Elementary Schools in Newberry 01

Summary:

The Newberry 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 8 elementary schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This district faces significant challenges, with wide disparities in academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism across the schools.

While the district as a whole struggles, a few standout schools demonstrate that high levels of performance are possible, even with high poverty rates. Little Mountain Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with 65-75% of students proficient or better in ELA and math. Pomaria-Garmany Elementary and Whitmire Community School (Elementary) also perform exceptionally well, with strong test scores and high statewide rankings.

However, the district faces significant challenges, with a 22.5% chronic absenteeism rate across all schools and 6 out of 8 schools having 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. There is a wide gap in academic performance between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, such as Boundary St. Elementary and Newberry Elementary, which have 36-44% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA. Understanding the practices and strategies employed at the high-performing schools could provide valuable insights for improving outcomes across the Newberry 01 district.

District Detail

3419 Main Street
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2600

SchoolDigger Rank:
32^nd of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,714

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	250	20	12.6		186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	61.7	245^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.7%		67.2	204^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.0%	41	56.9	60.9	75.7	56.8	65.3	51.3	52.2	$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876
Boundary St. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Boundary Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2616	429	38	11.2		88 (20.5%)	184 (42.9%)	129 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	20.1	531^st of 640 public elementary schools	17.0%		27.3	462^nd of 638 public elementary schools	27.6%	69	36.8	48.0	43.9	29.4	37.4	29.9	42.7	$15,068	$1,671	$901	$2,572	$10,739	$1,757	$12,496
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	367	29	12.6		277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	71.4	190^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.6	193^rd of 638 public elementary schools	69.7%	3	67.9	72.2	66.0	66.1	63.5	46.0	65.5	$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117
Reuben Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Spearman Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2664	150	9	16.3		70 (46.7%)	43 (28.7%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	64	230^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.1%					(n/a)	72.0		59.0	56.0		59.1		$15,807	$1,324	$1,395	$2,719	$10,637	$2,452	$13,089
Newberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1829 Nance Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2670	421	37	11.3		50 (11.9%)	214 (50.8%)	134 (31.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	9.4	605^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.2	586^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	41.5	42.8	27.5	34.0	17.8	17.3	28.5	$14,333	$1,287	$1,529	$2,816	$8,945	$2,572	$11,517
Gallman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Hawkins Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2655	408	38	10.7		76 (18.6%)	208 (51.0%)	99 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	41.4	363^rd of 640 public elementary schools	43.3%		26	475^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.5%	112	44.1	57.2	63.6	47.0	45.5	52.7	42.8	$14,808	$1,795	$1,080	$2,876	$10,181	$1,752	$11,933
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7288 US Highway 176	Pomaria	29126	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2651	339	28	12.1		177 (52.2%)	73 (21.5%)	71 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	71.8	186^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.9%		74.5	154^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.9%	32	57.4	61.8	71.7	73.8	70.9	56.5	67.3	$16,581	$2,068	$1,301	$3,369	$11,145	$2,067	$13,212
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	381 South Wheeler Avenue	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 364-2321	386	27	14.2		207 (53.6%)	111 (28.8%)	46 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	41	368^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.5	385^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.7%	17	60.3	59.3	44.1	50.0	53.7	27.9	55.5	$14,390	$1,443	$1,061	$2,504	$9,578	$2,308	$11,886

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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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