📍 727 Pacolet Highway, Gaffney, Cherokee County, 29341
Limestone-Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaffney, Cherokee County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 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 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Limestone-Central Elementary enrolls 490 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 32% Black or African American and 9.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 264 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 490 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 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.
Limestone-Central 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Limestone-Central Elementary is one of 15 schools in Cherokee 01, based in Gaffney, South Carolina. The district serves 7,525 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Limestone-Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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