Best Public Schools in West Union, SC

Summary:

The city of West Union, South Carolina is home to a single standout elementary school, Walhalla Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 600 students. Walhalla Elementary is part of the Oconee 01 school district, which is ranked 21 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walhalla Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 3 school years. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is significantly above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. Additionally, Walhalla Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (22.5%) compared to the state average, and it spends $12,615 per student, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, indicating smaller class sizes.

Overall, Walhalla Elementary appears to be a model elementary school in the West Union area, providing a quality education to its students and outperforming its peers in the district and state. The school's strong academic results, low absenteeism, and favorable resource allocation suggest it is effectively serving the needs of its diverse student population and community.

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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
Walhalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Fowler Road	West Union	29696	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4480	612	45	13.6		471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	76.3	147^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.0%		68.7	192^nd of 638 public elementary schools	69.9%	45	76.2	68.0	71.3	65.3	60.0	62.4	64.0	$14,023	$650	$382	$1,032	$11,169	$1,822	$12,991

Cities Near West Union

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walhalla	0.9 mi	3	92^nd
Westminster	5.08 mi	7	77^th
Seneca	5.08 mi	6	75^th
Tamassee	8.06 mi	1	95^th
Central	12.42 mi	3	36^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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