Elementary · South Carolina

Clearwater Elementary

Free meals for all

Clearwater Elementary, a public elementary school in Clearwater, South Carolina: grades pre-k–5, 338 students, 12.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Aiken 01.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 338
Teachers (FTE): 27.3
Students per teacher: 12.4
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 505 · 691 schools compared

Smaller than 66% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

52%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 60% · 637 elementary schools compared

166 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

32%proficient

−8.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 49% · 637 elementary schools compared

164 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Aiken 01

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Aiken 01.

Location

Address: 4552 Augusta Road, Clearwater, SC 29822
Phone: (803)593-7240
City or town: Clearwater
County: Aiken County

Quality of life in Clearwater Schools in Clearwater

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	572	14.3	1.9 mi
Belvedere Elementary	Pre-K–5	617	14.0	3.2 mi
W.S. Hornsby Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	508	13.7	3.4 mi
North Augusta Elementary	Pre-K–5	610	14.2	3.9 mi
Gloverville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	350	12.6	4.5 mi
Mossy Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	700	14.9	4.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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