Summary:
Mayo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mayo, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 338 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district, which is ranked 8th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mayo Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 71.4% of 3rd graders, 67.3% of 4th graders, and 67.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7%, respectively. In mathematics, Mayo Elementary's proficiency rates are even more impressive, with 83.7% of 3rd graders, 77.5% of 4th graders, and 57.2% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8%. Mayo Elementary's science proficiency rates for 4th graders are also significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 72.2% of students scoring proficient or better in 2022-2023, compared to 46.6% statewide and 56% in the Spartanburg 02 district.
Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, Mayo Elementary's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking 16th out of 599 South Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is in contrast to the more diverse racial/ethnic makeup of some of the nearby schools, such as Drayton Mills Elementary and Cannons Elementary. Mayo Elementary's predominantly white student population of 88.76% in the 2022-2023 school year may present both opportunities and challenges in terms of fostering a diverse and inclusive learning environment.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Spartanburg 02
SchoolDigger Rank:
87th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,712
Students who attend Mayo Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.5
Number of students: 338
Racial breakdown:
White:
88.8%
Two or more races:
5.0%
African American:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71%
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