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La France Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

La France Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pendleton, South Carolina, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 453. The school is part of the Anderson 04 school district, which is ranked 2 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La France Elementary is an exceptional school that consistently delivers outstanding academic results. The school consistently ranks among the top 30-100 elementary schools in South Carolina, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 77.3% in ELA and 81.8% in Math, compared to the state averages of 61.8% and 56.3%, respectively. La France Elementary's performance on the SCPASS science assessments is also impressive, with 6th-grade proficiency rates around 70-80% in recent years, outpacing the state and district.

Despite facing challenges with chronic absenteeism, which reached 22.5% in 2023-2024, La France Elementary continues to outperform both the state and nearby schools, such as Townville Elementary and Mt. Lebanon Elementary, which also have high chronic absenteeism rates. The school's strong resource allocation, including high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratios, likely contribute to its success. Additionally, the nearby Clemson Elementary, part of the Pickens 01 district, also stands out as a top-performing school in the region.

450

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,091

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Williams Street
Pendleton, SC 29670

(864) 403-2300

District: Anderson 04

Students who attend La France Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle
High:	Pendleton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

African American:

10.2%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg71%

South Carolina avg54%

30^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Anderson 04

2^nd of 75Anderson 04 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	93.1	30 of 640	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	42 of 638	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	29 of 644	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	101 of 625	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	76 of 622	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	113 of 643	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	198 of 624	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.9	145 of 639	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	137 of 619	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	105 of 638	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	121 of 630	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	137 of 599	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	186 of 594	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.0	107 of 597	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	137 of 589	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	116 of 580	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	103 of 577	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	128 of 566	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	86 of 559	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	119 of 557	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	80 of 550	85.5%	★★★★☆
2003	90.4	17 of 542	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	30 of 581	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	62 of 565	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	81 of 580	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	119 of 573	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	101 of 554	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	119 of 588	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	225 of 570	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	5 of 613	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	9 of 599	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	3 of 608	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	84 of 600	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.0	11 of 580	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	41 of 600	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	61.8	219 of 588	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	29 of 586	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	36 of 568	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	6 of 582	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	83 of 579	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	38 of 561	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	111 of 590	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	165 of 571	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	46 of 460	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	80 of 441	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	47 of 463	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	62.6	161 of 455	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	132 of 439	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	202 of 472	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	287 of 457	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+19 vs state

Mathematics80%+31 vs state

Science74%+25 vs state

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th 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
La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	450	31	14.5		336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	93.1	30^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.2	42^nd of 638 public elementary schools	93.4%	12	77.3	82.8	82.4	78.3	81.8	86.2	72.1	81.7	70.7	76.7	$14,091	$1,023	$1,045	$2,069	$10,133	$1,889	$12,022
Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	547	41	13.4		325 (59.4%)	116 (21.2%)	28 (5.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	65.5	221^st of 640 public elementary schools	65.5%		64.1	218^th of 638 public elementary schools	65.8%	3	65.8	66.2	70.2	62.2	67.1	52.7	57.9	48.7	41.9	54.1	$14,569	$1,287	$1,107	$2,394	$10,235	$1,939	$12,175
Mt. Lebanon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2850 Lebanon Road	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2400	459	35	13.1		378 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	27 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	92.6	33^rd of 640 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.1	37^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.2%	4	76.7	91.6	84.8	82.1	72.6	89.8	64.6	71.6	86.5	76.1	$14,399	$775	$984	$1,759	$10,865	$1,775	$12,640
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4		546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	88.8	56^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.7	33^rd of 638 public elementary schools	94.8%	23	79.4	78.4	77.4		74.1	80.8	70.9		68.8		$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684
Centerville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1529 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5100	536	42	12.7		235 (43.8%)	165 (30.8%)	86 (16.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	25.9	481^st of 640 public elementary schools	24.8%		34	421^st of 638 public elementary schools	34.0%	60	50.0	46.4	47.0		45.3	44.4	31.7		33.0		$13,232	$1,398	$1,075	$2,473	$9,493	$1,266	$10,759
Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	504	34	14.8		181 (35.9%)	179 (35.5%)	71 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	52.8	291^st of 640 public elementary schools	54.5%		60	247^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.3%	44	57.5	63.0	56.1		55.1	58.0	42.5		54.3		$13,669	$1,396	$1,113	$2,509	$9,754	$1,406	$11,160
Concord Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2701 Calrossie Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5105	615	40	15.4		349 (56.7%)	155 (25.2%)	49 (8.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	79.9	117^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.7%		81.2	109^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.9%	8	71.7	72.8	72.5		72.7	65.2	67.0		59.7		$12,971	$859	$824	$1,683	$9,997	$1,291	$11,289
New Prospect Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126 New Prospect Church Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5195	419	33	12.8		125 (29.8%)	166 (39.6%)	71 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	13.2	578^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.7%		20	523^rd of 638 public elementary schools	18.0%	55	36.5	34.6	45.6		31.7	32.8	26.5		29.1		$15,768	$1,874	$1,275	$3,150	$11,100	$1,518	$12,619
North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	504	33	15.3		348 (69.0%)	69 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	85.5	81^st of 640 public elementary schools	87.3%		90.7	46^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.8%	35	75.0	81.6	69.4		75.0	72.4	64.7		74.7		$15,510	$1,949	$1,145	$3,094	$10,576	$1,841	$12,416
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7		280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	59.3	259^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.5%		62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%	27	60.1	66.3	62.3		58.8	61.4	47.8		50.0		$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028

Frequently Asked Questions about La France Elementary

What is the racial makeup of La France Elementary?

Students at La France Elementary are 75% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of La France Elementary attend?

Students who attend La France Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle
High : Pendleton High

Is La France Elementary a good school?

Yes! La France Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 30^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend La France Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended La France Elementary.

What district is La France Elementary in?

Anderson 04

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