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Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

381 South Wheeler Avenue, Prosperity, SC 29127 · (803) 364-2321 · Part of Newberry County School District

Prosperity’s School Grade B better than 57% of South Carolina school districts

Students
386
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Prosperity kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Prosperity-Rikard ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.1%

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

381 South Wheeler Avenue, Prosperity

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten52
Grade 166
Grade 259
Grade 370
Grade 453
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
374’20
373’21
375’22
390’23
386’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Black 29%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prosperity-Rikard Elementary from Prosperity families.

Other schools in Newberry County School District

The district →

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