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Foster Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Foster Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Union, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Union 01 school district, which is ranked 59 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foster Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 491 and 555 out of around 620-640 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. This is due to high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance on the SC READY assessments, and significant achievement gaps across student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-5th grades range from 37.7% to 48.1%, compared to the state averages of 61.8% to 63.5% in ELA and 48.1% to 56.3% in Math.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Jonesville Elementary Middle, Buffalo Elementary, and Monarch Elementary, all perform better than Foster Park Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by Foster Park Elementary are not necessarily shared by all schools in the Union 01 district, and there may be opportunities to learn from the practices of the higher-performing schools.

430

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,083

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Arthur Boulevard
Union, SC 29379

(864) 429-1737

District: Union 01

Students who attend Foster Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sims Middle
High:	Union County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

White:

34.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg56%

541^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Union 01

59^th of 75Union 01 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	17.9	541 of 640	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	555 of 638	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	509 of 644	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	544 of 625	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	491 of 622	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	526 of 643	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	486 of 624	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	357 of 619	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	425 of 638	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	367 of 630	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	407 of 599	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	267 of 594	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	262 of 597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	254 of 589	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	352 of 580	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	317 of 577	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	356 of 566	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	292 of 559	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	254 of 557	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.3	292 of 550	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.5	245 of 542	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	293 of 381	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	286 of 369	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	256 of 394	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	311 of 393	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	235 of 350	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	277 of 412	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	147 of 174	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	503 of 581	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	497 of 565	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	523 of 580	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	556 of 573	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	505 of 554	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	523 of 588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	462 of 570	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	477 of 613	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	509 of 599	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	474 of 608	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	530 of 600	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	435 of 580	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	511 of 600	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	470 of 588	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	492 of 586	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	504 of 568	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	395 of 582	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	453 of 579	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	405 of 561	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	457 of 590	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	444 of 571	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	443 of 455	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	408 of 439	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	439 of 472	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	377 of 457	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2023)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-20 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

Science30%-19 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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	430	30	14.3		150 (34.9%)	222 (51.6%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	17.9	541^st of 640 public elementary schools	15.5%		15	555^th of 638 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	37.7	43.5	48.1				33.3	40.6	29.7				30.4			$16,083	$2,685	$1,545	$4,230	$9,864	$1,989	$11,852
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Monarch School Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1733	442	34	13.0		279 (63.1%)	141 (31.9%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	46.2	334^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.8%		45.6	349^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.3%	15	57.8	58.0	47.7				54.9	61.3	48.9				40.3			$13,860	$2,396	$1,311	$3,707	$8,349	$1,804	$10,152
Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	483	36	13.4		219 (45.3%)	167 (34.6%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.3%)	10.3	600^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.5	572^nd of 638 public elementary schools	10.3%	28	37.5	35.5	43.9				26.8	30.6	23.2				21.0			$14,327	$2,048	$1,389	$3,438	$9,106	$1,784	$10,890
Jonesville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	557	43	13.1		355 (63.7%)	116 (20.8%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.8%)	32.7	431^st of 640 public elementary schools	32.7%		26.3	471^st of 638 public elementary schools	26.2%	40	51.6	50.9	54.7	55.6	52.8	44.9	48.5	28.8	26.6	35.2	20.0	10.1	30.5	46.3	95.5	$13,495	$2,107	$1,485	$3,592	$8,174	$1,729	$9,903
Pacolet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 McDowell Street	Pacolet	29372	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6500	429	27	15.8		284 (66.2%)	70 (16.3%)	27 (6.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	75.9	154^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.9%		62.7	231^st of 638 public elementary schools	63.8%	77	82.0	74.2	62.5				83.6	59.7	60.7				51.6			$16,799	$1,359	$1,992	$3,351	$11,095	$2,353	$13,448
Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2957 Highway 56	Pauline	29374	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 583-1868	482	32	15.0		414 (85.9%)	11 (2.3%)	35 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	72.9	181^st of 640 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.5	195^th of 638 public elementary schools	69.4%	14	73.7	73.2	78.8				65.8	58.5	52.6				51.2			$12,801	$544	$41	$584	$10,828	$1,389	$12,217
Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	250	20	12.6		186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	61.7	245^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.7%		67.2	204^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.0%	41	56.9	60.9	75.7				56.8	65.3	51.3				52.2			$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876
Goucher Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	604 Goucher School	Gaffney	29304	Cherokee County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 300-2787	244	24	10.1		208 (85.2%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	43.7	350^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.3%					(n/a)		64.7	64.0	45.8	51.3			44.1	40.0	25.7	21.6		53.0	40.0		$16,223	$696	$1,708	$2,404	$9,916	$3,903	$13,819
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6		256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	76.3	146^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.2%		79.7	125^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.4%	21	75.6	65.9	75.0				66.6	68.2	70.5				50.0			$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Park Elementary

How many students attend Foster Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Foster Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Foster Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foster Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sims Middle
High : Union County High

What is the racial makeup of Foster Park Elementary?

Students at Foster Park Elementary are 52% African American, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Foster Park Elementary in?

Union 01

Is Foster Park Elementary a good school?

Foster Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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