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Westwood Elementary

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Westwood Elementary ranks 306 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Abbeville, South Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Abbeville 60 school district, which is ranked 10th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5, with proficiency rates ranging from 47.6% to 69.5% in ELA and 33.4% to 67.3% in Math. However, the school's performance lags behind the Abbeville 60 district average in these subjects, indicating room for improvement. Additionally, the school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rates have been below the state and district averages, ranging from 40.2% to 53.8%. Westwood Elementary has shown strong performance for its African American students, with their ranks in the top 40% of South Carolina elementary schools for the past three years, but the school's performance for its male students has been relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools for the past three years.

Westwood Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.9% in 2021-2022 to 24.7% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that may impact student learning and academic achievement. The school's per-student spending has seen a steady increase, rising from $10,286 in 2020-2021 to $12,962 in 2023-2024, which may contribute to its academic performance and support for students. When compared to nearby schools in the Abbeville 60 district, Westwood Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below, but when compared to schools in the neighboring Greenwood 50 district, the school's performance lags behind higher-performing schools like Hodges Elementary and Merrywood Elementary.

296

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,100

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 Highway 28 Bypass
Abbeville, SC 29620

(864) 366-9604

District: Abbeville 60

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wright Middle
High:	Abbeville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.7%

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg56%

306^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Abbeville 60

10^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	306 of 640	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	251 of 638	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	242 of 644	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	243 of 625	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	243 of 622	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	198 of 643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	152 of 624	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	81 of 639	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	70 of 619	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	172 of 638	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	137 of 630	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	120 of 599	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	79 of 594	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	63.6	219 of 597	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	188 of 589	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	139 of 580	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	163 of 577	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	63.1	215 of 566	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	274 of 559	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.7	248 of 557	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.9	321 of 550	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.5	354 of 542	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	146 of 381	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	102 of 369	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	58 of 394	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	83 of 393	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	35 of 350	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	70 of 421	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	43 of 412	89.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	42 of 174	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	268 of 581	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	205 of 565	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	210 of 580	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	233 of 573	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	168 of 554	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	193 of 588	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	148 of 570	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	262 of 613	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	155 of 599	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	187 of 608	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	222 of 600	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	182 of 580	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	115 of 600	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	105 of 588	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	324 of 586	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	262 of 568	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	255 of 582	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	241 of 579	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	299 of 561	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	194 of 590	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	158 of 571	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	190 of 460	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	171 of 441	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	215 of 463	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	173 of 455	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	188 of 439	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	78 of 472	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	89 of 457	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2023)76th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%-3 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science44%-5 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th 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 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
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		119 (40.2%)	162 (54.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	50.3	306^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.2%		59.9	251^st of 638 public elementary schools	60.7%	55	62.6	69.5	47.6			67.3	56.1	33.4			43.9		$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		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
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		215 (85.3%)	28 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	63.8	232^nd of 640 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	196^th of 638 public elementary schools	69.3%	36	68.8	73.3	61.3	67.5		93.7	73.3	45.2	32.4		50.0	35.1	$13,942	$758	$410	$1,168	$10,414	$2,360	$12,774
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		45 (37.8%)	65 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)								(n/a)			75.0					50.0					$24,135	$2,201	$661	$2,862	$18,010	$3,263	$21,273
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0		260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	95	23^rd of 640 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.8	39^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.9%	16	83.7	85.7	90.0			81.4	85.7	75.0			78.6		$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8		157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	73.4	178^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.2%		49.9	318^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.2%	140	67.4	81.5	68.6			47.9	72.3	51.9			64.6		$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	680	45	15.1		311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	65.8	218^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.1	187^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.7%	31	72.6	61.6	77.0			60.4	60.7	57.2			40.2		$13,765	$2,698	$1,018	$3,716	$9,040	$1,009	$10,049
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 715-2151	432	38	11.3		217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	24.8	494^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.8%					(n/a)	44.6	55.4	60.0	50.0	36.3	25.0	31.9	14.0	31.1	6.1	37.0	27.3	$12,667	$189	$1,249	$1,438	$7,747	$3,482	$11,229
Merrywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5700	562	46	12.3		265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	79.1	126^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.1	112^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.4%	14	77.0	69.3	76.1			72.6	69.3	77.3			46.5		$16,801	$4,212	$773	$4,985	$10,490	$1,326	$11,816
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	379	40	9.4		70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	78.1	132^nd of 640 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.1	128^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.9%	4	56.1	75.7	67.8			78.8	74.3	76.7			62.1		$18,423	$3,509	$959	$4,468	$12,517	$1,438	$13,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

Students at Westwood Elementary are 55% African American, 40% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

Abbeville 60

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Westwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wright Middle
High : Abbeville High

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks 306^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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