📍 381 South Wheeler Avenue, Prosperity, Newberry County, 29127
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Prosperity, Newberry County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newberry 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary enrolls 375 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 30% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 204 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 375 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 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.
Prosperity-Rikard 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-30, state senate district 18, state house district 40.
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary is one of 14 schools in Newberry 01, based in Newberry, South Carolina. The district serves 5,714 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Prosperity-Rikard Elementary is close to the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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