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Diamond Hill Elementary

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Diamond Hill Elementary ranks 341 st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Diamond Hill Elementary is a small, rural school in Abbeville, SC, serving 252 students from Pre-K through 6th grade as part of the Abbeville 60 school district. The school has a high proportion of students from low-income families, with roughly 70-78% qualifying for free or reduced lunch in recent years.

One of the most remarkable things about Diamond Hill is its exceptional student attendance. In 2024-2025, only 2.9% of students were chronically absent, compared to 16.3% district-wide and 22.3% across the state. This is a huge positive outlier—nearby schools like Homeland Park Primary (35.2%) and Long Cane Primary (28.2%) have much higher rates. This tells us that families are deeply engaged in getting their kids to school every day, which is a strong foundation for learning.

Academically, the picture is mixed. The school shines in early-grade math—83.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding the state average of 59.2%. However, there's a dramatic drop by 6th grade, where only 22.9% of students were proficient in math, compared to 40.9% statewide. This is a 30-point decline from the previous year and a stark contrast to district peer Cherokee Trail Elementary, where 64.3% of 6th graders were proficient. The school's overall state ranking has also slipped from the 78th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026. On a positive note, Diamond Hill serves its low-income students well (60th percentile) and its male students even better (64th percentile), though there's room for improvement in how it serves all student groups equitably. With its strong attendance culture and proven success in early math, the school has solid building blocks to address the challenges in upper-grade instruction.

252

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,942

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Lake Secession Road
Abbeville, SC 29620

(864) 446-2600

District: Abbeville 60

Students who attend Diamond Hill Elementary usually attend:

High:

Dixie High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.3%

African American:

11.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg55%

341^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Abbeville 60

19^th of 75Abbeville 60 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	341 of 661	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.8	232 of 639	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	198 of 643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	161 of 644	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	137 of 625	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	209 of 622	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	270 of 643	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.9	108 of 624	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	90 of 639	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.9	64 of 619	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.6	240 of 638	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	149 of 630	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	141 of 599	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	165 of 594	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.4	195 of 597	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.8	130 of 589	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	63.2	215 of 580	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	190 of 577	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	228 of 566	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.6	215 of 559	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	168 of 557	69.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.5	136 of 550	75.3%	★★★★☆
2003	79.3	100 of 542	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	317 of 580	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.9	140 of 580	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	121 of 573	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	147 of 554	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	252 of 588	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.2	65 of 570	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	204 of 634	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	150 of 612	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	112 of 602	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	77 of 608	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	56 of 600	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	122 of 580	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	319 of 600	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.1	54 of 588	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	216 of 591	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.9	33 of 579	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	55.0	273 of 590	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	101 of 571	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	355 of 463	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	288 of 459	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	264 of 446	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	208 of 463	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	162 of 455	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	252 of 439	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	326 of 472	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	184 of 457	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	81.0	58 of 325	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	45 of 311	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	69 of 315	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	48 of 303	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	53 of 317	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	74 of 303	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	54.0	125 of 301	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.0	76 of 291	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	49.3	147 of 276	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.1	117 of 271	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.3	50 of 269	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	111 of 261	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	137 of 249	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.5	68 of 244	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	56.3	122 of 236	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	139 of 231	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.5	107 of 230	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.5	65 of 230	71.7%	★★★★☆
2003	80.3	38 of 225	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	20 of 279	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	38 of 296	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	20 of 281	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	93.6	13 of 313	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	5 of 300	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	37 of 288	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	44 of 289	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	95.2	9 of 280	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	20 of 292	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	66.8	84 of 296	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	69 of 284	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	89 of 260	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	91 of 244	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	98 of 258	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	91 of 250	63.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)96th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2022)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2022)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)66th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-3 vs state

Mathematics50%~ state avg

Science36%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 3, 2009

The school is an outstanding school with exceptional teachers till you get to the 6th grade. I really believe it would benefit the children today as well as children in the future to have a middle school. The same 4 teachers teach 6th and 7th. I feel they have two teachers that seriously harm our children's ability to grow and learn - (both of which should be retired.) You can go back and search public records of the "A" and "A-B" honor roll and see in 5th grade you have an average of 25 every year for the last ten years, but search 6th grade and out of those same 25 students you may get 9. The schools only answer is that 6th grade is tough. Bu******! I say! The children of our community don't lose their intelligence over the summer from one grade 5th to 6th. You have one teacher and I quote " I like you this year cause you're not 6 graders anymore. I don't like 6th graders." Wow! That sure motivates me to want to learn from you in 7th grade! I urge all parents with children in Diamond Hill 6th and 7th grades to take a good look at your daughter/son and ask yourself does my child have a problem with learning, is 6th grade just tough? OR JUST MAYBE IS IT WHO AND HOW IT'S BEING TAUGHT???? Close Quote

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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)		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 (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lake Secession Road	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 446-2600	252	20	12.6	70.0%	215 (85.3%)	28 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	46.3	341^st of 661 public elementary schools	48.4%		63.8	232^nd of 639 public elementary schools	63.7%	109	64.5	67.7	48.5	57.1	83.9	55.9	42.4	22.9	44.1	28.6	$13,942	$758	$410	$1,168	$10,414	$2,360	$12,774
Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	383	31	12.3	100.0%	304 (79.4%)	34 (8.9%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	62.6	241^st of 661 public elementary schools	63.5%		68.5	205^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.9%	36	59.4	77.1	62.0		61.7	57.4	56.2		57.4		$14,778	$1,729	$884	$2,614	$10,872	$1,293	$12,164
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	1136 Wright School Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-1776	193	14	13.6	71.9%	156 (80.8%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	73.1	169^th of 661 public elementary schools	74.4%		91.8	38^th of 639 public elementary schools	94.1%	131	53.2	79.1	80.0		68.1	65.1	80.0		60.4		$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979
John C. Calhoun Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 North Calhoun Shores Parkw	Calhoun Falls	29628	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 418-8016	119	14	8.6	100.0%	45 (37.8%)	65 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	27.8	475^th of 661 public elementary schools	28.1%					(n/a)		57.2				33.3			38.1		$24,135	$2,201	$661	$2,862	$18,010	$3,263	$21,273
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	429	30	14.3	100.0%	315 (73.4%)	40 (9.3%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	60.4	250^th of 661 public elementary schools	62.2%		71.4	191^st of 639 public elementary schools	70.1%	59	56.3	73.0	56.9		56.2	60.3	55.4		69.8		$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715
Starr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Professor Brown Lane	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 352-6154	525	36	14.5	100.0%	405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	84.3	90^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.8	50^th of 639 public elementary schools	92.2%	40	69.3	83.0	74.6		70.4	82.9	67.1		79.2		$13,001	$1,569	$775	$2,345	$9,518	$1,139	$10,657
Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	124 Highway 28 Bypass	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-9604	296	23	12.8	100.0%	119 (40.2%)	162 (54.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	51.5	305^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.9%		50.3	306^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.1%	1	61.0	65.7	54.6		73.1	50.0	46.8		43.7		$14,100	$1,152	$365	$1,517	$10,266	$2,317	$12,583
Long Cane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	815 East Greenwood Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5924	368	29	12.6	100.0%	155 (42.1%)	186 (50.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)											$14,936	$1,984	$491	$2,475	$10,273	$2,189	$12,462
Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	360	27	13.3	65.1%	297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	84.2	91^st of 661 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.2	91^st of 639 public elementary schools	85.8%		76.2	84.8	76.7	78.5	78.6	71.8	53.3	64.3	65.3	69.0	$12,453	$764	$318	$1,082	$9,496	$1,875	$11,371
Homeland Park Primary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	3519 Wilmont Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5125	397	29	13.9	100.0%	96 (24.2%)	141 (35.5%)	132 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)								(n/a)											$14,526	$1,578	$1,270	$2,849	$10,140	$1,538	$11,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Diamond Hill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Diamond Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Diamond Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Dixie High

Is Diamond Hill Elementary a good school?

Diamond Hill Elementary ranks 341^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Diamond Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Diamond Hill Elementary.

What district is Diamond Hill Elementary in?

Abbeville 60

What is the racial makeup of Diamond Hill Elementary?

Students at Diamond Hill Elementary are 85% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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