📍 3501 East Palmetto Street, Florence, Florence County, 29506
Theodore Lester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Florence, Florence County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Florence 01 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Theodore Lester Elementary enrolls 265 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 14% White and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 182 | 69% |
| White | 38 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 265 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 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.
Theodore Lester 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-70, state senate district 30, state house district 59.
Theodore Lester Elementary is one of 25 schools in Florence 01, based in Florence, South Carolina. The district serves 15,861 students district-wide and employs 1,147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Theodore Lester Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 634 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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