Overview of New Prospect Elementary: New Prospect Elementary is a magnet school situated in Anderson, SC, which is in a small suburb environment. The learner population of New Prospect Elementary is 506, and the school serves K-5. At New Prospect Elementary, 33% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 66%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 100% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at New Prospect Elementary: At New Prospect Elementary, 33% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Anderson 05, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 50% tested above or at that level for math. New Prospect Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.