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Sterling School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
99 John Mc Carroll Way
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(864) 355-4480
District
GREENVILLE 01
County
GREENVILLE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
738
Classroom Teachers
47

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.6% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Sterling School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
72%
54%
67%
50%
77%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
72%
51%
72%
51%
72%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
75%
43%
72%
41%
77%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
43%
97%
41%
97%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
40%
97%
44%
97%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
41%
95%
45%
95%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 4.1%
Kindergarten 37 5.0%
Grade 1 47 6.4%
Grade 2 53 7.2%
Grade 3 113 15.3%
Grade 4 123 16.7%
Grade 5 121 16.4%
Grade 6 65 8.8%
Grade 7 80 10.8%
Grade 8 69 9.3%
Total 738 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.9% 53.6% 51.5%
Black 33.6% 24.1% 34.3%
Hispanic 5.7% 19.1% 12.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.6% 2.6% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.0% 53.1% 62.0%
Free lunch eligible 36.6% 49.4% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 3.8% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 533,429 5,190,705
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 659.0 170
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 203,904 1,976,447
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 88.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.8% 29.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 11.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.9% 14.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 18.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,508 $419,478,264 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $821 $62,525,718 7.3%
Staff $610 $46,456,380 5.5%
General Administration $35 $2,665,530 0.3%
School Administration $666 $50,721,228 6.0%
Operation $946 $72,045,468 8.5%
Transportation $365 $27,797,670 3.3%
Other $320 $24,370,560 2.9%
Total Support $3,762 $286,506,396 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,904 $145,004,832 17.0%
Total Expenditures $11,175 $851,065,650 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,363 $4,879,592,115 45.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $952 $729,888,608 6.8%
Staff $684 $524,524,930 4.9%
General Administration $98 $75,022,613 0.7%
School Administration $729 $559,092,146 5.2%
Operation $1,084 $830,863,520 7.7%
Transportation $392 $300,609,320 2.8%
Other $469 $359,810,794 3.3%
Total Support $4,408 $3,379,757,066 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,269 $2,506,400,191 23.3%
Total Expenditures $14,040 $10,765,806,807 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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