st 412 51.2%
2019 50.94 207th 421 50.8%
2021 55.58 132nd 350 62.3%
2022 59.43 133rd 393 66.2%
2023 36.06 264th 394 33.0%
2024 22.28 324th 369 12.2%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.93 75th 104 27.9%
2019 18.35 100th 116 13.8%
2021 38.30 51st 86 40.7%
2022 33.18 84th 115 27.0%
2023 35.50 75th 115 34.8%
2024 24.64 87th 115 24.3%
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Rank History for White students at Saluda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.04 305th 457 33.3%
2019 22.10 391st 472 17.2%
2022 47.82 257th 455 43.5%
2023 47.55 260th 463 43.8%
2024 27.10 346th 441 21.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Saluda Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Saluda Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 297 427 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 724
1989 281 446 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 727
1990 302 440 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 742
1991 297 444 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 741
1992 285 425 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 710
1993 286 384 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 679
1994 272 376 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 660
1995 252 337 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 613
1996 252 337 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 613
1997 250 333 0 44 0 n/a n/a 0 627
1998 227 337 0 53 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1999 237 347 0 52 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2000 248 420 0 69 0 n/a n/a 0 737
2001 253 435 0 82 0 n/a n/a 0 770
2002 292 378 0 124 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2003 292 378 0 124 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2004 138 165 0 58 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2005 132 153 0 69 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2006 129 149 0 50 0 n/a n/a 0 328
2007 126 137 2 54 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2008 108 130 0 53 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2009 99 120 2 67 0 n/a n/a 0 288
2010 94 121 2 70 1 n/a n/a 0 288
2011 87 129 0 98 0 0 1 0 315
2012 75 129 0 102 0 0 3 0 309
2013 68 102 0 99 0 0 4 0 273
2014 78 96 1 102 1 0 3 0 281
2015 70 100 2 124 1 0 4 0 301
2016 76 115 3 137 0 0 6 0 337
2017 70 121 4 154 0 0 8 0 357
2018 85 121 4 160 1 0 4 0 375
2019 72 112 3 148 1 0 4 0 340
2020 62 87 2 167 0 0 4 0 322
2021 62 85 1 173 0 0 5 0 326
2022 65 73 0 198 0 0 2 0 338
2023 70 82 0 203 0 0 3 0 358
2024 69 88 0 211 0 0 4 0 372

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Saluda Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 724 39.0 18.5 n/a
1989 727 40.2 18.0 n/a
1990 742 43.3 17.1 n/a
1991 741 41.9 17.6 55.6
1992 710 44.0 16.1 59.3
1993 679 43.5 15.6 62.3
1994 660 45.0 14.7 62.7
1995 613 46.0 13.3 67.5
1996 613 46.0 13.3 67.5
1997 627 47.0 13.3 73.2
1998 617 50.0 12.3 73.3
1999 636 49.0 13.0 73.6
2000 737 56.0 13.2 74.4
2001 770 54.0 14.3 74.9
2002 794 59.0 13.5 71.7
2003 794 59.0 13.5 71.7
2004 361 26.0 13.9 71.5
2005 354 26.0 13.6 72.6
2006 328 27.0 12.1 70.1
2007 319 39.0 8.2 70.2
2008 291 21.0 13.9 78.4
2009 288 21.0 13.7 78.5
2010 288 21.0 13.7 76
2011 315 21.0 15.0 81
2012 309 19.0 16.2 86.1
2013 273 18.0 15.1 86.1
2014 281 16.1 17.4 86.5
2015 301 18.0 16.7 89
2016 337 20.0 16.8 88.1
2017 357 23.4 15.2 100
2018 375 25.1 14.9 100
2019 340 25.0 13.6 100
2020 322 26.0 12.3 100
2021 326 24.5 13.3 100
2022 338 28.5 11.8 100
2023 358 32.5 11.0 100
2024 372 27.5 13.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Saluda Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 724 39.0 18.5 n/a
1989 727 40.2 18.0 n/a
1990 742 43.3 17.1 n/a
1991 741 41.9 17.6 55.6
1992 710 44.0 16.1 59.3
1993 679 43.5 15.6 62.3
1994 660 45.0 14.7 62.7
1995 613 46.0 13.3 67.5
1996 613 46.0 13.3 67.5
1997 627 47.0 13.3 73.2
1998 617 50.0 12.3 73.3
1999 636 49.0 13.0 73.6
2000 737 56.0 13.2 74.4
2001 770 54.0 14.3 74.9
2002 794 59.0 13.5 71.7
2003 794 59.0 13.5 71.7
2004 361 26.0 13.9 71.5
2005 354 26.0 13.6 72.6
2006 328 27.0 12.1 70.1
2007 319 39.0 8.2 70.2
2008 291 21.0 13.9 78.4
2009 288 21.0 13.7 78.5
2010 288 21.0 13.7 76
2011 315 21.0 15.0 81
2012 309 19.0 16.2 86.1
2013 273 18.0 15.1 86.1
2014 281 16.1 17.4 86.5
2015 301 18.0 16.7 89
2016 337 20.0 16.8 88.1
2017 357 23.4 15.2 100
2018 375 25.1 14.9 100
2019 340 25.0 13.6 100
2020 322 26.0 12.3 100
2021 326 24.5 13.3 100
2022 338 28.5 11.8 100
2023 358 32.5 11.0 100
2024 372 27.5 13.5 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Saluda Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,118 (11.6%) $405 (4.2%) $1,523 (15.9%) $6,896 (71.9%) $1,177 (12.3%) $8,074 (84.1%) $9,597
2020 $1,163 (11.4%) $432 (4.2%) $1,595 (15.7%) $7,362 (72.3%) $1,227 (12.0%) $8,589 (84.3%) $10,184
2021 $1,537 (14.9%) $266 (2.6%) $1,803 (17.5%) $7,381 (71.5%) $1,142 (11.1%) $8,523 (82.5%) $10,326
2022 $1,146 (9.1%) $1,081 (8.5%) $2,226 (17.6%) $9,184 (72.5%) $1,249 (9.9%) $10,433 (82.4%) $12,659
2023 $1,789 (14.2%) $1,105 (8.8%) $2,894 (23.0%) $8,680 (68.9%) $1,033 (8.2%) $9,713 (77.1%) $12,606

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 518th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 464th of 644 Elementary schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Saluda Elementary)26.647.5
 20.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Saluda 01)36.455.5
 19.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Saluda Elementary)45.646.6
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Saluda 01)52.851.9
 0.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Saluda Elementary)25.68.3
 17.3%
   4th Grade Science (Saluda 01)3926.9
 12.1%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Saluda Elementary)26.533.8
 7.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Saluda 01)40.348.5
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Saluda Elementary)24.838
 13.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Saluda 01)38.742.2
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Saluda Elementary)28.137.3
 9.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Saluda 01)32.443.2
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Saluda Elementary)36.537.3
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Saluda 01)43.242.7
 0.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students340358
 5.3%
African American11282
 26.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic148203
 37.2%
Pacific Islander00
White7270
 2.8%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Saluda Elementary

Students at Saluda Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 24% African American, 19% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 372 students attended Saluda Elementary.

Students who attend Saluda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saluda Middle
High : Saluda High

Saluda Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.


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