📍 9950 North Highway 11, Tamassee, Oconee County, 29686
Tamassee-Salem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tamassee, Oconee County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oconee 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tamassee-Salem Elementary enrolls 214 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 214 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Tamassee-Salem 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 1, state house district 1.
Tamassee-Salem Elementary is one of 17 schools in Oconee 01, based in Walhalla, South Carolina. The district serves 9,978 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 214 students, Tamassee-Salem Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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