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Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, SC

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At a glance

Schools

8,402

Students

Districts

Top rankedCorinth Elementary142^nd of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grassy Pond Elementary up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Goucher Charter Academy 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	363	31	11.7	74.3%	285 (78.5%)	38 (10.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	28.1	248^th of 335 public middle schools	26.0%		27.7	239^th of 320 public middle schools	25.3%	9				40.2	44.1	53.6				28.2	40.8	25.5		29.6					$4,841	$1,381	$792	$2,173	$1,725	$943	$2,668
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6	83.9%	256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	76.9	142^nd of 649 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.3	146^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.2%	4	65.2	78.5	74.5				65.3	60.8	76.6				64.7						$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715
Draytonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2373 Wilkinsville Highway	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6783	264	19	13.8	100.0%	163 (61.7%)	61 (23.1%)	13 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	26.5	480^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.0%		26.1	478^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.3%	2	38.8	46.9	61.3				59.2	40.6	12.9				31.3						$5,675	$1,393	$1,260	$2,652	$2,177	$846	$3,023
B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	603	40	15.1	100.0%	115 (19.1%)	393 (65.2%)	55 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	8.9	625^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.7%		6.5	625^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.3%		41.3	29.2	45.4				32.2	15.2	30.3				17.7						$5,496	$1,653	$1,002	$2,655	$1,808	$1,032	$2,841
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	399	34	11.9	100.0%	101 (25.3%)	161 (40.4%)	126 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	6	638^th of 649 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.4	635^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	39.7	28.9	20.8				41.1	18.4	18.9				11.8						$5,850	$1,627	$818	$2,445	$2,368	$1,037	$3,405
Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	201 West Ramseur Drive	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2378	482	36	13.3	74.5%	374 (77.6%)	62 (12.9%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	61.5	96^th of 245 public high schools	60.8%		32.8	155^th of 235 public high schools	34.0%	59																59.6	62.3	88.9	$4,522	$1,055	$600	$1,655	$1,951	$916	$2,867
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	380	32	12.0	100.0%	230 (60.5%)	97 (25.5%)	26 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	27.6	249^th of 335 public middle schools	25.7%		23.5	250^th of 320 public middle schools	21.9%	1				44.3	40.9	42.8				33.1	25.0	35.9		41.1					$5,028	$1,570	$714	$2,284	$1,859	$884	$2,744
Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,827	103	17.7	76.8%	949 (51.9%)	546 (29.9%)	262 (14.3%)	23 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	17.7	218^th of 245 public high schools	11.0%		15.5	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%	11															29.4	40.6	42.3	73.7	$4,461	$1,109	$594	$1,703	$1,890	$869	$2,758
Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	436	33	13.2	100.0%	202 (46.3%)	166 (38.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	13.4	591^st of 649 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.4	539^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.8%	52	43.6	43.9	49.2				33.9	26.8	12.7				34.2						$5,349	$1,703	$838	$2,541	$1,963	$846	$2,808
Institute of Innovation	Public	9-12	175 Campus Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2576	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	519	33	15.5	68.8%	325 (62.6%)	105 (20.2%)	73 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	54.7	275^th of 649 public elementary schools	57.6%		44.2	346^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.9%	71	66.7	60.9	60.3				59.3	68.1	46.6				43.5						$4,628	$1,137	$737	$1,874	$1,909	$846	$2,754
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	423	31	13.8	73.6%	339 (80.1%)	42 (9.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	51.7	298^th of 649 public elementary schools	54.1%		45.7	337^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.3%	39	62.9	67.1	57.2				64.3	59.2	36.7				40.7						$4,759	$1,218	$763	$1,981	$1,931	$847	$2,778
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	851	69	12.4	100.0%	369 (43.4%)	321 (37.7%)	118 (13.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	21.9	269^th of 335 public middle schools	19.7%		18.3	265^th of 320 public middle schools	17.2%	4				44.8	44.0	44.2				23.0	22.9	30.0		31.9					$4,488	$1,098	$656	$1,753	$1,873	$862	$2,735
Blacksburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 East Cherokee Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6936	363	24	15.2	100.0%	273 (75.2%)	38 (10.5%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)								(n/a)																			$5,370	$1,913	$627	$2,540	$1,983	$846	$2,829
Blacksburg Elementary	Public	3-5	402 Hardin Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6518	323	23	13.9	100.0%	249 (77.1%)	37 (11.5%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	28.1	466^th of 649 public elementary schools	28.2%		36	409^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.1%	57	45.0	58.6	62.8				40.0	31.7	36.6				37.5						$5,284	$1,495	$703	$2,198	$2,235	$851	$3,087
Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3206 Cherokee Avenue	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 489-7198	633	42	15.0	99.4%	433 (68.4%)	116 (18.3%)	56 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)								(n/a)	56.4	65.3	60.6	51.6	68.0	65.6	63.7	58.7	42.3	35.5	47.1	39.4	45.4	56.5				87.0	$14,475	$1,838	$1,282	$3,120	$7,322	$4,033	$11,355
Goucher Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	604 Goucher School	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 210-9262	244	24	10.1	63.8%	208 (85.2%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	42.7	374^th of 649 public elementary schools	42.4%		43.7	350^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.3%	24	66.7		70.0	47.0	44.2	45.9	66.6		36.7	20.6	17.7	16.2		41.2					$16,223	$696	$1,708	$2,404	$9,916	$3,903	$13,819

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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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