📍 226 Roper Road, Piedmont, Anderson County, 29673
Wren Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Piedmont, Anderson County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wren Elementary enrolls 616 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 511 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 616 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wren Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 3, state house district 10.
Wren Elementary is one of 14 schools in Anderson 01, based in Williamston, South Carolina. The district serves 10,886 students district-wide and employs 684 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Wren Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe