O. P. Earle Elementary

Summary:

O. P. Earle Elementary is a public elementary school in Landrum, South Carolina, serving 456 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Spartanburg 01 school district, which is ranked 15 out of 75 districts in the state.

O. P. Earle Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (84.87%) compared to surrounding schools, and it generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. However, the school has a high percentage of students (68.86%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at O. P. Earle Elementary, the school's academic performance, as measured by test scores and statewide rankings, does not appear to be commensurate with the level of funding, suggesting potential opportunities for improvement in resource allocation and instructional practices.

While O. P. Earle Elementary outperforms the Spartanburg 01 district and the state average in test scores, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary and Campobello-Gramling School, which are also part of the Spartanburg 01 district. Additionally, the school's performance on the state's school ranking system varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking much lower for white students and gifted and talented students compared to other subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 100 Redland Road
       Landrum, SC  29356


(864) 457-3416

District: Spartanburg 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
269th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,351 Help


Students who attend O. P. Earle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Landrum Middle
High:    Landrum High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  456

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.9%
Hispanic:
5.3%
African American:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details O. P. Earle Elementary ranks better than 57.8% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Spartanburg 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.34. (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 O. P. Earle Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Spartanburg 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at O. P. Earle Elementary is $12,351. 2 elementary schools in the Spartanburg 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O. P. Earle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks O. P. Earle Elementary 269th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See O. P. Earle Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Spartanburg 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Spartanburg 01 15th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for O. P. Earle Elementary

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Rank History for all students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 74.04 129th 542 76.2%
2004 79.88 86th 550 84.4%
2005 77.22 100th 557 82.0%
2006 73.44 130th 559 76.7%
2007 59.09 243rd 566 57.1%
2008 49.84 330th 577 42.8%
2009 65.56 195th 580 66.4%
2010 78.84 107th 589 81.8%
2011 81.26 86th 597 85.6%
2012 81.20 72nd 594 87.9%
2013 85.71 46th 599 92.3%
2014 69.45 180th 630 71.4%
2015 59.64 220th 638 65.5%
2016 45.92 339th 619 45.2%
2017 51.60 307th 639 52.0%
2018 56.04 263rd 624 57.9%
2019 57.63 272nd 643 57.7%
2021 53.27 279th 622 55.1%
2022 66.10 203rd 625 67.5%
2023 46.72 336th 644 47.8%
2024 57.34 269th 638 57.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.16 210th 588 64.3%
2019 52.93 300th 600 50.0%
2021 62.61 203rd 580 65.0%
2022 62.74 208th 600 65.3%
2023 39.40 384th 608 36.8%
2024 48.93 309th 599 48.4%
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Rank History for Female students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.01 227th 570 60.2%
2019 64.25 201st 588 65.8%
2021 33.32 367th 554 33.8%
2022 66.95 178th 573 68.9%
2023 40.34 348th 580 40.0%
2024 46.98 305th 565 46.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.49 83rd 174 52.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.12 141st 147 4.1%
2022 4.38 106th 109 2.8%
2023 5.48 101st 105 3.8%
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Rank History for Male students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.94 291st 571 49.0%
2019 47.49 316th 590 46.4%
2021 60.51 208th 561 62.9%
2022 65.14 199th 579 65.6%
2023 48.98 284th 582 51.2%
2024 63.08 204th 568 64.1%
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Rank History for White students at O. P. Earle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.59 337th 457 26.3%
2019 33.73 336th 472 28.8%
2021 24.56 353rd 439 19.6%
2022 46.00 270th 455 40.7%
2023 30.04 344th 463 25.7%
2024 31.43 327th 441 25.9%
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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 O. P. Earle Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 479 53 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 532
1989 486 58 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1990 453 59 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1991 479 64 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1992 470 63 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1993 452 78 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1994 458 71 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1995 440 56 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 440 56 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 436 56 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 503
1998 447 54 5 9 1 n/a n/a 0 516
1999 452 56 4 7 3 n/a n/a 0 522
2000 482 54 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 543
2001 502 56 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 567
2002 511 52 2 20 0 n/a n/a 2 587
2003 511 52 2 20 0 n/a n/a 2 587
2004 500 52 3 23 0 n/a n/a 2 580
2005 521 54 3 28 0 n/a n/a 1 607
2006 519 52 6 25 0 n/a n/a 0 602
2007 435 58 6 31 0 n/a n/a 0 530
2008 444 53 7 38 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2009 430 40 5 35 1 n/a n/a 0 511
2010 430 44 6 33 1 n/a n/a 1 515
2011 418 39 5 36 0 0 1 0 499
2012 426 32 4 36 0 0 0 0 498
2013 403 29 4 30 0 0 0 0 466
2014 396 30 2 38 1 0 1 0 468
2015 401 37 2 33 0 0 6 0 479
2016 367 21 2 39 0 0 8 0 437
2017 363 27 2 35 1 2 8 0 438
2018 337 20 2 45 1 0 13 0 418
2019 357 17 0 33 1 0 21 0 429
2020 350 16 0 35 1 0 15 0 417
2021 316 15 0 31 1 0 17 0 380
2022 365 22 1 30 1 0 22 0 441
2023 387 22 3 24 1 0 19 0 456

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 O. P. Earle Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 532 32.0 16.6 n/a
1989 553 31.0 17.8 n/a
1990 522 28.8 18.1 n/a
1991 552 28.1 19.6 24.1
1992 543 26.4 20.5 31.9
1993 540 29.1 18.6 34.3
1994 549 31.5 17.4 36.1
1995 506 32.6 15.5 27.3
1996 506 32.6 15.5 27.3
1997 503 34.5 14.6 35.4
1998 516 34.5 15.0 36.4
1999 522 35.0 14.9 40.6
2000 543 36.6 14.8 40.1
2001 567 40.0 14.2 29.5
2002 587 38.0 15.4 40.9
2003 587 38.0 15.4 40.9
2004 580 37.0 15.7 43.8
2005 607 38.5 15.8 51.8
2006 602 41.0 14.7 44
2007 530 47.0 11.3 48.1
2008 542 38.0 14.3 47.6
2009 511 38.6 13.2 47.4
2010 515 38.0 13.5 54.5
2011 499 34.0 14.6 57.5
2012 498 32.0 15.5 53.6
2013 466 33.0 14.1 57.9
2014 468 30.5 15.3 55.3
2015 479 35.0 13.6 53.2
2016 437 34.0 12.8 53.3
2017 438 34.0 12.8 58
2018 418 34.0 12.2 57.4
2019 429 33.0 13.0 52
2020 417 31.0 13.4 50.8
2021 380 31.0 12.2 69.7
2022 441 35.0 12.6 55.8
2023 456 35.0 13.0 68.9

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 O. P. Earle Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 532 32.0 16.6 n/a
1989 553 31.0 17.8 n/a
1990 522 28.8 18.1 n/a
1991 552 28.1 19.6 24.1
1992 543 26.4 20.5 31.9
1993 540 29.1 18.6 34.3
1994 549 31.5 17.4 36.1
1995 506 32.6 15.5 27.3
1996 506 32.6 15.5 27.3
1997 503 34.5 14.6 35.4
1998 516 34.5 15.0 36.4
1999 522 35.0 14.9 40.6
2000 543 36.6 14.8 40.1
2001 567 40.0 14.2 29.5
2002 587 38.0 15.4 40.9
2003 587 38.0 15.4 40.9
2004 580 37.0 15.7 43.8
2005 607 38.5 15.8 51.8
2006 602 41.0 14.7 44
2007 530 47.0 11.3 48.1
2008 542 38.0 14.3 47.6
2009 511 38.6 13.2 47.4
2010 515 38.0 13.5 54.5
2011 499 34.0 14.6 57.5
2012 498 32.0 15.5 53.6
2013 466 33.0 14.1 57.9
2014 468 30.5 15.3 55.3
2015 479 35.0 13.6 53.2
2016 437 34.0 12.8 53.3
2017 438 34.0 12.8 58
2018 418 34.0 12.2 57.4
2019 429 33.0 13.0 52
2020 417 31.0 13.4 50.8
2021 380 31.0 12.2 69.7
2022 441 35.0 12.6 55.8
2023 456 35.0 13.0 68.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for O. P. Earle 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 $988 (9.3%) $568 (5.3%) $1,556 (14.6%) $8,008 (75.3%) $1,074 (10.1%) $9,082 (85.4%) $10,638
2020 $780 (7.9%) $451 (4.6%) $1,231 (12.4%) $7,853 (79.3%) $823 (8.3%) $8,675 (87.6%) $9,906
2021 $878 (7.9%) $521 (4.7%) $1,399 (12.6%) $8,866 (80.0%) $814 (7.3%) $9,680 (87.4%) $11,079
2022 $1,012 (8.2%) $655 (5.3%) $1,667 (13.6%) $9,398 (76.5%) $1,228 (10.0%) $10,626 (86.4%) $12,292
2023 $1,158 (9.4%) $1,211 (9.8%) $2,370 (19.2%) $8,821 (71.4%) $1,160 (9.4%) $9,981 (80.8%) $12,351

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

Impact of COVID-19 on O. P. Earle 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 272nd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 336th of 644 Elementary schools
 9.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (O. P. Earle Elementary)33.443
 9.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Spartanburg 01)54.856.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (O. P. Earle Elementary)71.151.4
 19.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Spartanburg 01)75.763.6
 12.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (O. P. Earle Elementary)54.845.8
 9%
   4th Grade Science (Spartanburg 01)58.250.1
 8.1%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (O. P. Earle Elementary)53.247.4
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Spartanburg 01)52.956.3
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (O. P. Earle Elementary)51.642.3
 9.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Spartanburg 01)51.852.3
 0.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (O. P. Earle Elementary)35.262.9
 27.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Spartanburg 01)47.156.4
 9.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (O. P. Earle Elementary)44.635.8
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Spartanburg 01)52.953.5
 0.6%
   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 Students429456
 6.3%
African American1722
 29.4%
American Indian11
Asian03
Hispanic3324
 27.3%
Pacific Islander00
White357387
 8.4%
Two or More Races2119
 9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52%68.9%
 16.9%


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O. P. Earle Elementary ranks 269th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend O. P. Earle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landrum Middle
High : Landrum High

Students at O. P. Earle Elementary are 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 456 students attended O. P. Earle Elementary.


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