Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Public Schools in Greenwood County, SC

At a glance

Schools

10,771

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHodges Elementary23^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

▲

Biggest riser

Lakeview Elementary up 140 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Pinecrest Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

Greenwood Charter Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

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

See the top-ranked South Carolina schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 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
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		311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	65.8	218^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.1	187^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.7%	31	72.6	61.6	77.0				60.4	60.7	57.2				40.2						$13,765	$2,698	$1,018	$3,716	$9,040	$1,009	$10,049
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		157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	73.4	178^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.2%		49.9	318^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.2%	140	67.4	81.5	68.6				47.9	72.3	51.9				64.6						$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308
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		146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	79.4	121^st of 640 public elementary schools	81.1%		72	171^st of 638 public elementary schools	73.2%	50	88.9	82.6	70.7				76.4	59.4	50.0				62.3						$19,054	$3,630	$854	$4,484	$12,992	$1,578	$14,570
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		265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	79.1	126^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.1	112^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.4%	14	77.0	69.3	76.1				72.6	69.3	77.3				46.5						$16,801	$4,212	$773	$4,985	$10,490	$1,326	$11,816
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		70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	78.1	132^nd of 640 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.1	128^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.9%	4	56.1	75.7	67.8				78.8	74.3	76.7				62.1						$18,423	$3,509	$959	$4,468	$12,517	$1,438	$13,955
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		260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	95	23^rd of 640 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.8	39^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.9%	16	83.7	85.7	90.0				81.4	85.7	75.0				78.6						$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067
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		113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	66.5	213^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.7%		65.5	213^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.0	74.7	65.2				56.8	57.7	60.9				63.4						$18,849	$3,355	$1,007	$4,362	$12,966	$1,521	$14,487
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		335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	26.4	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%		28.1	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%	7															67.9	49.1	52.6	75.8	$16,305	$1,987	$815	$2,801	$11,775	$1,728	$13,503
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		198 (33.4%)	264 (44.5%)	88 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (4.0%)	40.3	189^th of 320 public middle schools	40.9%		30	226^th of 325 public middle schools	30.5%	37				62.0	41.9	40.8				48.9	24.9	17.8		42.6	88.0				$13,463	$1,729	$715	$2,444	$9,563	$1,456	$11,018
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		605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	29	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%		26.2	176^th of 235 public high schools	25.1%	6															67.8	49.0	49.0	80.9	$13,232	$1,499	$596	$2,094	$9,693	$1,445	$11,137
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		289 (41.8%)	250 (36.1%)	113 (16.3%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	68.3	91^st of 320 public middle schools	71.6%		58.5	119^th of 325 public middle schools	63.4%	28				62.3	59.9	58.3				48.4	46.1	38.0		54.7	100.0				$12,376	$1,379	$697	$2,076	$9,100	$1,200	$10,300
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		156 (26.0%)	312 (52.0%)	102 (17.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	27.9	237^th of 320 public middle schools	25.9%		31.8	218^th of 325 public middle schools	32.9%	19				50.5	47.3	39.5				37.2	17.8	8.8		34.1	86.2				$14,240	$1,614	$882	$2,496	$10,490	$1,254	$11,744
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		165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	59.4	257^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.8%		51.3	301^st of 638 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	73.0	62.7	67.1				67.0	43.9	54.4				39.0						$17,049	$2,913	$765	$3,679	$12,016	$1,354	$13,370
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		166 (69.7%)	34 (14.3%)	23 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	57.1	117^th of 320 public middle schools	63.4%		58.7	117^th of 325 public middle schools	64.0%				63.0	62.7	59.7	52.6			61.7	45.7	35.8	15.8		56.9							$27,077
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		179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	30.6	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%		29.2	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%																48.0	54.3	42.9	84.7		$84,707	$36,116	$120,823
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		225 (75.3%)	50 (16.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	73.7	172^nd of 640 public elementary schools	73.1%		78.2	134^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.0%	38	63.8	72.4	68.5				51.9	73.4	72.7				67.0						$13,939	$1,877	$345	$2,222	$9,135	$2,583	$11,718
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		242 (68.4%)	83 (23.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	79.7	59^th of 320 public middle schools	81.6%		87.8	36^th of 325 public middle schools	88.9%	23				55.1	74.0	70.0				49.6	52.6	55.0		56.1	100.0				$13,898	$852	$1,476	$2,328	$9,396	$2,174	$11,570
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		299 (70.7%)	88 (20.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	60.5	76^th of 235 public high schools	67.7%		61.9	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%	5															84.9	55.9	63.5	91.5	$13,763	$774	$1,323	$2,097	$9,281	$2,385	$11,666
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		219 (77.4%)	41 (14.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$13,979	$1,686	$1,202	$2,888	$9,324	$1,767	$11,091
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 715-2151	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%)	24.8	494^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.8%					(n/a)	44.6	55.4	60.0	50.0	36.3		25.0	31.9	14.0	31.1	6.1		37.0	27.3					$12,667	$189	$1,249	$1,438	$7,747	$3,482	$11,229

SchoolDigger rankings lists for South Carolina:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.