📍 7350 Fish Hatchery Road, Pelion, Lexington County, 29123
Forts Pond Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelion, Lexington County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forts Pond Elementary enrolls 468 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 468 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 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.
Forts Pond 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-20, state senate district 23, state house district 96.
Forts Pond Elementary is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, Forts Pond Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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