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Greendale Elementary

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Greendale Elementary ranks 477 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Greendale Elementary is a small PK-5 school in New Ellenton, SC, serving 333 students within the Aiken 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom third of South Carolina elementary schools, though it has shown brief periods of improvement, earning 2-star ratings in recent years.

The most striking pattern at Greendale is the dramatic difference in performance between grade levels. In English Language Arts, 5th graders shine—hitting 67.5% proficiency in 2025-2026, which is actually 5 points above the district average. Meanwhile, 3rd graders lag far behind at just 42.6% proficiency, a 25-point swing between grades. This suggests that something is working exceptionally well in the upper grades that could potentially be replicated schoolwide. The school also saw a remarkable jump in 4th grade science, from 22.4% to 50% proficiency in one year, exceeding the district average. However, math remains a serious concern across all grades, with proficiency rates hovering between 26% and 31.5%—consistently 13 to 25 points below district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Greendale spends more per student ($14,163) than higher-performing schools like Millbrook ($12,264) and Chukker Creek ($12,345), yet those schools achieve 3-4 star ratings. The school maintains a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, but chronic absenteeism (26.8%) exceeds state averages and likely impacts achievement. While Greendale's 5th grade ELA success and science improvement show real potential, the combination of persistent math struggles, high absenteeism, and inefficient spending suggests the school needs to examine how its resources are being used to better support all students.

333

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,024

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

92%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

505 South Boundary Avenue
New Ellenton, SC 29809

(803) 652-8170

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Greendale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
High:	Silver Bluff High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.6%

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 21% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg58%

477^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	27.7	477 of 661	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	466 of 639	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	469 of 643	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	371 of 644	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	481 of 625	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	469 of 622	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	481 of 643	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	443 of 624	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.9	388 of 639	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	371 of 619	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	385 of 638	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.6	509 of 630	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	430 of 599	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	435 of 594	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	440 of 597	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	424 of 589	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.1	291 of 580	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.1	375 of 577	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	351 of 566	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	285 of 559	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.0	232 of 557	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.0	258 of 550	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	44.6	331 of 542	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	276 of 380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	114 of 394	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	213 of 393	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	187 of 350	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	238 of 421	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	148 of 412	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	437 of 599	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	461 of 580	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	432 of 568	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	380 of 580	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	421 of 573	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	389 of 554	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	439 of 588	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	367 of 570	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	411 of 634	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	423 of 612	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	424 of 602	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.0	269 of 608	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	470 of 600	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	421 of 580	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	456 of 600	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	383 of 588	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	410 of 585	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	423 of 571	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	318 of 582	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	472 of 579	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	472 of 561	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	469 of 590	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	478 of 571	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	300 of 459	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	368 of 463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	403 of 472	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	442 of 457	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-10 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Boundary Avenue	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 652-8170	333	25	13.5	73.1%	121 (36.3%)	122 (36.6%)	48 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	27.7	477^th of 661 public elementary schools	27.8%		27.8	466^th of 639 public elementary schools	27.1%	11	42.6	58.0	67.5	31.5	26.0	30.0	50.0	92%		$14,024	$1,102	$678	$1,781	$11,017	$1,226	$12,243
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	52.5%	249 (43.1%)	211 (36.5%)	44 (7.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	59.6	255^th of 661 public elementary schools	61.4%		64.8	224^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.9%	31	58.1	69.6	68.9	59.2	50.0	51.2	61.8	93%		$12,641	$647	$741	$1,388	$10,069	$1,184	$11,253
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	58.3%	267 (40.2%)	232 (34.9%)	72 (10.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.2%)	75.4	155^th of 661 public elementary schools	76.6%		73.6	175^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.6%	20	74.3	78.3	74.7	64.2	57.6	56.1	67.5	96%		$12,690	$634	$602	$1,236	$10,433	$1,021	$11,454
Redcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Double Springs Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 827-3350	588	39	15.2	62.1%	248 (42.2%)	208 (35.4%)	74 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	30.9	450^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.9%		28.8	458^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.3%	8	61.6	50.5	63.3	43.4	28.7	44.3	27.5	94%		$12,202	$410	$616	$1,026	$10,187	$989	$11,176
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	74.2%	160 (37.5%)	76 (17.8%)	139 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	54	285^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.9%		32	434^th of 639 public elementary schools	32.1%	149	64.7	67.6	54.2	66.1	63.5	45.9	40.6	≥ 96%		$14,017	$778	$615	$1,392	$11,430	$1,195	$12,624
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	61.3%	211 (41.5%)	219 (43.1%)	32 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	59	257^th of 661 public elementary schools	61.1%		66	217^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.0%	40	65.9	69.4	67.1	52.9	61.1	38.5	63.9	≥ 96%		$13,698	$837	$637	$1,474	$11,005	$1,220	$12,225
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	63.1%	203 (38.0%)	219 (41.0%)	46 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	69.6	194^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.7%		75.8	156^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.6%	38	74.4	69.6	71.5	64.7	50.5	60.5	61.4	96%		$13,542	$1,178	$665	$1,843	$10,612	$1,086	$11,699
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	63.0%	214 (54.7%)	67 (17.1%)	65 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	53.8	287^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.6%		46.9	326^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.0%	39	63.9	64.5	60.8	64.0	51.6	43.2	50.8	≥ 96%		$14,818	$1,008	$809	$1,817	$11,879	$1,122	$13,001
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	57.8%	186 (53.1%)	95 (27.1%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	47.8	327^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.4	251^st of 639 public elementary schools	60.7%	76	63.6	68.1	51.8	56.3	57.4	46.5	38.3	94%		$14,644	$1,090	$658	$1,748	$11,682	$1,214	$12,896
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	84.2%	53 (12.0%)	279 (63.4%)	67 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	22.7	519^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.5%		29.4	454^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.0%	65	60.3	52.0	44.3	57.3	18.6	21.4	28.0	87%		$13,880	$860	$652	$1,511	$11,086	$1,282	$12,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Greendale Elementary

How many students attend Greendale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Greendale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Greendale Elementary?

Students at Greendale Elementary are 37% African American, 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Greendale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greendale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
High : Silver Bluff High

Is Greendale Elementary a good school?

Greendale Elementary ranks 477^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Greendale Elementary in?

Aiken 01

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data & dropout ratesOct 12, 2026

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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