📍 1621 Smyrna Road, Elgin, Kershaw County, 29045
Blaney Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elgin, Kershaw County. The school has 760 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 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blaney Elementary enrolls 760 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 23% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
760 of the school's 760 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 760 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.
Blaney 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 80.
Blaney 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 760 students, Blaney Elementary is larger than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe