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Pickens Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

567 Hampton Avenue, Pickens, SC 29671 · (864) 397-2300 · Part of Pickens County School District

Pickens’ School Grade A− better than 76% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
493
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pickens Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pickens kids: Pickens Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Pickens ElementaryYou are here
6–8Pickens Middle566 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts36%
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 ↗

567 Hampton Avenue, Pickens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten72
Grade 161
Grade 276
Grade 388
Grade 479
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
505’20
513’21
498’22
501’23
493’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pickens Elementary from Pickens families.

Other schools in Pickens County School District

The district →
Clemson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemson
A+
794 students14:1
Forest Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
A−
677 students15:1
West End Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
B
643 students12:1
Liberty Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Liberty
637 students15:1
East End Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
B+
618 students14:1
Dacusville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
C+
573 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; Pickens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.