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B−

Welcome Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

36 East Welcome Road, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 355-3900 · Part of Greenville County School District

Welcome’s School Grade A better than 85% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
642
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Welcome Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Welcome kids: Tanglewood Middle

On the path

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

K–5Welcome ElementaryYou are here
6–8Tanglewood Middlein Greenville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts41%
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 ↗

36 East Welcome Road, Greenville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 1113
Grade 2113
Grade 3110
Grade 4108
Grade 5108
Enrollment over time
655’20
628’21
652’22
621’23
642’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Black 26%White 12%Two or more races 5%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 Welcome Elementary from Welcome families.

Other schools in Greenville County School District

The district →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
A−
1,293 students17:1
Ellen Woodside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pelzer
B
1,071 students20:1
Fountain Inn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fountain Inn
B
1,055 students18:1
Bryson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,038 students17:1
Mauldin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,036 students16:1
Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
964 students17:1

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