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Great Falls Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

301 Dearborn Street, Great Falls, SC 29055 · (803) 482-2214 · Part of Chester County School District

Great Falls’ School Grade C better than 33% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
335
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Great Falls Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Great Falls kids: Great Falls High

On the path

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

PK–5Great Falls ElementaryYou are here
6–12Great Falls High375 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
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 ↗

301 Dearborn Street, Great Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten52
Grade 147
Grade 255
Grade 355
Grade 442
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
320’20
344’21
348’22
341’23
335’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Black 38%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Great Falls Elementary from Great Falls families.

Other schools in Chester County School District

The district →
Lewisville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richburg
B
594 students15:1
Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
355 students12:1
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C−
331 students11:1
Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
300 students14:1
Academy for Teaching and Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Chester
C
329 students12:1
Chester Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chester
D
479 students13:1

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; Great Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.