Summary:
Honea Path, South Carolina, is home to one elementary school, Honea Path Elementary, which serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade with an enrollment of 571 students, and is part of the highly-rated Anderson 02 school district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Honea Path Elementary has a clear academic strength in mathematics, where students consistently outperform the state average by a significant margin—ranging from 7.8 to 10.1 percentage points across all grade levels. However, the school has seen a steady decline in its overall state ranking over the past three years, dropping from the 76th percentile to the 64th percentile, and losing its 4-star rating in favor of a 3-star rating. This decline is most noticeable in English Language Arts (ELA) and science. While 5th grade ELA improved slightly, 3rd and 4th grade ELA scores fell sharply year-over-year, with 4th grade dropping by 7.7 points. Science remains the school's weakest subject, with 4th grade proficiency at 48.9%, below both the district and state averages. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, which at 24.3% is higher than both the district (20.8%) and state (22.3%) averages—a factor that may be contributing to the academic dips.
On a positive note, the school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, which allows for more individualized attention, and it belongs to a 5-star district ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide. The grade-level patterns are also worth noting: ELA performance improves as students advance (from 58.8% in 3rd grade to 70.5% in 5th grade), while math proficiency declines with each grade level (from 67.0% in 3rd grade to 59.2% in 5th grade). Overall, Honea Path Elementary offers strong math instruction and a supportive learning environment, but parents should be aware of the recent downward trends in reading and science, as well as the attendance challenges, when evaluating the school.
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