📍 1040 Bickley Road, Irmo, Richland County, 29063
Ballentine Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Irmo, Richland County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballentine Elementary enrolls 521 students across grades 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 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 21% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 521 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Ballentine Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 71.
Ballentine Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Ballentine Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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