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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 246 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in York, South Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 388 students. The school is part of the York 01 School District, which is ranked 42 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school faces significant challenges, including a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20% to 27.9% over the past few years. Academically, Jefferson Elementary's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages, as well as the nearby Griggs Road Elementary and Kinard Elementary, which are in the higher-performing York 02 district.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of around $14,500, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved significantly. To address these challenges, Jefferson Elementary should prioritize strategies to support students from low-income backgrounds, improve attendance, and enhance its instructional practices and interventions, particularly for underperforming subgroups. Collaborating with higher-performing neighboring schools and critically evaluating the effectiveness of its resource allocation could also provide valuable insights to help the school improve and provide a more equitable and high-quality education for its students.

378

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,006

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1543 Chester Highway
York, SC 29745

(803) 684-1942

District: York 01

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	York Intermediate
	York Middle
High:	York Comprehensive High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg57%

246^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the York 01

42^nd of 75York 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	246 of 640	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	422 of 638	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	423 of 644	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	412 of 625	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	340 of 622	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	365 of 643	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	330 of 624	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	496 of 639	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	374 of 619	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	413 of 638	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	507 of 630	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	474 of 599	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	414 of 594	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	416 of 597	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	415 of 589	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.5	315 of 580	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	351 of 577	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.2	248 of 566	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	233 of 559	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.1	203 of 557	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.2	243 of 550	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	42.7	343 of 542	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	45.3	240 of 421	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	109 of 143	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	144 of 151	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	101 of 161	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	232 of 581	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	465 of 565	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	416 of 580	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	407 of 573	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	377 of 554	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	282 of 588	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	305 of 570	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	297 of 613	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	426 of 599	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	398 of 608	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	367 of 600	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	263 of 580	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	276 of 600	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	235 of 588	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	237 of 586	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	327 of 568	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	356 of 582	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	373 of 579	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	264 of 561	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	388 of 590	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	319 of 571	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	267 of 460	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	397 of 441	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	369 of 463	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	391 of 455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	343 of 439	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	356 of 472	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	360 of 457	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2019)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2024)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+4 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

Science53%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1543 Chester Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1942	378	32	11.8		224 (59.3%)	81 (21.4%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	61.2	246^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.6%		33.9	422^nd of 638 public elementary schools	33.9%	176	63.0	70.8			48.0	63.9			52.7		$16,006	$2,323	$908	$3,231	$10,738	$2,037	$12,775
Harold C. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Jefferson Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 818-6040	388	32	12.3		192 (49.5%)	92 (23.7%)	60 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	27.8	468^th of 640 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.5	502^nd of 638 public elementary schools	21.3%	34	53.8	52.4			50.8	37.7			24.7		$16,699	$2,918	$910	$3,828	$11,385	$1,485	$12,871
Hunter Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Hunter Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-1926	427	32	13.3		245 (57.4%)	81 (19.0%)	52 (12.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	65.4	222^nd of 640 public elementary schools	65.3%		63.9	220^th of 638 public elementary schools	65.5%	2	65.2	72.0			55.1	62.7			52.0		$16,545	$2,471	$1,261	$3,732	$11,439	$1,374	$12,813
Cotton Belt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1176 Black Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1947	428	34	12.7		234 (54.7%)	103 (24.1%)	42 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	25.7	485^th of 640 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.1	444^th of 638 public elementary schools	30.4%	41	47.5	52.6			37.6	44.7			31.5		$15,517	$1,528	$837	$2,365	$11,729	$1,422	$13,151
Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Hickory Grove Road	Hickory Grove	29717	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 925-2116	401	29	13.8		333 (83.0%)	21 (5.2%)	21 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	40.1	377^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.1%		33.7	424^th of 638 public elementary schools	33.5%	47	54.7	54.0	53.5	54.9	40.6	48.0	41.4	43.1	38.0	43.1	$14,293	$2,096	$1,166	$3,262	$9,571	$1,460	$11,031
Larne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3598 Filbert Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8600	574	54	10.6		389 (67.8%)	73 (12.7%)	55 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.2%)	77.3	138^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.4%		74	159^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	66.3	72.0	72.3		59.8	65.6	74.1		62.3		$16,913	$1,540	$505	$2,045	$12,911	$1,957	$14,868
Old Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	380 Old Pointe School Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2040	565	38	15.0		235 (41.6%)	198 (35.0%)	83 (14.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	44.2	345^th of 640 public elementary schools	46.1%		41.8	373^rd of 638 public elementary schools	41.5%	28	57.2	61.9	62.7		47.3	55.3	32.9		43.4		$14,474	$452	$849	$1,301	$11,305	$1,868	$13,173
York Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	431	34	12.6		131 (30.4%)	206 (47.8%)	58 (13.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	14.8	565^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.7%		24	490^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.2%	75	46.0	40.3	48.5		31.1	28.3	31.5		16.4		$15,904	$642	$1,002	$1,645	$12,384	$1,876	$14,260
Kinard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Pressly Street	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8700	463	36	13.0		261 (56.4%)	113 (24.4%)	36 (7.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.6%)	65.8	219^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.8%		72	172^nd of 638 public elementary schools	73.0%	47	77.0	73.2	57.9		68.9	59.1	46.1		49.3		$15,152	$859	$496	$1,355	$12,000	$1,797	$13,797
Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	469	34	13.9		275 (58.6%)	95 (20.3%)	65 (13.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	86	77^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.0%		87.3	75^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	86.7	84.2	79.6		80.7	67.1	56.1		63.1		$14,644	$325	$805	$1,131	$11,923	$1,590	$13,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 59% White, 21% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

York 01

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : York Intermediate
Middle : York Middle
High : York Comprehensive High

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 246^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

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