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East Aiken School of the Arts

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East Aiken School of the Arts ranks 190 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

East Aiken School of the Arts is an arts-focused magnet elementary school (PK-5) in Aiken, SC, serving 534 students within the Aiken 01 school district. This school stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a student body where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, a combination that makes its success particularly noteworthy.

The school has shown a remarkable upward trajectory in recent years, jumping from the 51st-63rd percentile in state rankings over the past decade to the 76th percentile in 2024-2025 and maintaining a strong 71st percentile in 2025-2026. This improvement is especially evident in science, where 4th-grade proficiency reached 61.4% in 2025-2026—nearly 16 points above the district average and about 10 points above the state. The school also excels in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 91st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, earning a 5-star rating. While English Language Arts and science are clear strengths, math performance, though generally above district averages, remains an area for potential growth, with 4th-grade math proficiency at 50.5% compared to the state's 52.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, East Aiken is a clear academic leader. Its closest neighbor, North Aiken Elementary (2.21 miles away), ranks in the 21st percentile with a chronic absenteeism rate of 33.6%, while East Aiken outperforms it in every subject and grade level. Even against the highest-performing nearby school, Millbrook Elementary (76th percentile), East Aiken is competitive in ELA and significantly stronger in serving low-income and African American students. The school also achieves these results with mid-range spending ($12,989 per student), suggesting effective resource allocation rather than exceptional funding. Chronic absenteeism (19.3% in 2024-2025) remains a challenge, though it is notably better than the district average of 25.1%.

534

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,989

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 Old Wagener Road
Aiken, SC 29801

(803) 641-2450

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend East Aiken School of the Arts usually attend:

Middle:	M. B. Kennedy Middle
High:	South Aiken High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.0%

White:

38.0%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aiken 01

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg58%

190^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	69.8	190 of 649	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	156 of 640	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	240 of 638	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	288 of 644	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	232 of 625	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	288 of 622	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	242 of 643	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	307 of 624	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	296 of 639	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	306 of 619	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	349 of 638	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.6	309 of 630	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.4	421 of 599	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	423 of 594	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	456 of 597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	429 of 589	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	354 of 580	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.4	372 of 577	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	361 of 566	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	369 of 559	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.5	336 of 557	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.8	199 of 550	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.6	181 of 542	66.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	62 of 379	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	34 of 381	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	58.5	128 of 369	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	157 of 394	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	72 of 393	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	145 of 350	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	105 of 421	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	197 of 412	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	148 of 589	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	122 of 581	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	228 of 565	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	308 of 580	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	252 of 573	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	252 of 554	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	183 of 588	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	330 of 570	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	190 of 624	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.7	104 of 613	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	238 of 599	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	277 of 608	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	206 of 600	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	250 of 580	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	131 of 600	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	258 of 588	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	218 of 583	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	171 of 586	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	241 of 568	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	245 of 582	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	208 of 579	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	286 of 561	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	308 of 590	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	262 of 571	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	174 of 454	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	112 of 460	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	95 of 441	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	205 of 463	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	184 of 455	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	181 of 439	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	158 of 472	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	130 of 457	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)84th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+7 vs state

Science61%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

very poor administration, poor teacher training, poor transportation. If you child goes here watch them closely. cover up of poor performance and oversight. unable to meet federal requirements of schools: Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

if you child has special needs find another school! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Best kept secret in Aiken! 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
East Aiken School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Old Wagener Road	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2450	534	39	13.6		203 (38.0%)	219 (41.0%)	46 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	69.8	190^th of 649 public elementary schools	70.7%		75.8	156^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.6%	34	74.4	69.6	71.5	64.7	50.5	60.5	61.4	$12,989	$1,218	$1,174	$2,393	$9,648	$949	$10,596
North Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bears Rock Road	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2690	440	35	12.5		53 (12.0%)	279 (63.4%)	67 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	22.8	511^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.3%		29.4	455^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.9%	56	60.3	52.0	44.3	57.3	18.6	21.4	28.0	$13,875	$1,067	$1,174	$2,240	$10,318	$1,316	$11,634
Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2580	664	48	13.9		267 (40.2%)	232 (34.9%)	72 (10.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.2%)	75.5	153^rd of 649 public elementary schools	76.4%		73.6	175^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.7%	22	74.3	78.3	74.7	64.2	57.6	56.1	67.5	$12,264	$1,056	$1,048	$2,104	$9,203	$957	$10,160
Chukker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Chukker Creek Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2474	578	41	14.1		249 (43.1%)	211 (36.5%)	44 (7.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	59.7	249^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.6%		64.8	224^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.0%	25	58.1	69.6	68.9	59.2	50.0	51.2	61.8	$12,345	$707	$1,118	$1,825	$9,524	$996	$10,520
Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2740	508	36	14.1		211 (41.5%)	219 (43.1%)	32 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	59.1	251^st of 649 public elementary schools	61.3%		66	217^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.1%	34	65.9	69.4	67.1	52.9	61.1	38.5	63.9	$13,252	$1,381	$1,084	$2,465	$9,561	$1,227	$10,788
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 Charleston Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2560	427	33	12.9		160 (37.5%)	76 (17.8%)	139 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	54.1	279^th of 649 public elementary schools	57.0%		32	435^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.0%	156	64.7	67.6	54.2	66.1	63.5	45.9	40.6	$13,511	$1,237	$1,113	$2,350	$10,151	$1,009	$11,161
J. D. Lever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Columbia Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2760	452	36	12.5		193 (42.7%)	155 (34.3%)	61 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	23.9	501^st of 649 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.3	488^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.8%	13	52.9	51.2	43.4	54.4	37.9	26.7	30.5	$13,333	$1,152	$1,188	$2,340	$10,022	$971	$10,993
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Aiken School of the Arts

What schools do graduates of East Aiken School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend East Aiken School of the Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : M. B. Kennedy Middle
High : South Aiken High

What district is East Aiken School of the Arts in?

Aiken 01

What is the racial makeup of East Aiken School of the Arts?

Students at East Aiken School of the Arts are 41% African American, 38% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is East Aiken School of the Arts a good school?

East Aiken School of the Arts ranks 190^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Aiken School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended East Aiken School of the Arts.

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