Clearwater Elementary

Summary:

Clearwater Elementary is a public elementary school serving 370 students in grades PK-5 in Clearwater, South Carolina. The school is part of the Aiken 01 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clearwater Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 25.14% White, 31.89% African American, 33.51% Hispanic, and 8.92% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Clearwater Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from low-income families. Despite these challenges, the school has a higher per-student spending amount of $13,647 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.5, which may be potential advantages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hammond Hill Elementary and Belvedere Elementary, Clearwater Elementary has demonstrated more inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 2 and 3 out of 5 stars in recent years. While the school's Hispanic students have outperformed the state and district averages in English Language Arts, the performance of its African American and male students has been more mixed. These findings suggest that Clearwater Elementary may need to focus on strengthening its instructional practices and interventions, particularly in Mathematics, to improve overall student achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4552 Augusta Road
       Clearwater, SC  29822


(803) 593-7240

District: Aiken 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
408th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,647 Help


Students who attend Clearwater Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
High:    Midland Valley High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  370

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.5%
African American:
31.9%
White:
25.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clearwater Elementary ranks worse than 63.9% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Aiken 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.39. (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 Clearwater Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Aiken 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clearwater Elementary is $13,647, which is the 3rd highest among 21 elementary schools in the Aiken 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clearwater Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Clearwater Elementary 408th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Clearwater Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Aiken 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Aiken 01 39th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clearwater Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 46.28 323rd 542 40.4%
2004 53.36 286th 550 48.0%
2005 54.07 285th 557 48.8%
2006 44.91 347th 559 37.9%
2007 29.96 452nd 566 20.1%
2008 50.33 324th 577 43.8%
2009 59.25 244th 580 57.9%
2010 55.75 277th 589 53.0%
2011 48.58 348th 597 41.7%
2012 31.47 460th 594 22.6%
2013 26.75 489th 599 18.4%
2014 33.30 460th 630 27.0%
2015 27.92 500th 638 21.6%
2016 33.04 437th 619 29.4%
2017 23.51 506th 639 20.8%
2018 19.57 517th 624 17.1%
2019 49.02 330th 643 48.7%
2021 56.14 257th 622 58.7%
2022 63.44 219th 625 65.0%
2023 36.35 410th 644 36.3%
2024 35.39 408th 638 36.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.57 52nd 82 36.6%
2019 56.93 43rd 104 58.7%
2021 89.64 7th 84 91.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.67 516th 588 12.2%
2019 56.23 273rd 600 54.5%
2021 72.99 131st 580 77.4%
2022 82.05 82nd 600 86.3%
2023 44.96 333rd 608 45.2%
2024 42.59 354th 599 40.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.24 488th 570 14.4%
2019 56.14 261st 588 55.6%
2021 46.87 286th 554 48.4%
2022 49.11 284th 573 50.4%
2023 32.97 398th 580 31.4%
2024 38.54 358th 565 36.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.67 481st 571 15.8%
2019 40.61 366th 590 38.0%
2021 59.42 217th 561 61.3%
2022 72.27 155th 579 73.2%
2023 37.52 364th 582 37.5%
2024 23.60 442nd 568 22.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.76 310th 412 24.8%
2019 59.98 144th 421 65.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.97 78th 104 25.0%
2019 55.71 52nd 116 55.2%
2021 81.78 10th 86 88.4%
2022 88.09 11th 115 90.4%
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Rank History for White students at Clearwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.77 415th 457 9.2%
2019 56.29 218th 472 53.8%
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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.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Open Quote This school continues to overcome obstacles from high poverty to high ELL population. Now they have become a Language Immersion School offering Spanish beginning at the 5K level. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Clearwater Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 401 110 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 512
1989 387 100 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1990 366 96 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1991 387 88 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1992 362 89 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 459
1993 350 96 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 455
1994 354 90 2 1 3 n/a n/a 0 450
1995 335 94 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 435
1996 335 94 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 435
1997 348 87 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1998 335 89 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 435
1999 305 119 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2000 309 148 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 463
2001 273 153 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 433
2002 267 149 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2003 267 149 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2004 265 147 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2005 289 123 3 35 0 n/a n/a 1 451
2006 258 146 4 41 1 n/a n/a 1 451
2007 264 131 3 49 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2008 226 132 1 49 0 n/a n/a 1 409
2009 228 124 1 69 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2010 216 99 1 75 1 n/a n/a 0 392
2011 216 87 0 88 0 0 16 0 407
2012 212 90 0 110 0 0 20 0 432
2013 210 101 1 125 2 0 24 0 463
2014 205 119 0 124 2 0 23 0 473
2015 192 107 0 149 2 2 26 0 478
2016 172 116 0 167 2 3 37 0 497
2017 164 135 0 158 2 4 23 0 486
2018 156 149 0 157 2 0 23 0 487
2019 141 136 0 144 4 0 14 0 439
2020 121 119 0 122 2 0 18 0 382
2021 109 105 0 131 2 0 27 0 374
2022 104 98 0 125 2 0 32 0 361
2023 93 118 0 124 2 0 33 0 370

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 Clearwater Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 512 24.8 20.6 n/a
1989 487 24.1 20.2 n/a
1990 462 23.7 19.4 n/a
1991 478 23.7 20.1 27
1992 459 23.1 19.8 32.9
1993 455 24.0 19.0 3.5
1994 450 24.0 18.8 40
1995 435 24.3 17.9 48
1996 435 24.3 17.9 48
1997 438 23.8 18.4 42
1998 435 24.8 17.5 41.4
1999 434 25.8 16.8 51.4
2000 463 27.8 16.7 51.6
2001 433 29.1 14.9 58.7
2002 440 31.6 13.9 62.7
2003 440 31.6 13.9 62.7
2004 440 29.3 15.0 63.6
2005 451 28.6 15.8 68.9
2006 451 28.6 15.8 72
2007 448 57.0 7.9 73.9
2008 409 27.0 15.1 73.3
2009 422 27.5 15.3 74.6
2010 392 26.5 14.7 78.1
2011 407 25.9 15.7 77.1
2012 432 26.5 16.3 75.2
2013 463 30.6 15.1 82.7
2014 473 30.6 15.4 79.3
2015 478 33.0 14.4 75.7
2016 497 34.0 14.6 82.9
2017 486 36.6 13.2 100
2018 487 30.0 16.2 100
2019 439 32.6 13.4 100
2020 382 32.6 11.7 100
2021 374 31.2 11.9 100
2022 361 30.2 11.9 100
2023 370 29.6 12.5 100

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 Clearwater Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 512 24.8 20.6 n/a
1989 487 24.1 20.2 n/a
1990 462 23.7 19.4 n/a
1991 478 23.7 20.1 27
1992 459 23.1 19.8 32.9
1993 455 24.0 19.0 3.5
1994 450 24.0 18.8 40
1995 435 24.3 17.9 48
1996 435 24.3 17.9 48
1997 438 23.8 18.4 42
1998 435 24.8 17.5 41.4
1999 434 25.8 16.8 51.4
2000 463 27.8 16.7 51.6
2001 433 29.1 14.9 58.7
2002 440 31.6 13.9 62.7
2003 440 31.6 13.9 62.7
2004 440 29.3 15.0 63.6
2005 451 28.6 15.8 68.9
2006 451 28.6 15.8 72
2007 448 57.0 7.9 73.9
2008 409 27.0 15.1 73.3
2009 422 27.5 15.3 74.6
2010 392 26.5 14.7 78.1
2011 407 25.9 15.7 77.1
2012 432 26.5 16.3 75.2
2013 463 30.6 15.1 82.7
2014 473 30.6 15.4 79.3
2015 478 33.0 14.4 75.7
2016 497 34.0 14.6 82.9
2017 486 36.6 13.2 100
2018 487 30.0 16.2 100
2019 439 32.6 13.4 100
2020 382 32.6 11.7 100
2021 374 31.2 11.9 100
2022 361 30.2 11.9 100
2023 370 29.6 12.5 100

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 Clearwater 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 $844 (9.2%) $623 (6.8%) $1,467 (16.1%) $6,880 (75.4%) $780 (8.5%) $7,660 (83.9%) $9,127
2020 $1,040 (10.0%) $701 (6.7%) $1,741 (16.8%) $7,695 (74.1%) $955 (9.2%) $8,649 (83.2%) $10,390
2021 $1,273 (11.0%) $618 (5.4%) $1,892 (16.4%) $8,774 (76.0%) $875 (7.6%) $9,649 (83.6%) $11,541
2022 $1,345 (10.5%) $1,090 (8.5%) $2,436 (19.1%) $9,439 (73.8%) $912 (7.1%) $10,350 (80.9%) $12,786
2023 $1,768 (13.0%) $795 (5.8%) $2,563 (18.8%) $9,867 (72.3%) $1,217 (8.9%) $11,084 (81.2%) $13,647

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Clearwater Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 330th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 410th of 644 Elementary schools
 12.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clearwater Elementary)49.232.7
 16.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01)5151.6
 0.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clearwater Elementary)58.543.6
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01)54.348.5
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Clearwater Elementary)49.245.3
 3.9%
   4th Grade Science (Aiken 01)54.842.8
 12%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clearwater Elementary)52.154.7
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01)46.853.9
 7.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Clearwater Elementary)55.143.4
 11.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01)46.540.7
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Clearwater Elementary)26.446.5
 20.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01)39.249.1
 9.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Clearwater Elementary)35.325.8
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01)45.336.1
 9.2%
   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 Students439370
 15.7%
African American136118
 13.2%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian00
Hispanic144124
 13.9%
Pacific Islander00
White14193
 34%
Two or More Races1433
 135.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Clearwater Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 370 students attended Clearwater Elementary.

Students who attend Clearwater Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
High : Midland Valley High

Students at Clearwater Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 32% African American, 25% White, 9% Two or more races.

Clearwater Elementary ranks 408th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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