Best Public Schools in Six Mile, SC

Summary:

The city of Six Mile, South Carolina is home to a single public elementary school, Six Mile Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 568 students. The school is part of the Pickens 01 school district, which is ranked 17 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Six Mile Elementary is a standout school in several ways. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the Pickens 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66.3% of 3rd graders, 80.3% of 4th graders, and 68% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 63.5%, 70.7%, and 67.5%, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 69.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district average of 54.8% and the state average of 49.1%.

Six Mile Elementary's performance has shown consistent improvement over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking improving from 227 out of 644 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 171 out of 640 in 2024-2025. The school's relatively high spending per student ($10,538 in 2023-2024) and low student-teacher ratio (14.5 to 1 in 2023-2024) may contribute to its strong academic performance, despite serving a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (57.22% in 2023-2024).

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5		515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	73.7	171^st of 640 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%	3	66.3	80.3	68.0	58.2	65.1	54.7	69.7	$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181

Cities Near Six Mile

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pickens	5.41 mi	7	56^th
Central	6.29 mi	3	36^th
Liberty	7.43 mi	5	99^th
Seneca	7.88 mi	6	75^th
Clemson	9.9 mi	1	6^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.

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