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North Aiken Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Aiken Elementary is a PK-5 school in Aiken, SC, serving 440 students within the Aiken 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and the school currently ranks in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools.

The most pressing concern for parents is chronic absenteeism: 33.6% of students miss significant school time, nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby Byrd Elementary (10.2%) or Warrenville Elementary (14.0%). This attendance crisis likely contributes to a dramatic "4th grade math cliff"—while 57.3% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, only 18.6% of 4th graders are, a 39-point drop that is far steeper than at any comparable school. By contrast, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary maintains 63.5% proficiency in 4th grade math. The school also spends more per student ($13,875) than Millbrook Elementary ($12,264), yet Millbrook ranks at the 76th percentile compared to North Aiken's 21st, raising questions about resource efficiency.

There is encouraging news, however. In 2024-2025, the school posted remarkable gains: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency jumped from 20.4% to 53.7%, and 5th-grade ELA rose from 23.3% to 54.1%. The school also excels with its African American students, ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide for that subgroup—a dramatic improvement from the 15th percentile the prior year. While East Aiken School of the Arts, just 2.2 miles away, outperforms North Aiken in nearly every metric, the recent academic momentum suggests interventions may be taking hold. For parents, the key takeaway is that attendance and upper-grade math support will be critical, but the school shows genuine signs of progress worth watching.

440

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,875

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Bears Rock Road
Aiken, SC 29801

(803) 641-2690

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend North Aiken Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Schofield Middle
High:	Aiken High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

White:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg58%

519^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	22.7	519 of 661	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	573 of 644	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	585 of 625	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	578 of 622	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	552 of 643	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	550 of 624	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	529 of 619	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	545 of 638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	600 of 630	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	567 of 599	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	574 of 594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	527 of 597	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	503 of 589	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	423 of 580	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	424 of 577	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	442 of 566	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	443 of 559	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	456 of 557	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.8	496 of 550	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.5	479 of 542	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	215 of 384	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	139 of 380	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	311 of 369	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	330 of 394	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	370 of 393	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	328 of 350	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	243 of 421	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	253 of 412	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	499 of 599	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	457 of 580	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	521 of 568	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	516 of 580	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	548 of 573	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	520 of 554	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	514 of 588	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	505 of 570	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	449 of 634	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	336 of 612	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	526 of 602	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	512 of 608	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	555 of 600	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	508 of 580	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	498 of 600	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	490 of 588	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	465 of 591	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	399 of 585	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.7	532 of 571	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	533 of 582	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	529 of 579	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	523 of 561	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	513 of 590	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	509 of 571	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-22 vs state

Science28%-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)	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 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
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	100.0%	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	$13,875	$1,067	$1,174	$2,240	$10,318	$1,316	$11,634
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	100.0%	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	$12,989	$1,218	$1,174	$2,393	$9,648	$949	$10,596
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	62.9%	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	$12,264	$1,056	$1,048	$2,104	$9,203	$957	$10,160
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	100.0%	193 (42.7%)	155 (34.3%)	61 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	23.9	509^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.0%		25.3	487^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.8%	22	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
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	100.0%	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	$13,252	$1,381	$1,084	$2,465	$9,561	$1,227	$10,788
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	100.0%	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	$14,446	$1,117	$1,279	$2,396	$11,076	$974	$12,050
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	56.8%	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	$12,345	$707	$1,118	$1,825	$9,524	$996	$10,520
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	100.0%	170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	46.6	339^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.8	409^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.0%	70	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	58.3%	251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	43.9	364^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.9%		50.3	307^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.0%	57	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
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	100.0%	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	$13,511	$1,237	$1,113	$2,350	$10,151	$1,009	$11,161

Frequently Asked Questions about North Aiken Elementary

Is North Aiken Elementary a good school?

North Aiken Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Aiken Elementary?

Students at North Aiken Elementary are 63% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Aiken Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended North Aiken Elementary.

What schools do graduates of North Aiken Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Aiken Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Schofield Middle
High : Aiken High

What district is North Aiken Elementary in?

Aiken 01

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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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