Summary:
Gloverville, South Carolina, is served by a single public school, Gloverville Elementary, which educates students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Aiken 01 school district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Gloverville Elementary offers a strong, stable mathematics program. In the 2025-2026 school year, 4th-grade math proficiency reached 57.4%, outperforming both the district (43.5%) and the state (52.3%), and 5th-grade math (46.5%) also beat the district average. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 and spends a substantial $16,002 per student, which supports more individualized attention. Attendance is a positive point, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0%—better than both the district (25.1%) and state (22.3%) averages. However, there are clear areas of concern. The school's statewide ranking has slipped from the 66th percentile (2023-2024) to the 51st percentile (2025-2026), and science proficiency is a significant weakness. In 2025-2026, 4th-grade science scores fell to 38.3%, well below the district (45.6%) and state (51.6%).
Perhaps the most striking pattern is a "middle school slump" within the elementary grades. While 3rd and 4th graders perform at or above district and state averages in ELA and math, there is a sharp drop by 5th grade. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency (51.8%) is 16.3 percentage points lower than 4th-grade ELA (68.1%). Additionally, science scores took a dramatic year-over-year dive, dropping from 53.4% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 38.3% in 2025-2026. Despite high spending and a low student-teacher ratio, these resources are not consistently translating into improved outcomes relative to the rest of the state, particularly in upper grades and science. Parents should inquire about targeted interventions for 5th grade and investigate the cause of the science decline.
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