Best Public Schools in Greer, SC

Summary:

The city of Greer, South Carolina is home to 11 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Greenville 01 school district. The data reveals several standout schools in the area, with Riverside High School, Woodland Elementary School, and Riverside Middle School ranking among the best in the state. These schools boast high proficiency rates on standardized tests, strong graduation rates, and low dropout rates.

The data also highlights the performance variation among the schools. While the high-performing schools like Buena Vista Elementary and Skyland Elementary excel, other elementary schools such as Chandler Creek Elementary and Crestview Elementary have lower proficiency rates. The middle schools also display a range of performance, with Blue Ridge Middle and Riverside Middle outperforming Greer Middle.

Overall, the schools in Greer, South Carolina demonstrate a mix of high-performing and average-performing institutions, with the Greenville 01 school district ranking 11th out of 75 districts in the state. The data suggests that factors such as student-teacher ratios and free/reduced lunch rates may play a role in the schools' academic performance, though the specific reasons for the variations are not explicitly stated.

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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)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Chandler Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-2400	873	51	16.9		303 (34.7%)	214 (24.5%)	281 (32.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.9%)	53.6	284^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.6%		49.8	320^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.8%	36	53.7	56.8	62.3				59.2	57.5	47.8				53.9						$12,179	$1,260	$619	$1,879	$9,609	$691	$10,300
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	615 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7900	1,086	62	17.5		609 (56.1%)	114 (10.5%)	161 (14.8%)	152 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.3%)	91.1	24^th of 320 public middle schools	92.5%		90.4	26^th of 325 public middle schools	92.0%	2				73.2	76.6	76.2				65.0	58.6	60.6		63.2	100.0				$11,761	$939	$591	$1,530	$9,482	$749	$10,231
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 American Legion Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2600	683	42	16.2		295 (43.2%)	159 (23.3%)	174 (25.5%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	64.3	229^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.2%		65.8	210^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.1%	19	63.0	59.6	70.8				56.2	62.1	64.5				51.0						$12,568	$1,378	$619	$1,997	$9,892	$679	$10,571
Skyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4221 Highway 14 North	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7200	760	46	16.4		608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	94	26^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.9%		89.9	53^rd of 638 public elementary schools	91.7%	27	91.0	84.0	83.2				84.4	73.1	79.0				79.0						$12,294	$1,172	$540	$1,713	$9,991	$591	$10,582
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Gibb Shoals Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0400	1,293	76	17.0		667 (51.6%)	104 (8.0%)	299 (23.1%)	163 (12.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	88.2	62^nd of 640 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.7	47^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.6%	15	79.7	78.4	82.3				74.7	66.3	74.2				70.5						$10,891	$874	$564	$1,438	$8,842	$611	$9,452
Blue Ridge High	Public	9-12	2151 Fews Chapel Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1800	1,062	58	18.4		871 (82.0%)	63 (5.9%)	91 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	85.3	19^th of 235 public high schools	91.9%		64.5	62^nd of 235 public high schools	73.6%	43															93.2	85.0	74.5	97.9	$13,356	$867	$675	$1,542	$10,836	$978	$11,814
Greer High	Public	9-12	3000 East Gap Creek Drive	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5700	1,397	78	17.8		612 (43.8%)	302 (21.6%)	413 (29.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.9%)	54.2	92^nd of 235 public high schools	60.9%		54	90^th of 235 public high schools	61.7%	2															85.3	60.1	61.4	85.4	$13,104	$766	$638	$1,403	$10,660	$1,041	$11,701
Riverside High	Public	9-12	794 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7800	1,846	94	19.5		1,090 (59.0%)	225 (12.2%)	251 (13.6%)	191 (10.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.4%)	85.4	18^th of 235 public high schools	92.3%		87.1	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%	4															86.3	85.3	85.6	95.7	$11,971	$675	$537	$1,212	$9,863	$896	$10,759
J. Harley Bonds Career Center	Public	9-12	505 North Main Street	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8080	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greer Middle	Public	6-8	3032 East Gap Creek Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5800	1,038	63	16.5		446 (43.0%)	188 (18.1%)	343 (33.0%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.3%)	50	142^nd of 320 public middle schools	55.6%		44.7	165^th of 325 public middle schools	49.2%	23				52.9	48.2	53.3				43.9	28.6	34.1		49.2	100.0				$11,598	$897	$631	$1,527	$9,348	$723	$10,071
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 Batesville Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2200	834	52	16.0		544 (65.2%)	126 (15.1%)	75 (9.0%)	44 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	95.1	22^nd of 640 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.2	26^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.9%	4	84.9	83.9	88.2				83.4	82.5	81.1				78.8						$11,492	$960	$557	$1,517	$9,232	$743	$9,975
Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2423 East Tyger Bridge Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1900	908	55	16.6		749 (82.5%)	32 (3.5%)	88 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.3%)	80.5	54^th of 320 public middle schools	83.1%		89.3	31^st of 325 public middle schools	90.5%	23				63.1	72.0	71.0				47.2	52.1	47.8		60.2	100.0				$12,528	$1,017	$708	$1,725	$10,016	$787	$10,803
Abner Creek Middle	Public	6-8	221 Gin House Road	Greer	29651	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2392	644	49	13.1		373 (57.9%)	130 (20.2%)	88 (13.7%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Greer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylors	1.91 mi	9	15^th
Greenville	3.54 mi	62	78^th
Simpsonville	5.54 mi	18	23^rd
Duncan	6.21 mi	8	64^th
Mauldin	7.63 mi	1	10^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.