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Cotton Belt Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1176 Black Highway, York, SC 29745 · (803) 684-1947 · Part of York School District 1

York’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Cotton Belt Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for York kids: York Middle

On the path

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

PK–4Cotton Belt ElementaryYou are here
7–8York Middle789 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

1176 Black Highway, York

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten64
Grade 176
Grade 279
Grade 387
Grade 480
Enrollment over time
367’20
406’21
437’22
424’23
428’24

Up 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Black 24%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 10%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cotton Belt Elementary from York families.

Other schools in York School District 1

The district →
Hunter Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · York
B
427 students13:1
Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hickory Grove
B−
401 students14:1
Harold C. Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · York
C−
388 students12:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · York
C+
378 students12:1
York Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–6 · York
C
624 students14:1
York Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · York
C−
789 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; York’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.