📍 4900 Dobbins Bridge Road, Anderson, Anderson County, 29626
McLees Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Anderson, Anderson County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 05 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McLees Elementary enrolls 592 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 20% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 359 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
592 of the school's 592 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McLees 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 8.
McLees Elementary is one of 19 schools in Anderson 05, based in Anderson, South Carolina. The district serves 12,131 students district-wide and employs 862 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 592 students, McLees Elementary is close to the district average of about 638 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe