Elementary · South Carolina

East Link Academy

Charter

East Link Academy, a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina: grades k–8, 258 students, 11.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Limestone Charters Association.

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
258
Teachers (FTE)
22.4
Students per teacher
11.5
Grades
K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 88% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 505 · 691 schools compared

Smaller than 80% 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%

89%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 60% · 637 elementary schools compared

129 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

South Carolina: 44%

91%proficient

+11.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 49% · 637 elementary schools compared

129 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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 K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
Some virtual classes
Area
Small city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Limestone Charters Association.

Location

Address
78 Global Drive Drive Suite 200, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(864)775-1733
City or town
Greenville

Nearby elementary schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Sara Collins ElementaryFree meals for all
K–591715.569%63%
K–840313.155%28%
Blythe AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–586615.773%63%
Sterling SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–874914.795%93%
K–560217.198%91%
K–636714.180%66%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

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.

NCES 450391901789