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Saluda River Academy For The Arts 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
1520 Duke Avenue
West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 739-4095
District
Lexington 02
County
LEXINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
344
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.0% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Saluda River Academy For The Arts School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
53%
58%
53%
49%
53%
54%
53%
58%
53%
49%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
52%
44%
57%
36%
47%
40%
52%
44%
57%
36%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
50%
47%
55%
45%
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
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 16.9%
Grade 1 63 18.3%
Grade 2 61 17.7%
Grade 3 58 16.9%
Grade 4 63 18.3%
Grade 5 41 11.9%
Total 344 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.9% 35.9% 50.8%
Black 34.7% 34.1% 33.4%
Hispanic 21.8% 28.0% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 1.7% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 95.2% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 93.6% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 65,632 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 711.0 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,602 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.4% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.6% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 10.0% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,246 $62,504,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $929 $8,012,550 6.3%
Staff $708 $6,110,000 4.8%
General Administration $100 $860,000 0.7%
School Administration $923 $7,966,000 6.3%
Operation $1,185 $10,220,000 8.0%
Transportation $526 $4,537,450 3.6%
Other $921 $7,941,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,292 $45,647,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,221 $19,156,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $14,759 $127,307,000 100.0%
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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