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Tamassee-Salem Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9950 North Highway 11, Tamassee, SC 29686 · (864) 886-4540 · Part of Oconee County School District

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Directions
Students
204
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tamassee-Salem Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Tamassee kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Tamassee-Salem ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

9950 North Highway 11, Tamassee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten31
Grade 124
Grade 232
Grade 328
Grade 435
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
190’20
230’21
214’22
201’23
204’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tamassee-Salem Elementary from Tamassee families.

Other schools in Oconee County School District

The district →
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
616 students12:1
Walhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Union
B+
612 students14:1
Fair-Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
583 students12:1
Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
C−
579 students11:1
James M. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walhalla
C−
558 students11:1
Ravenel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
530 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; Tamassee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.