Summary:
Welcome Elementary is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 652 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.
Welcome Elementary stands out for its unique student population, with a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (52.3%) compared to surrounding schools, which range from 3.05% to 35.91% Hispanic students. However, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 43.8% at Welcome Elementary, compared to 63.4% in the Greenville 01 district and 55.7% statewide. Additionally, Welcome Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 303 and 562 out of over 600 schools over the past 10 years.
Despite these challenges, Welcome Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $13,615 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the surrounding schools. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.3, compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 10.4 to 18.1. However, the school's performance on test scores for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, is generally higher than its overall school performance. This suggests that Welcome Elementary may face unique challenges in terms of student learning, language barriers, and access to resources, which could be crucial to address for improving the school's overall performance.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Greenville 01
SchoolDigger Rank:
429th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,615
Students who attend Welcome Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.3
Number of students: 652
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
52.3%
African American:
30.1%
White:
12.7%
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Two or more races:
4.4%
American Indian:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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