📍 312 North Jones Road, Olanta, Florence County, 29114
Olanta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olanta, Florence County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Florence 03 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Olanta Elementary enrolls 224 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 36% White and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 120 | 54% |
| White | 80 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 224 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 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.
Olanta 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-70, state senate district 36, state house district 61.
Olanta Elementary is one of 8 schools in Florence 03, based in Lake City, South Carolina. The district serves 2,767 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Olanta Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 346 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant