📍 1010 Indian Branch Road, Darlington, Darlington County, 29532
Pate Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Darlington, Darlington County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Darlington 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pate Elementary enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 22% White and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 254 | 62% |
| White | 90 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 410 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 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.
Pate Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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-70, state senate district 29, state house district 62.
Pate Elementary is one of 19 schools in Darlington 01, based in Darlington, South Carolina. The district serves 8,793 students district-wide and employs 724 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Pate Elementary is close to the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small