Summary
Olanta Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Olanta, South Carolina, with 199 students enrolled. The school is part of the Florence 03 school district, which is ranked 60 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Olanta Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school has consistently low academic performance, with test scores that are lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 44% to 53.6%, compared to the state average of 56% to 63.5%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 57.2%, compared to the state average of 39.4% to 56.3%. Additionally, Olanta Elementary's student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.
Despite the school's low performance, Olanta Elementary spends significantly more per student ($16,920 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools in the Florence 03 district, which have per-student spending ranging from $13,067 to $14,967. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4 in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby schools in the district, which have ratios ranging from 12.6 to 24.2. However, the school's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 29.5% over the past few years, may be a significant factor contributing to its low academic performance.
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