📍 424 Wildwood Lane, Lugoff, Kershaw County, 29078
Wateree Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lugoff, Kershaw County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wateree Elementary enrolls 732 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 480 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 732 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Wateree Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 35, state house district 52.
Wateree Elementary is one of 17 schools in Kershaw 01, based in Camden, South Carolina. The district serves 11,135 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Wateree Elementary is close to the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe