Greendale Elementary

Summary:

Greendale Elementary is a public elementary school in New Ellenton, South Carolina, serving 303 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Greendale Elementary stands out for its relatively balanced racial composition, with 37.62% White, 37.95% African American, and 16.83% Hispanic students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. Academically, Greendale's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Greendale's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 44.5%, compared to 51% for the district and 53.8% for the state.

Greendale Elementary's diverse student population and significant performance gaps between student subgroups suggest that the school may be facing challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities. While African American students perform relatively well compared to other schools in the state, White students and students of low socioeconomic status perform much worse. The nearby Chukker Creek Elementary and other schools in the Aiken 01 district generally outperform Greendale Elementary on academic measures and have higher school rankings, indicating that there may be opportunities for Greendale to learn from their practices and strategies.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 505 South Boundary Avenue
       New Ellenton, SC  29809


(803) 652-8170

District: Aiken 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
464th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,873 Help


Students who attend Greendale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
High:    Silver Bluff High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  303

Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.0%
White:
37.6%
Hispanic:
16.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Greendale Elementary ranks worse than 72.7% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 16th 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 27.13. (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 Greendale 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 Greendale Elementary is $11,873, which is the 7th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Aiken 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Greendale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Greendale Elementary 464th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Greendale 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 Greendale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 44.65 331st 542 38.9%
2004 55.98 258th 550 53.1%
2005 61.04 232nd 557 58.3%
2006 54.44 285th 559 49.0%
2007 45.58 351st 566 38.0%
2008 42.06 375th 577 35.0%
2009 53.10 291st 580 49.8%
2010 35.82 424th 589 28.0%
2011 33.93 440th 597 26.3%
2012 34.70 435th 594 26.8%
2013 34.73 430th 599 28.2%
2014 26.56 509th 630 19.2%
2015 40.78 385th 638 39.7%
2016 41.42 371st 619 40.1%
2017 38.94 388th 639 39.3%
2018 29.79 443rd 624 29.0%
2019 26.85 481st 643 25.2%
2021 24.07 469th 622 24.6%
2022 22.96 481st 625 23.0%
2023 41.62 371st 644 42.4%
2024 27.13 464th 638 27.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.16 383rd 588 34.9%
2019 28.16 456th 600 24.0%
2021 29.91 421st 580 27.4%
2022 25.12 470th 600 21.7%
2023 53.05 269th 608 55.8%
2024 33.58 421st 599 29.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.36 367th 570 35.6%
2019 29.84 439th 588 25.3%
2021 29.99 389th 554 29.8%
2022 27.33 421st 573 26.5%
2023 35.80 380th 580 34.5%
2024 25.96 430th 565 23.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.75 478th 571 16.3%
2019 22.80 469th 590 20.5%
2021 16.68 472nd 561 15.9%
2022 19.00 472nd 579 18.5%
2023 44.34 318th 582 45.4%
2024 26.86 421st 568 25.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.59 148th 412 64.1%
2019 45.64 238th 421 43.5%
2021 44.87 187th 350 46.6%
2022 43.33 213th 393 45.8%
2023 62.56 114th 394 71.1%
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Rank History for White students at Greendale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.26 442nd 457 3.3%
2019 19.25 403rd 472 14.6%
2023 26.70 368th 463 20.5%
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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.

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

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Enrollment information for Greendale Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 257 231 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1989 290 246 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1990 300 263 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1991 307 254 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1992 296 260 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 557
1993 309 242 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 294 229 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 527
1995 239 195 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 239 195 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 243 199 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1998 214 216 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 444
1999 199 214 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 427
2000 185 220 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2001 176 204 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2002 178 218 2 37 0 n/a n/a 1 436
2003 178 218 2 37 0 n/a n/a 1 436
2004 158 203 1 41 0 n/a n/a 1 404
2005 160 214 3 43 0 n/a n/a 3 423
2006 142 203 3 45 0 n/a n/a 3 396
2007 162 222 3 41 2 n/a n/a 0 430
2008 182 222 3 42 2 n/a n/a 3 454
2009 136 205 2 49 2 n/a n/a 4 398
2010 147 202 3 52 2 n/a n/a 1 407
2011 152 203 2 60 0 0 15 0 432
2012 145 185 2 62 0 4 12 0 410
2013 142 171 1 56 0 0 12 0 382
2014 168 177 0 58 0 0 16 0 419
2015 166 174 0 56 0 0 21 0 417
2016 149 178 2 55 0 0 25 0 409
2017 177 185 3 63 0 0 29 0 457
2018 152 166 3 68 0 0 28 0 417
2019 166 153 2 57 0 0 27 0 405
2020 171 151 3 46 0 0 36 0 407
2021 153 125 2 63 0 0 35 0 378
2022 136 144 1 62 0 0 31 0 374
2023 114 115 0 51 0 0 23 0 303

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 Greendale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 25.4 19.2 n/a
1989 538 26.2 20.5 n/a
1990 564 24.3 23.2 n/a
1991 563 29.0 19.4 31.1
1992 557 28.1 19.8 31.6
1993 555 31.5 17.6 39.1
1994 527 33.0 16.0 42.3
1995 434 28.0 15.5 44.5
1996 434 28.0 15.5 44.5
1997 447 28.0 16.0 56.8
1998 444 30.0 14.8 58.3
1999 427 30.5 14.0 63.2
2000 431 29.0 14.9 67.3
2001 416 29.0 14.3 69.7
2002 436 31.0 14.1 74.7
2003 436 31.0 14.1 74.7
2004 404 31.0 13.0 76.2
2005 423 30.0 14.1 77.4
2006 396 27.8 14.2 76.8
2007 430 42.9 10.0 64.4
2008 454 33.0 13.8 78.5
2009 398 31.0 12.8 80.7
2010 407 24.0 16.9 78.1
2011 432 29.5 14.6 77.8
2012 410 27.5 14.9 78.8
2013 382 27.5 13.8 78.3
2014 419 28.0 14.9 80.2
2015 417 28.0 14.8 71.9
2016 409 29.0 14.1 77
2017 457 31.0 14.7 100
2018 417 33.0 12.6 100
2019 405 31.0 13.0 100
2020 407 27.5 14.8 100
2021 378 29.5 12.8 100
2022 374 28.0 13.3 100
2023 303 29.0 10.4 100

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 Greendale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 25.4 19.2 n/a
1989 538 26.2 20.5 n/a
1990 564 24.3 23.2 n/a
1991 563 29.0 19.4 31.1
1992 557 28.1 19.8 31.6
1993 555 31.5 17.6 39.1
1994 527 33.0 16.0 42.3
1995 434 28.0 15.5 44.5
1996 434 28.0 15.5 44.5
1997 447 28.0 16.0 56.8
1998 444 30.0 14.8 58.3
1999 427 30.5 14.0 63.2
2000 431 29.0 14.9 67.3
2001 416 29.0 14.3 69.7
2002 436 31.0 14.1 74.7
2003 436 31.0 14.1 74.7
2004 404 31.0 13.0 76.2
2005 423 30.0 14.1 77.4
2006 396 27.8 14.2 76.8
2007 430 42.9 10.0 64.4
2008 454 33.0 13.8 78.5
2009 398 31.0 12.8 80.7
2010 407 24.0 16.9 78.1
2011 432 29.5 14.6 77.8
2012 410 27.5 14.9 78.8
2013 382 27.5 13.8 78.3
2014 419 28.0 14.9 80.2
2015 417 28.0 14.8 71.9
2016 409 29.0 14.1 77
2017 457 31.0 14.7 100
2018 417 33.0 12.6 100
2019 405 31.0 13.0 100
2020 407 27.5 14.8 100
2021 378 29.5 12.8 100
2022 374 28.0 13.3 100
2023 303 29.0 10.4 100

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 Greendale 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 $1,135 (11.9%) $414 (4.3%) $1,549 (16.2%) $7,232 (75.8%) $766 (8.0%) $7,998 (83.8%) $9,547
2020 $934 (9.2%) $719 (7.1%) $1,653 (16.3%) $7,680 (75.5%) $836 (8.2%) $8,516 (83.7%) $10,169
2021 $635 (5.9%) $744 (6.9%) $1,378 (12.9%) $8,650 (80.7%) $693 (6.5%) $9,342 (87.1%) $10,721
2022 $1,085 (8.8%) $1,270 (10.3%) $2,355 (19.1%) $9,109 (73.8%) $874 (7.1%) $9,983 (80.9%) $12,338
2023 $1,382 (11.6%) $746 (6.3%) $2,128 (17.9%) $8,977 (75.6%) $768 (6.5%) $9,745 (82.1%) $11,873

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Greendale Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 481st of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 371st of 644 Elementary schools
 17.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greendale Elementary)26.861.2
 34.4%
   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 (Greendale Elementary)23.242.9
 19.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01)54.348.5
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Greendale Elementary)53.939.1
 14.8%
   4th Grade Science (Aiken 01)54.842.8
 12%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Greendale Elementary)49.241.3
 7.9%
   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 (Greendale Elementary)28.521.8
 6.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01)46.540.7
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Greendale Elementary)24.665.3
 40.7%
   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 (Greendale Elementary)2332.7
 9.7%
   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 Students405303
 25.2%
African American153115
 24.8%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic5751
 10.5%
Pacific Islander00
White166114
 31.3%
Two or More Races2723
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Greendale Elementary ranks 464th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 303 students attended Greendale Elementary.

Students who attend Greendale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
High : Silver Bluff High

Students at Greendale Elementary are 38% African American, 38% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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