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New Ellenton Steam Magnet Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
814 Main Street South
New Ellenton, SC 29809
Phone
(803) 652-8200
District
Aiken 01
County
AIKEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
271
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.2% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

New Ellenton Steam Magnet Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
46%
65%
54%
25%
38%
45%
46%
65%
54%
25%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
42%
56%
50%
28%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
56%
50%
24%
30%
    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
13
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 6 92 33.9%
Grade 7 101 37.3%
Grade 8 78 28.8%
Total 271 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.2% 47.5% 50.3%
Black 29.9% 35.6% 33.1%
Hispanic 19.1% 15.8% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.8% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.3% 80.3% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 71.2% 78.0% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 2.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 174,748 5,373,555
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 169.4 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 20.3% 18.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 69,628 2,070,390
Single Parent Households With Children 8.1% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.9% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.0% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.4% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,710 $155,012,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $855 $19,757,541 5.9%
Staff $770 $17,792,000 5.3%
General Administration $120 $2,781,000 0.8%
School Administration $759 $17,536,000 5.3%
Operation $971 $22,437,000 6.7%
Transportation $389 $8,992,459 2.7%
Other $368 $8,493,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,233 $97,789,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,476 $80,298,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $14,418 $333,099,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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