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Best Public Schools in Greenwood County, SC

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Schools

11,156

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHodges Elementary31^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brewer Middle up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pinecrest Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

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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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
G. Frank Russell Technology Center	Public	9-12	601 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5750	0	16	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	680	45	15.1	63.9%	311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	67.6	208^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.5%		65.8	218^th of 639 public elementary schools	65.9%	10	77.4	72.3	69.8				69.9	41.7	52.1				62.9						$12,636	$1,529	$581	$2,110	$9,542	$983	$10,526
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8	79.0%	157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	63.2	237^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.1%		73.4	178^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.1%	59	66.7	64.7	77.9				57.2	51.0	57.3				53.0						$16,329	$2,544	$722	$3,266	$11,709	$1,354	$13,063
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Marshall Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5680	529	46	11.4	83.7%	146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	82	110^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.4	121^st of 639 public elementary schools	81.1%	11	87.7	91.3	75.0				67.7	62.3	50.0				84.0						$15,549	$1,974	$638	$2,612	$11,302	$1,635	$12,937
Merrywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5700	562	46	12.3	64.4%	265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	80	123^rd of 661 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.1	126^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.3%	3	85.7	75.6	73.8				84.3	60.4	61.9				58.2						$14,420	$1,892	$531	$2,423	$10,771	$1,225	$11,996
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	379	40	9.4	78.9%	70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	69.6	196^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.1	132^nd of 639 public elementary schools	79.3%	64	64.8	68.8	73.4				58.0	64.1	60.9				60.9						$17,308	$2,267	$716	$2,983	$12,914	$1,411	$14,325
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0	53.7%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	92.9	31^st of 661 public elementary schools	95.3%		95	23^rd of 639 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	85.7	90.7	81.1				80.4	88.3	67.9				86.1						$15,245	$2,181	$588	$2,770	$11,237	$1,239	$12,476
Woodfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1032 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 941-5540	521	45	11.5	84.4%	113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	64.6	228^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.5	213^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.7%	15	73.1	65.8	74.3				61.6	42.1	63.5				55.3						$16,583	$2,117	$889	$3,006	$12,248	$1,329	$13,577
Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	887	53	16.6	63.9%	335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	49.6	125^th of 248 public high schools	49.6%		26.4	182^nd of 240 public high schools	24.2%	57																59.6	53.4	84.0	$15,623	$1,319	$841	$2,160	$11,763	$1,700	$13,463
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	431 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5780	593	48	12.4	65.6%	198 (33.4%)	264 (44.5%)	88 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.0%)	50.9	155^th of 341 public middle schools	54.5%		40.3	188^th of 321 public middle schools	41.4%	33				55.6	63.5	45.1				53.7	46.6	30.8		45.4					$15,362	$1,307	$644	$1,951	$11,564	$1,847	$13,411
Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,724	97	17.8	58.0%	605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	32.6	170^th of 248 public high schools	31.5%		29	173^rd of 240 public high schools	27.9%	3																52.4	46.6	78.3	$13,178	$912	$559	$1,471	$10,215	$1,492	$11,707
Westview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 West Alexander Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 229-4301	692	46	15.1	63.5%	289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	70.5	87^th of 341 public middle schools	74.5%		68.3	90^th of 321 public middle schools	72.0%	3				68.3	66.4	60.8				55.9	45.4	43.8		64.9					$13,269	$1,004	$612	$1,616	$10,323	$1,331	$11,653
Brewer Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 941-5500	600	52	11.4	73.2%	156 (26.0%)	312 (52.0%)	102 (17.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	45.2	177^th of 341 public middle schools	48.1%		27.9	238^th of 321 public middle schools	25.9%	61				43.3	57.4	59.6				39.7	38.7	49.4		32.5					$14,780	$949	$693	$1,642	$11,727	$1,411	$13,138
Eleanor S. Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 East Durst Avenue	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5660	535	41	12.9	84.0%	165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	51	311^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.4	257^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.8%	54	70.2	76.4	57.8				54.6	46.2	33.7				49.5						$14,474	$1,528	$575	$2,103	$11,283	$1,088	$12,371
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle	Public	5-8	45 West Main Street	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 456-2711	238	18	13.6	71.5%	166 (69.7%)	34 (14.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	63.5	106^th of 341 public middle schools	68.9%		57.1	117^th of 321 public middle schools	63.6%	11			60.0	58.2	64.8	65.8			40.0	43.6	46.3	42.4		56.4					$15,863	$793	$261	$1,053	$12,247	$2,562	$14,810
Ware Shoals Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	15269 Indian Mound Road	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 861-2261	385	29	13.2	69.0%	276 (71.7%)	54 (14.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	35.7	425^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.7%		33.8	428^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.0%	3	57.7	61.9					40.9	44.4					42.9						$13,461	$1,460	$302	$1,761	$9,631	$2,069	$11,700
Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	265	21	12.6	65.4%	179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	25.5	194^th of 248 public high schools	21.8%		30.6	169^th of 240 public high schools	29.6%	25																30.9	52.1	78.9	$16,986	$303	$297	$600	$12,781	$3,605	$16,386
Ninety Six Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Johnston Road	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-4995	299	26	11.7	61.0%	225 (75.3%)	50 (16.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	64.7	225^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.0%		73.7	172^nd of 639 public elementary schools	73.1%	53	60.6	63.9	67.4				61.6	66.0	74.5				51.5						$14,773	$1,393	$650	$2,043	$10,637	$2,093	$12,730
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	644 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-3511	354	26	13.6	53.3%	242 (68.4%)	83 (23.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	75.8	73^rd of 341 public middle schools	78.6%		79.7	58^th of 321 public middle schools	81.9%	15				63.1	60.3	70.0				58.9	56.6	57.5		59.0					$14,037	$553	$778	$1,331	$10,647	$2,058	$12,705
Ninety Six High School	Public	9-12	640 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-2911	423	30	14.2	53.7%	299 (70.7%)	88 (20.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	65.4	81^st of 248 public high schools	67.3%		60.5	77^th of 240 public high schools	67.9%	4																67.3	65.0	85.7	$14,377	$1,077	$549	$1,626	$10,214	$2,537	$12,751
Ninety Six Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	121 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 543-3112	283	25	11.3	62.2%	219 (77.4%)	41 (14.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$15,686	$2,149	$814	$2,963	$10,681	$2,042	$12,723
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 854-8450	432	38	11.3	—	217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23.3	513^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.8	493^rd of 639 public elementary schools	22.8%	20	50.0	50.8	56.5	51.1	55.0	50.0	24.1	22.1	34.8	23.8	30.8	35.0	42.4	31.9					$12,134	$1,479	$1,092	$2,571	$6,091	$3,472	$9,563

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