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Clearwater Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clearwater Elementary is a PK-5 school in Clearwater, SC, serving 338 students within the Aiken 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen a significant decline in its state ranking, dropping from the 65th percentile (3 stars) in 2021-2022 to the 22nd percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. This downward trend stands in contrast to nearby schools like Aiken Elementary (61st percentile) and Belvedere Elementary (69th percentile), which have maintained stronger positions. However, Clearwater still outperforms its closest neighbor, Jefferson Elementary (13th percentile), suggesting some challenges may be community-wide.

One of the most concerning patterns is the steep decline in math proficiency as students advance through grade levels. In 2025-2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 46.2%, but it fell to 28% in 4th grade and 28.9% in 5th grade—a 17-point drop between 3rd and 4th grade alone. The previous year's 5th grade math result was even more alarming at just 14.7% proficiency, far below the state average of 48.1%. This "middle school slide" is much steeper than at comparison schools like Warrenville Elementary, which maintains more consistent performance across grades. Additionally, there is a significant gender gap, with female students ranking at the 24th percentile and male students at just the 9th percentile in 2025-2026.

Clearwater spends $14,515 per student—higher than most nearby schools including Graniteville Elementary ($10,525) and Byrd Elementary ($11,143)—yet outcomes remain low. The school maintains a favorable 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio, the smallest in its comparison group, but this investment hasn't translated into better results. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22%, near the state average, though nearby Byrd Elementary achieves just 10.2%. On a positive note, the school demonstrated strong past success with English Language Learners (92nd percentile in 2020-2021) and science performance that exceeded district averages, showing that targeted interventions could help reverse the current trajectory.

338

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,515

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4552 Augusta Road
Clearwater, SC 29822

(803) 593-7240

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Clearwater Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
High:	Midland Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

African American:

25.4%

White:

23.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg58%

506^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Aiken 01

37^th of 75Aiken 01 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
2026	23.3	506 of 649	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	471 of 640	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	408 of 638	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	410 of 644	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.4	219 of 625	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	257 of 622	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	330 of 643	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	517 of 624	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	506 of 639	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	437 of 619	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	500 of 638	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	460 of 630	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	489 of 599	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	460 of 594	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.6	348 of 597	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	277 of 589	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	244 of 580	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	324 of 577	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.0	452 of 566	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.9	347 of 559	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.1	285 of 557	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.4	286 of 550	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.3	323 of 542	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	60.0	144 of 421	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	310 of 412	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	89.6	7 of 84	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	56.9	43 of 104	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	52 of 82	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	449 of 589	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	414 of 581	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	358 of 565	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	398 of 580	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	284 of 573	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	286 of 554	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	261 of 588	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.2	488 of 570	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	105 of 156	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	88.1	11 of 115	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.8	10 of 86	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	478 of 624	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	447 of 613	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	354 of 599	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	333 of 608	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.1	82 of 600	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	131 of 580	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	273 of 600	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.7	516 of 588	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	528 of 583	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	457 of 586	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	442 of 568	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	364 of 582	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.3	155 of 579	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	217 of 561	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	366 of 590	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	481 of 571	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	218 of 472	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.8	415 of 457	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2019)66th percentile+17 vs school

White (2019)54th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%-19 vs state

Science30%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 27, 2019

This school continues to overcome obstacles from high poverty to high ELL population. Now they have become a Language Immersion School offering Spanish beginning at the 5K level. 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	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 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
Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4552 Augusta Road	Clearwater	29822	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7240	338	27	12.3		79 (23.4%)	86 (25.4%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	23.3	506^th of 649 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.3	471^st of 640 public elementary schools	26.4%	35	59.6	51.0	48.9	46.2	28.0	28.9	30.0	$14,515	$1,326	$1,097	$2,424	$11,050	$1,042	$12,091
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Flint Drive	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7180	572	40	14.3		271 (47.4%)	121 (21.2%)	130 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	16.3	562^nd of 649 public elementary schools	13.4%		23.8	500^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.9%	62	51.7	53.9	41.1	44.8	19.6	23.3	23.5	$12,643	$872	$1,160	$2,032	$9,644	$967	$10,611
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	617	44	14.0		317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	68.2	201^st of 649 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.1	150^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.6%	51	76.1	73.2	83.8	57.9	51.2	57.5	50.0	$12,906	$1,352	$1,065	$2,417	$9,381	$1,108	$10,489
North Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Spring Grove Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6280	610	43	14.1		221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	47	330^th of 649 public elementary schools	49.2%		34.1	425^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.6%	95	66.4	66.7	53.8	50.4	46.7	40.6	52.9	$12,031	$836	$1,068	$1,905	$9,075	$1,051	$10,126
Gloverville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Gloria Rush Circle	Gloverville	29828	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7280	350	28	12.5		186 (53.1%)	95 (27.1%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	47.9	321^st of 649 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.4	251^st of 640 public elementary schools	60.8%	70	63.6	68.1	51.8	56.3	57.4	46.5	38.3	$16,002	$1,473	$1,134	$2,607	$12,336	$1,060	$13,396
Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	700	47	14.8		275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	53.9	282^nd of 649 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.1	296^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.8%	14	61.2	72.3	75.9	54.1	41.0	52.7	41.1	$11,821	$1,060	$1,073	$2,133	$8,733	$955	$9,688
Hammond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 West Woodlawn Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6170	706	47	15.0		397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	89.5	55^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.5%		82.1	103^rd of 640 public elementary schools	83.9%	48	80.0	84.6	81.7	78.3	76.0	73.3	67.3	$12,399	$768	$1,037	$1,805	$9,534	$1,059	$10,593
Warrenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	569 Howlandville Road	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4270	391	30	13.0		214 (54.7%)	67 (17.1%)	65 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	54	281^st of 649 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.9	326^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.1%	45	63.9	64.5	60.8	64.0	51.6	43.2	50.8	$14,446	$1,117	$1,279	$2,396	$11,076	$974	$12,050
Graniteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Willis Circle	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-9998	417	30	13.9		170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	46.7	333^rd of 649 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.8	410^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.9%	77	65.0	65.5	60.0	53.3	47.3	40.0	45.4	$10,525	$852	$898	$1,750	$7,777	$997	$8,774
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4320	708	46	15.3		251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	44	358^th of 649 public elementary schools	44.8%		50.3	307^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.0%	51	70.3	62.2	64.1	64.5	31.9	36.0	31.9	$11,143	$737	$1,128	$1,865	$8,278	$1,000	$9,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Clearwater Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clearwater Elementary?

Students at Clearwater Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 25% African American, 23% White, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clearwater Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clearwater Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle
High : Midland Valley High

Is Clearwater Elementary a good school?

Clearwater Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Clearwater Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Clearwater Elementary.

What district is Clearwater Elementary in?

Aiken 01

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