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Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary is a public elementary school serving 374 students in grades PK-5 in Ridge Spring, South Carolina, which is part of the Aiken 01 school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average.

Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 61.8% statewide and 61.2% in the Aiken 01 district. The school's performance gaps are particularly pronounced in 5th grade Mathematics, where only 14.2% of students were proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide and 42% in the Aiken 01 district. Neighboring schools like W.E. Parker Elementary and Hollywood Elementary have generally outperformed Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary in academic assessments.

Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 22.3% to 28.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates observed at nearby schools like J.D. Lever Elementary and W.E. Parker Elementary. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary.

410

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,201

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

422 Hazzard Circle
Ridge Spring, SC 29129

(803) 685-2000

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

22.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg56%

492^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Aiken 01

39^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
2025	25.1	492 of 640	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	534 of 638	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	493 of 644	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	504 of 625	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	465 of 622	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	559 of 643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	527 of 624	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	583 of 639	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	583 of 630	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	565 of 599	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	534 of 594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	574 of 597	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	563 of 589	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	567 of 580	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	544 of 577	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	537 of 566	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	499 of 559	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.9	533 of 557	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	24.5	459 of 550	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.6	469 of 542	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	324 of 381	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	281 of 369	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	277 of 393	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	335 of 350	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	347 of 421	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	281 of 412	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	486 of 581	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	508 of 565	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	441 of 580	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	428 of 573	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	433 of 554	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	534 of 588	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	506 of 570	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	457 of 613	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	490 of 599	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	422 of 608	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	462 of 600	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	416 of 580	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	518 of 600	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	500 of 588	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	428 of 586	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	447 of 568	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	470 of 582	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	508 of 579	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	443 of 561	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	462 of 590	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	468 of 571	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	393 of 460	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	441 of 455	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	379 of 439	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	463 of 472	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	451 of 457	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-13 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 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 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
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 Hazzard Circle	Ridge Spring	29129	Saluda County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2000	410	29	14.3		159 (38.8%)	125 (30.5%)	90 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	25.1	492^nd of 640 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	534^th of 638 public elementary schools	16.3%	42	47.4	58.7	41.3	40.4	44.4	14.2	38.1	$15,201	$1,472	$1,176	$2,648	$11,410	$1,144	$12,553
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 Lee Street	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 275-1755	276	25	11.1		57 (20.7%)	158 (57.2%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.2%)	17.9	540^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.6%		10.5	592^nd of 638 public elementary schools	7.2%	52	55.3	43.6	40.5	42.6	23.1	27.7	18.0	$19,037	$2,334	$962	$3,296	$14,167	$1,574	$15,741
Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-4452	525	44	12.0		258 (49.1%)	132 (25.1%)	89 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$16,268	$1,828	$961	$2,789	$11,728	$1,750	$13,479
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	36	11.9		212 (49.4%)	122 (28.4%)	71 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	26.6	474^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.9%		20	522^nd of 638 public elementary schools	18.2%	48	42.7	47.4	54.8	42.4	41.0	43.7	25.9	$16,854	$2,462	$1,012	$3,474	$11,355	$2,025	$13,380
Saluda Elementary	Public	3-5	400 West Butler Avenue	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2564	397	28	14.4		70 (17.6%)	93 (23.4%)	224 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	9.1	610^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.7%		15.9	547^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.3%	63	34.7	29.9	52.1	24.1	20.2	24.4	14.9	$11,570	$1,529	$979	$2,508	$7,894	$1,168	$9,062
Saluda Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Matthews Drive	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-2469	474	32	14.8		82 (17.3%)	99 (20.9%)	286 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)								$13,141	$1,416	$884	$2,301	$9,306	$1,534	$10,840
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 South East Diggs Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 275-1752	215	21	10.0		47 (21.9%)	93 (43.3%)	50 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.6%)	25.7	484^th of 640 public elementary schools	24.4%		9	611^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.2%	127	25.0	53.0	50.0	37.5	47.1	35.7	35.3	$17,829	$2,107	$984	$3,091	$12,587	$2,152	$14,738
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%)	25.3	488^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.8	499^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.8%	11	54.9	50.0	43.0	47.6	38.5	24.5	34.7	$13,333	$1,152	$1,188	$2,340	$10,022	$971	$10,993
W. E. Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Crest Road	Edgefield	29824	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 637-4020	339	30	11.3		129 (38.1%)	167 (49.3%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	46.3	332^nd of 640 public elementary schools	48.1%		36.8	402^nd of 638 public elementary schools	37.0%	70	66.6	72.1	47.4	64.9	45.9	21.1	41.0	$16,370	$1,476	$977	$2,453	$12,423	$1,494	$13,918
Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1600	823	66	12.5		541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	39.2	386^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.4	442^nd of 638 public elementary schools	30.7%	56	58.8	66.4	50.4	46.6	50.5	26.0	42.5	$16,409	$1,300	$690	$1,990	$12,938	$1,481	$14,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High

Is Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary a good school?

Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary in?

Aiken 01

What is the racial makeup of Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary?

Students at Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary are 39% White, 30% African American, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary.

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