Elementary Schools in Pickens 01

Summary:

The Pickens 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 14 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district showcases a mix of high-performing and low-performing schools, with several standout institutions leading the way in academic achievement.

At the top of the district are Ambler Elementary and Clemson Elementary, both of which are ranked among the top 56 elementary schools in the state and have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools boast impressive test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, several other schools in the district struggle with lower proficiency rates, suggesting significant performance gaps within the Pickens 01 district.

Interestingly, the schools with the highest rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as West End Elementary, Dacusville Elementary, and Liberty Elementary, also have the lowest test scores, suggesting a correlation between poverty and academic achievement. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% is higher than the state average, which may be contributing to the performance gaps observed across the schools.

District Detail

1348 Griffin Mill Road
Easley, SC 29640

(864) 397-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
17^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,313

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
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
Ambler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	838 Ambler School Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1200	316	23	14.0		277 (87.7%)	12 (3.8%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	88.9	54^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.4	81^st of 638 public elementary schools	87.3%	27	82.9	77.6	77.8	78.7	77.6	71.1	65.6	$12,835	$531	$643	$1,174	$10,435	$1,226	$11,661
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7		280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	59.3	259^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.5%		62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%	27	60.1	66.3	62.3	58.8	61.4	47.8	50.0	$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028
Crosswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 School Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1600	554	45	12.3		333 (60.1%)	27 (4.9%)	155 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	45.6	338^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.2%		60.1	246^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.4%	92	45.9	69.4	57.0	38.8	57.0	50.6	47.3	$13,545	$1,220	$799	$2,019	$10,438	$1,088	$11,526
Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	573	36	15.7		467 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	60.2	253^rd of 640 public elementary schools	60.5%		60	248^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.1%	5	56.4	72.6	67.5	43.6	71.4	41.0	62.7	$11,885	$531	$622	$1,153	$9,579	$1,153	$10,732
East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	618	43	14.4		353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	64.7	225^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.8%		60	249^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.0%	24	69.2	73.5	67.1	52.5	66.3	44.3	51.8	$11,347	$606	$632	$1,238	$8,983	$1,127	$10,109
Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	677	45	14.9		476 (70.3%)	48 (7.1%)	71 (10.5%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	80.6	112^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.7	143^rd of 638 public elementary schools	77.6%	31	80.7	76.0	74.5	71.5	65.0	60.4	56.0	$11,451	$452	$481	$932	$9,494	$1,024	$10,519
Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	567	37	15.2		492 (86.8%)	14 (2.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	54.4	280^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.3%		63.3	227^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.4%	53	55.7	70.1	72.3	48.5	42.6	53.0	51.3	$11,351	$525	$569	$1,094	$9,121	$1,136	$10,258
Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	470	36	13.2		397 (84.5%)	12 (2.6%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	44.8	341^st of 640 public elementary schools	46.7%		51.5	300^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.0%	41	55.0	60.0	63.9	45.7	56.4	46.8	30.2	$13,738	$1,692	$773	$2,465	$10,135	$1,138	$11,273
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4		546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	88.8	56^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.7	33^rd of 638 public elementary schools	94.8%	23	79.4	78.4	77.4	74.1	80.8	70.9	68.8	$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684
Pickens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	567 Hampton Avenue	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2300	493	37	13.2		401 (81.3%)	19 (3.9%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	53.3	287^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.2%		60.6	241^st of 638 public elementary schools	62.2%	46	46.4	55.1	70.4	50.0	56.4	65.5	48.7	$13,291	$872	$632	$1,504	$10,552	$1,235	$11,787
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5		515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	73.7	171^st of 640 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%	3	66.3	80.3	68.0	58.2	65.1	54.7	69.7	$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	643	52	12.4		372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	46.5	331^st of 640 public elementary schools	48.3%		43.3	363^rd of 638 public elementary schools	43.1%	32	57.3	57.7	48.4	64.6	60.6	28.4	48.1	$11,465	$1,194	$700	$1,894	$8,570	$1,001	$9,571
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	519	37	14.0		300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	80.5	113^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.4	175^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.6%	62	72.0	87.2	72.2	60.0	64.0	61.1	72.1	$12,284	$1,110	$786	$1,896	$9,262	$1,126	$10,389
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	637	43	14.6		518 (81.3%)	17 (2.7%)	51 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)								(n/a)								$12,538	$1,125	$881	$2,006	$9,341	$1,191	$10,532

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	7.54 mi	59	30^th
Greenville 01	10.53 mi	95	11^th
Anderson 01	14.78 mi	14	3^rd
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	16.87 mi	1
Charter Institute at Erskine	19.48 mi	31	40^th

See the top SC South Carolina districts

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.