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Wright Elementary

Public Grades K-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wright Elementary is a public elementary school located in Belton, South Carolina, serving 199 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Anderson 02 school district, which is ranked 5 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wright Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in South Carolina, with impressive performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 76% to 88.9%, compared to 67.8% to 75.7% for the Anderson 02 district and 61.8% to 63.5% for the state. In Mathematics, Wright Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 72% to 81.1%, compared to 60.3% to 65.8% for the district and 48.1% to 56.3% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with a 4th-grade proficiency rate of 72.2%, compared to 57.4% for the district and 49.1% for the state.

Wright Elementary's strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools in the Anderson 02 and Anderson 03 districts, Wright Elementary consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, despite facing challenges with chronic absenteeism.

193

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,345

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1136 Wright School Road
Belton, SC 29627

(864) 296-1776

District: Anderson 02

Students who attend Wright Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Belton Middle
	Honea Path Middle
High:	Belton Honea Path High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

38^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Anderson 02

5^th of 75Anderson 02 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	38 of 640	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	55 of 638	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	75 of 644	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	46 of 625	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	51 of 622	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	59 of 643	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	47 of 624	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	47 of 639	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	28 of 619	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	43 of 638	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	89.5	23 of 630	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	8 of 599	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	2 of 594	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	7 of 597	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	96.6	3 of 589	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	95.4	3 of 580	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	94.9	3 of 577	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	95.6	2 of 566	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	96.1	2 of 559	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	95.1	2 of 557	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.9	4 of 550	99.3%	★★★★★
2003	92.3	8 of 542	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	71.4	159 of 580	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	74 of 588	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	58 of 570	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	10 of 613	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	47 of 599	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	13 of 608	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	20 of 600	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	42 of 588	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	77.3	121 of 590	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	51 of 571	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	49 of 460	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	65 of 441	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	110 of 463	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	69 of 455	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	83 of 439	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	136 of 472	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	91 of 457	80.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2019)79th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+21 vs state

Mathematics77%+24 vs state

Science72%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	1136 Wright School Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-1776	193	14	13.6		156 (80.8%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	91.8	38^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.1%		89.8	55^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.4%	17	83.7	88.9	76.0				81.1	75.0	72.0				72.2		$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	429	30	14.3		315 (73.4%)	40 (9.3%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	71.4	191^st of 640 public elementary schools	70.2%		70	183^rd of 638 public elementary schools	71.3%	8	70.9	68.4	63.7				70.9	59.6	59.1				56.2		$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715
Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	82.9	96^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.4	91^st of 638 public elementary schools	85.7%	5	68.2	89.8	77.8	79.5	71.4	95.0	71.2	69.4	60.0	41.0	33.3	70.0	67.4	74.4	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944
Nevitt Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 Bolt Drive	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5190	530	37	14.5		79 (14.9%)	343 (64.7%)	50 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	38.5	391^st of 640 public elementary schools	38.9%		39.1	388^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.2%	3	50.0	62.1	51.4				44.7	50.0	44.3				39.2		$13,676	$1,525	$1,123	$2,647	$9,647	$1,382	$11,029
Belton Elementary	Public	3-5	202 Watkins Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7738	379	26	14.5		239 (63.1%)	65 (17.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	72.1	183^rd of 640 public elementary schools	71.4%		78	137^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.5%	46	66.7	73.4	69.4				65.2	60.4	59.7				55.4		$13,639	$2,178	$837	$3,014	$9,248	$1,377	$10,625
Homeland Park Primary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	3519 Wilmont Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5125	397	29	13.9		96 (24.2%)	141 (35.5%)	132 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)								(n/a)															$14,526	$1,578	$1,270	$2,849	$10,140	$1,538	$11,677
Marshall Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	218 Bannister Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7611	459	29	15.8		289 (63.0%)	66 (14.4%)	52 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)								(n/a)															$18,061	$2,604	$1,004	$3,608	$12,488	$1,965	$14,453
Honea Path Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	806 East Greer Street	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 369-7612	571	41	13.9		403 (70.6%)	90 (15.8%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	69.9	196^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.3	156^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.5%	40	62.9	73.6	69.4				60.2	67.1	57.6				54.0		$14,445	$2,904	$924	$3,828	$9,436	$1,181	$10,617
Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	383	31	12.3		304 (79.4%)	34 (8.9%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	68.5	205^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.0%		78.9	131^st of 638 public elementary schools	79.5%	74	70.3	63.1	83.9				61.1	56.2	48.4				57.9		$14,778	$1,729	$884	$2,614	$10,872	$1,293	$12,164
Starr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Professor Brown Lane	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 352-6154	525	36	14.5		405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	89.8	50^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.2%		90	52^nd of 638 public elementary schools	91.8%	2	80.1	83.2	75.0				88.8	87.0	62.5				66.3		$13,001	$1,569	$775	$2,345	$9,518	$1,139	$10,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Wright Elementary

Is Wright Elementary a good school?

Yes. Wright Elementary ranks in the top 5.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Wright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Wright Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wright Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wright Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belton Middle
Middle : Honea Path Middle
High : Belton Honea Path High

What is the racial makeup of Wright Elementary?

Students at Wright Elementary are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Wright Elementary in?

Anderson 02

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