📍 601 Lucas Avenue, Laurens, Laurens County, 29360
Ford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurens, Laurens County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurens 55 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ford Elementary enrolls 416 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 41% |
| White | 117 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 416 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 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.
Ford Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 9, state house district 14.
Ford Elementary is one of 9 schools in Laurens 55, based in Laurens, South Carolina. The district serves 4,984 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Ford Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant