Summary:
Skyland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Greer, South Carolina, serving 786 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 14th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.
Skyland Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in South Carolina, with students outperforming the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the SC READY assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 87.9% of 3rd graders, 73.6% of 4th graders, and 74.2% of 5th graders at Skyland Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7% at the state level, respectively. In Mathematics, 86.2% of 3rd graders, 64.9% of 4th graders, and 65.6% of 5th graders at Skyland Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8% at the state level. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 53.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.
While Skyland Elementary outperforms the state and district averages, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate vicinity. Tigerville Elementary, located just 6.14 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 10 elementary schools in South Carolina and outperforms Skyland Elementary in several academic areas. Additionally, Skyland Elementary's gifted and talented students do not perform as well as their peers in other schools, ranking 66th out of 109 South Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2021-2022 school year, suggesting a need for the school to re-evaluate its gifted and talented program.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Greenville 01
SchoolDigger Rank:
53rd of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,699
Students who attend Skyland Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.4
Number of students: 752
Racial breakdown:
White:
81.9%
Hispanic:
9.7%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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African American:
3.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.5%
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