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John C. Calhoun Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

750 North Calhoun Shores Parkway, Calhoun Falls, SC 29628 · (864) 418-8016 · Part of Abbeville County School District

Calhoun Falls’ School Grade A better than 89% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
119
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John C. Calhoun Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 30% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Calhoun Falls kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Calhoun Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5John C. Calhoun ElementaryYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

750 North Calhoun Shores Parkway, Calhoun Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten18
Grade 117
Grade 213
Grade 322
Grade 415
Grade 522
Enrollment over time
170’20
156’21
149’22
136’23
119’24

Down 30% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%White 38%Two or more races 8%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John C. Calhoun Elementary from Calhoun Falls families.

Other schools in Abbeville County School District

The district →
Long Cane Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Abbeville
368 students13:1
Cherokee Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Donalds
B+
360 students13:1
Diamond Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Abbeville
B
252 students13:1
Westwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Abbeville
B
296 students13:1
Wright Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Abbeville
C+
323 students10:1
Dixie High
High · Grades 7–12 · Due West
A
565 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Calhoun Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.