Summary:
Zip code 29661 is home to a single public school, Slater Marietta Elementary, a small rural school serving grades PK through 5 with 307 students in the highly-rated Greenville 01 district.
For parents, this school offers a mixed but informative picture. The most significant concern is a clear "math cliff": proficiency drops dramatically from 64.7% in 3rd grade to just 39.3% in 5th grade, with the gap versus the state widening from 5.5 points to nearly 10 points. This suggests a need for targeted math intervention in upper elementary grades. In contrast, the school shows notable strengths. Its 4th-grade science proficiency (60.8%) exceeds the state average by over 9 points, and its 3rd-grade ELA scores (70.6%) also beat the state. The school also enjoys a positive climate, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3%—significantly better than the district (22.5%) and state (22.3%) averages. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 and per-student spending of $16,124 indicate the school has solid resources to address its challenges.
Year-over-year data reveals significant volatility, likely due to small class cohorts. For example, 3rd-grade math jumped from 54.1% to 64.7% in one year, while 5th-grade math fell from 53% to 39.3%. Parents should look at multi-year trends rather than a single snapshot. Overall, Slater Marietta Elementary benefits from being in a top-tier district, demonstrates strong science and attendance, but faces a pressing need to reverse the math proficiency decline in its upper grades.
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