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Best Public Schools in Oconee County, SC

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Schools

9,978

Students

Top rankedKeowee Elementary107^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tamassee-Salem Elementary up 145 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Orchard Park Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Free/reduced lunch (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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Fair-Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Oakway Road	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4505	583	47	12.4	74.5%	496 (85.1%)	11 (1.9%)	39 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	56.8	267^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.6%		61.9	242^nd of 639 public elementary schools	62.1%	25	64.1	71.2	52.1				64.1	57.8	40.4				62.2						94%		$14,457	$427	$737	$1,164	$11,863	$1,431	$13,293
Orchard Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Toccoa Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4515	360	38	9.4	—	314 (87.2%)	17 (4.7%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	70	193^rd of 661 public elementary schools	70.8%		63	236^th of 639 public elementary schools	63.1%	43	73.9	74.4	60.0				65.2	58.2	61.4				67.5						93%		$17,415	$2,342	$775	$3,117	$12,705	$1,593	$14,298
Keowee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7051 Keowee School Road	Seneca	29672	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4475	305	28	10.8	60.4%	267 (87.5%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	82.4	107^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.8%		82.8	98^th of 639 public elementary schools	84.7%	9	78.0	71.4	77.6				78.0	67.4	74.1				59.2						95%		$18,651	$1,023	$740	$1,762	$14,374	$2,515	$16,889
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 North Townville Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4445	616	49	12.4	68.3%	342 (55.5%)	117 (19.0%)	93 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	65.4	220^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.6	249^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.0%	29	70.1	68.8	68.3				60.8	60.5	44.9				64.6						93%		$15,367	$408	$735	$1,143	$12,579	$1,645	$14,224
James M. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Coffee Road	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4470	558	53	10.5	—	333 (59.7%)	18 (3.2%)	190 (34.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	34.1	433^rd of 661 public elementary schools	34.5%		25.2	490^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.3%	57	52.3	60.8	52.1				36.9	51.3	34.8				48.6						91%		$18,122	$1,845	$748	$2,593	$13,903	$1,625	$15,528
Ravenel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Ravenel School Road	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4450	530	41	12.9	73.0%	298 (56.2%)	122 (23.0%)	53 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	71.3	182^nd of 661 public elementary schools	72.5%		63.7	233^rd of 639 public elementary schools	63.5%	51	78.6	68.4	66.0				74.2	65.8	54.2				55.7						96%		$14,816	$219	$737	$955	$12,289	$1,572	$13,861
Tamassee-Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 North Highway 11	Tamassee	29686	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4540	204	18	11.2	75.1%	176 (86.3%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	72.4	174^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.7%		48	319^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.1%	145	77.5	79.2	62.5				64.6	70.8	46.9				75.0						90%		$17,759	$538	$740	$1,278	$14,052	$2,429	$16,481
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	65.3%	471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	77.8	136^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.4%		76.3	147^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.0%	11	74.7	77.6	72.7				62.6	71.3	69.8				57.5						94%		$13,933	$84	$738	$822	$11,742	$1,369	$13,111
Westminster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Hamilton Street	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4520	385	36	10.6	75.1%	332 (86.2%)	12 (3.1%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	46.4	340^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.6%		61.7	244^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.8%	96	67.6	55.7	69.1				61.5	37.1	50.9				34.3						≥ 96%		$16,761	$84	$802	$886	$14,155	$1,720	$15,875
Seneca High	Public	9-12	100 Bobcat Ridge	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4460	1,051	58	18.0	69.6%	613 (58.3%)	212 (20.2%)	131 (12.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.7%)	49.8	124^th of 248 public high schools	50.0%		55.6	88^th of 240 public high schools	63.3%	36																56.9	61.6	81.7	≥ 96%		$14,592	$645	$784	$1,429	$11,072	$2,092	$13,163
Walhalla High	Public	9-12	4701 North Highway 11	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4490	1,118	66	16.9	60.7%	857 (76.7%)	15 (1.3%)	209 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	72.1	59^th of 248 public high schools	76.2%		59.7	80^th of 240 public high schools	66.7%	21																75.3	65.2	86.9	96%		$14,560	$584	$782	$1,366	$11,188	$2,006	$13,194
Hamilton Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Oconee Business Parkway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4425	0	26	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walhalla Middle	Public	6-8	151 Razorback Lane	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4485	857	60	14.3	60.6%	651 (76.0%)	15 (1.8%)	175 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	56.7	132^nd of 341 public middle schools	61.3%		63.3	103^rd of 321 public middle schools	67.9%	29				61.5	51.7	60.9				43.9	40.2	44.1		56.0					96%		$13,337	$151	$739	$890	$10,951	$1,497	$12,448
West-Oak High	Public	9-12	130 Warrior Lane	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4530	735	50	14.8	69.5%	627 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	56.9	108^th of 248 public high schools	56.5%		49.7	110^th of 240 public high schools	54.2%	2																59.1	67.5	83.0	94%		$17,202	$1,333	$942	$2,275	$12,675	$2,252	$14,927
Seneca Middle	Public	6-8	15440 Wells Hwy	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4455	829	56	14.8	67.9%	449 (54.2%)	208 (25.1%)	105 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.2%)	48.1	165^th of 341 public middle schools	51.6%		46.9	153^rd of 321 public middle schools	52.3%	12				58.1	54.3	57.6				34.9	32.7	45.6		46.9					95%		$13,116	$150	$741	$891	$10,300	$1,925	$12,225
West Oak Middle	Public	6-8	501 Westminster Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4525	656	51	12.9	70.1%	559 (85.2%)	33 (5.0%)	42 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	57.3	128^th of 341 public middle schools	62.5%		47.1	151^st of 321 public middle schools	53.0%	23				62.4	54.8	58.0				39.6	39.2	44.5		61.4					95%		$15,503	$233	$755	$988	$12,839	$1,676	$14,515
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	995 South Oak Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4550	579	52	11.1	—	260 (44.9%)	123 (21.2%)	103 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.7%)	45.6	348^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.4	420^th of 639 public elementary schools	34.3%	72	67.8	56.0	57.3				53.6	44.0	45.3				50.0						≥ 96%		$17,140	$2,085	$759	$2,845	$12,632	$1,663	$14,295

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