📍 840 Green River Road, Gaffney, Cherokee County, 29341
Northwest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaffney, Cherokee County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Elementary enrolls 419 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.8% Black or African American and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 419 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Northwest Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 30.
Northwest 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 419 students, Northwest Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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