📍 838 Ambler School Road, Pickens, Pickens County, 29671
Ambler Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pickens, Pickens County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ambler Elementary enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 366 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 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.
Ambler 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 2, state house district 4.
Ambler Elementary is one of 24 schools in Pickens 01, based in Easley, South Carolina. The district serves 16,313 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Ambler Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant