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Ballentine Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1040 Bickley Road
Irmo, SC 29063
Phone
(803) 476-4500
District
Lexington 05
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
521
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.2% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Ballentine Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
53%
74%
53%
65%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
52%
73%
57%
59%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
62%
50%
70%
55%
54%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 72 13.8%
Grade 1 63 12.1%
Grade 2 109 20.9%
Grade 3 106 20.3%
Grade 4 91 17.5%
Grade 5 80 15.4%
Total 521 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.4% 58.1% 50.8%
Black 22.3% 30.6% 33.4%
Hispanic 6.1% 7.4% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 3.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.5% 63.4% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 39.2% 61.7% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 1.7% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 102,619 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 787.6 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,651 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.5% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.6% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.8% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,663 $133,814,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,132 $19,775,584 7.3%
Staff $626 $10,928,000 4.1%
General Administration $77 $1,345,000 0.5%
School Administration $952 $16,617,000 6.2%
Operation $1,679 $29,321,000 10.9%
Transportation $482 $8,421,416 3.1%
Other $670 $11,701,000 4.3%
Total Support $5,618 $98,109,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,142 $37,411,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $15,423 $269,334,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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