Elementary Schools in Spartanburg 05

Summary:

The Spartanburg 05 school district in South Carolina is home to 6 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools vary in their academic performance, with Reidville Elementary and River Ridge Elementary standing out as top-performing schools in the district and state.

Reidville Elementary and River Ridge Elementary excel in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. These schools have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and rank among the top elementary schools in South Carolina. In contrast, the district's other elementary schools, including Lyman Elementary, Abner Creek Academy, Duncan Elementary School of the Arts, and Wellford Academy of Science and Technology, have more varied academic performance.

Across the district, the elementary schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and a wide range of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating significant socioeconomic disparities among the student populations. These factors may contribute to the observed differences in academic achievement. Overall, the Spartanburg 05 district offers a mix of high-performing and more diverse elementary schools, each with its own unique strengths and areas for improvement.

District Detail

100 North Danzler Road
Duncan, SC 29334

(864) 949-2350

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,066

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Reidville Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-7620	770	56	13.7		503 (65.3%)	101 (13.1%)	103 (13.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	74.7	159^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.2%		49.8	319^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.0%	160	73.1	74.6	65.3	73.9	67.3	63.9	45.5	$13,027	$342	$679	$1,021	$10,573	$1,433	$12,005
Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South Danzler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-2373	670	60	11.1		270 (40.3%)	181 (27.0%)	136 (20.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	54.6	277^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.7%		52.7	296^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.6%	19	57.0	63.3	57.6	51.1	63.6	54.0	46.4	$13,665	$1,337	$943	$2,280	$9,905	$1,480	$11,385
Reidville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Main Street	Reidville	29375	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2388	712	53	13.4		439 (61.7%)	91 (12.8%)	106 (14.9%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.7%)	80.8	109^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.1	96^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.0%	13	76.9	80.1	66.7	74.0	76.3	55.5	60.3	$14,038	$687	$690	$1,376	$11,273	$1,389	$12,661
Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	864 Syphrit Road	Wellford	29385	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 949-2385	654	54	12.1		345 (52.8%)	121 (18.5%)	122 (18.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.6%)	40.1	376^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.3	357^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.0%	19	38.4	60.9	59.1	45.3	51.5	51.1	41.0	$15,229	$1,122	$1,051	$2,173	$11,546	$1,510	$13,056
Abner Creek Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2050 Abner Creek Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 949-2334	807	58	14.0		469 (58.1%)	120 (14.9%)	132 (16.4%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	248^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.3%		59.1	258^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.6%	10	62.8	67.2	61.7	59.5	53.1	58.6	48.7	$13,136	$605	$793	$1,399	$10,411	$1,326	$11,738
Lyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2330	750	57	13.2		483 (64.4%)	86 (11.5%)	115 (15.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	68.5	204^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.1	271^st of 638 public elementary schools	57.5%	67	58.4	67.3	63.9	66.1	69.9	63.9	54.9	$12,267	$964	$732	$1,696	$9,295	$1,277	$10,572
Tyger River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12653 E Wade Hampton	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2060	473	41	11.5		208 (44.0%)	101 (21.4%)	126 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)
Berry Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2300	476	41	11.7		179 (37.6%)	125 (26.3%)	121 (25.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Limestone Charters Association	4.01 mi	13	22^nd
Spartanburg 06	5.54 mi	14	44^th
Greenville 01	5.54 mi	95	11^th
School Public Charter School District	7.11 mi	59	30^th
Spartanburg 01	8.7 mi	10	12^th

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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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