Ninety Six Elementary

Summary:

Ninety Six Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Ninety Six, South Carolina, with a student population of 325. The school is part of the Greenwood 52 school district, which is ranked 6th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ninety Six Elementary consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates that exceed the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 66%, compared to the state average of 53.8%. The school has also maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 20-25% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past several years. Notably, the school's African American students and low socioeconomic status students have consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of their respective peer groups in the state.

Ninety Six Elementary's academic success may be attributed to its relatively high per-student spending of $11,325, which is higher than the state average. The school is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Greenwood 50 district, such as Merrywood Elementary, Mathews Elementary, and Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary, suggesting the district as a whole is providing a strong educational environment for its students. As the school and district continue to evolve, it will be important to monitor how Ninety Six Elementary adapts to serve the needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 810 Johnston Road
       Ninety Six, SC  29666


(864) 543-4995

District: Greenwood 52

SchoolDigger Rank:
134th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,325 Help


Students who attend Ninety Six Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Edgewood Middle
High:    Ninety Six High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  308

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.4%
African American:
19.2%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.9% Help


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Compare Details Ninety Six Elementary ranks better than 79% of elementary schools in South Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.15. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.4%), African American (19.2%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ninety Six Elementary is 12.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ninety Six Elementary is $11,325.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ninety Six Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ninety Six Elementary 134th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Ninety Six Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Greenwood 52:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenwood 52 6th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ninety Six Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 61.74 217th 542 60.0%
2004 73.35 145th 550 73.6%
2005 71.23 144th 557 74.1%
2006 75.45 113th 559 79.8%
2007 82.52 66th 566 88.3%
2008 70.92 144th 577 75.0%
2009 76.06 115th 580 80.2%
2010 80.66 84th 589 85.7%
2011 82.15 75th 597 87.4%
2012 77.47 106th 594 82.2%
2013 74.55 133rd 599 77.8%
2014 65.07 219th 630 65.2%
2015 57.57 241st 638 62.2%
2016 65.39 203rd 619 67.2%
2017 70.79 165th 639 74.2%
2018 68.57 175th 624 72.0%
2019 65.96 207th 643 67.8%
2021 80.88 110th 622 82.3%
2022 77.52 133rd 625 78.7%
2023 78.69 124th 644 80.7%
2024 78.15 134th 638 79.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.80 111th 588 81.1%
2019 73.16 136th 600 77.3%
2021 87.29 50th 580 91.4%
2022 79.57 96th 600 84.0%
2023 83.44 69th 608 88.7%
2024 78.69 96th 599 84.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.23 157th 570 72.5%
2019 65.95 194th 588 67.0%
2021 74.82 124th 554 77.6%
2022 73.79 138th 573 75.9%
2023 71.08 163rd 580 71.9%
2024 70.61 160th 565 71.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.37 137th 161 14.9%
2022 69.01 38th 151 74.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.95 86th 109 21.1%
2023 33.29 91st 105 13.3%
2024 18.79 73rd 82 11.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.03 193rd 571 66.2%
2019 62.21 224th 590 62.0%
2021 81.50 90th 561 84.0%
2022 77.32 124th 579 78.6%
2023 80.71 100th 582 82.8%
2024 76.29 126th 568 77.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.67 156th 412 62.1%
2019 66.13 117th 421 72.2%
2021 74.08 52nd 350 85.1%
2022 66.99 94th 393 76.1%
2023 57.44 138th 394 65.0%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Ninety Six Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.99 213th 457 53.4%
2019 51.64 242nd 472 48.7%
2021 72.36 110th 439 74.9%
2022 70.09 124th 455 72.7%
2023 71.36 128th 463 72.4%
2024 65.63 158th 441 64.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Ninety Six Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 412 210 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1989 444 197 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 643
1990 468 188 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1991 500 195 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 696
1992 457 192 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1993 463 188 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 654
1994 468 191 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 661
1995 514 179 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1996 514 179 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1997 540 187 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 727
1998 531 175 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 708
1999 546 183 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 738
2000 556 215 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2001 569 196 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 770
2002 596 193 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 796
2003 596 193 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 796
2004 299 81 0 5 1 n/a n/a 1 387
2005 286 89 0 5 0 n/a n/a 1 381
2006 281 76 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 360
2007 285 82 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2008 290 78 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 372
2009 299 80 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2010 282 79 0 3 0 n/a n/a 1 365
2011 280 76 2 4 2 0 0 0 364
2012 277 75 2 4 1 0 3 0 362
2013 284 65 2 5 1 0 3 0 360
2014 263 71 3 11 0 0 6 0 354
2015 265 71 8 7 0 0 8 0 359
2016 260 79 9 8 0 0 15 0 371
2017 275 89 6 8 1 0 16 0 395
2018 260 85 1 7 1 0 18 0 372
2019 245 86 0 7 1 0 15 0 354
2020 234 83 1 7 0 0 15 0 340
2021 223 84 3 7 0 0 15 0 332
2022 229 83 2 10 0 0 16 0 340
2023 224 77 1 10 0 0 13 0 325
2024 229 59 0 6 0 0 14 0 308

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 Ninety Six Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 622 37.0 16.8 n/a
1989 643 36.1 17.8 n/a
1990 657 36.6 17.9 n/a
1991 696 38.5 18.0 24
1992 653 37.6 17.3 31.1
1993 654 36.9 17.7 30.7
1994 661 41.0 16.1 33.7
1995 693 42.0 16.5 32.9
1996 693 42.0 16.5 32.9
1997 727 44.0 16.5 32.9
1998 708 43.5 16.3 33.9
1999 738 43.5 17.0 42.5
2000 775 44.5 17.4 45.3
2001 770 44.5 17.3 39.9
2002 796 25.0 31.8 42.2
2003 796 25.0 31.8 42.2
2004 387 24.5 15.8 43.8
2005 381 23.5 16.2 46.3
2006 360 21.5 16.7 42.5
2007 370 33.5 11.0 44.6
2008 372 21.7 17.1 45.7
2009 383 22.7 16.9 47.3
2010 365 21.0 17.3 55.5
2011 364 21.0 17.3 52.7
2012 362 21.0 17.2 52.8
2013 360 21.0 17.1 50.8
2014 354 21.0 16.8 61.9
2015 359 20.0 17.9 59.3
2016 371 22.0 16.8 61.2
2017 395 22.4 17.6 100
2018 372 21.0 17.7 100
2019 354 23.0 15.3 60.7
2020 340 24.0 14.1 61.8
2021 332 23.0 14.4 42.5
2022 340 22.0 15.4 44.7
2023 325 24.5 13.2 64.3
2024 308 24.5 12.5 66.9

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 Ninety Six Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 622 37.0 16.8 n/a
1989 643 36.1 17.8 n/a
1990 657 36.6 17.9 n/a
1991 696 38.5 18.0 24
1992 653 37.6 17.3 31.1
1993 654 36.9 17.7 30.7
1994 661 41.0 16.1 33.7
1995 693 42.0 16.5 32.9
1996 693 42.0 16.5 32.9
1997 727 44.0 16.5 32.9
1998 708 43.5 16.3 33.9
1999 738 43.5 17.0 42.5
2000 775 44.5 17.4 45.3
2001 770 44.5 17.3 39.9
2002 796 25.0 31.8 42.2
2003 796 25.0 31.8 42.2
2004 387 24.5 15.8 43.8
2005 381 23.5 16.2 46.3
2006 360 21.5 16.7 42.5
2007 370 33.5 11.0 44.6
2008 372 21.7 17.1 45.7
2009 383 22.7 16.9 47.3
2010 365 21.0 17.3 55.5
2011 364 21.0 17.3 52.7
2012 362 21.0 17.2 52.8
2013 360 21.0 17.1 50.8
2014 354 21.0 16.8 61.9
2015 359 20.0 17.9 59.3
2016 371 22.0 16.8 61.2
2017 395 22.4 17.6 100
2018 372 21.0 17.7 100
2019 354 23.0 15.3 60.7
2020 340 24.0 14.1 61.8
2021 332 23.0 14.4 42.5
2022 340 22.0 15.4 44.7
2023 325 24.5 13.2 64.3
2024 308 24.5 12.5 66.9

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 Ninety Six 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 $543 (6.0%) $558 (6.2%) $1,101 (12.2%) $6,773 (75.3%) $1,123 (12.5%) $7,896 (87.8%) $8,997
2020 $587 (6.1%) $487 (5.1%) $1,074 (11.2%) $7,237 (75.5%) $1,280 (13.3%) $8,516 (88.8%) $9,590
2021 $573 (5.6%) $503 (4.9%) $1,076 (10.5%) $7,592 (74.4%) $1,542 (15.1%) $9,134 (89.5%) $10,210
2022 $943 (8.7%) $779 (7.2%) $1,723 (15.9%) $7,435 (68.7%) $1,667 (15.4%) $9,101 (84.1%) $10,824
2023 $1,266 (11.2%) $1,507 (13.3%) $2,772 (24.5%) $7,041 (62.2%) $1,511 (13.3%) $8,553 (75.5%) $11,325

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ninety Six Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 207th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 124th of 644 Elementary schools
 12.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ninety Six Elementary)4970
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood 52)4970
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ninety Six Elementary)54.673
 18.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Greenwood 52)54.673
 18.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Ninety Six Elementary)65.751
 14.7%
   4th Grade Science (Greenwood 52)65.751
 14.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ninety Six Elementary)55.959.3
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood 52)55.959.3
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ninety Six Elementary)65.760.2
 5.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood 52)65.760.2
 5.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ninety Six Elementary)37.871.1
 33.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood 52)37.871.1
 33.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ninety Six Elementary)52.664.1
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood 52)52.664.1
 11.5%
   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 Students354325
 8.2%
African American8677
 10.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic710
 42.9%
Pacific Islander00
White245224
 8.6%
Two or More Races1513
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.7%64.3%
 3.6%


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Ninety Six Elementary ranks 134th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 308 students attended Ninety Six Elementary.

Students who attend Ninety Six Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle
High : Ninety Six High

Students at Ninety Six Elementary are 74% White, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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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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