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Aiken Elementary

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Aiken Elementary ranks 217 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Aiken Elementary is a public elementary school serving 525 students in grades PK-5 in Aiken, South Carolina, which is part of the Aiken 01 school district. Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, Aiken Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state on standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts.

Aiken Elementary's strong academic performance is evident across grade levels and student subgroups. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 72.6%, compared to 61.2% for the district and 61.8% for the state. Additionally, Aiken Elementary's White and African American students performed exceptionally well, ranking 61st and 118th, respectively, out of all South Carolina elementary schools. This indicates the school is effectively serving its diverse student population.

While Aiken Elementary excels in many areas, it has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.0% to 28.7% over the past few years. This is an area the school could focus on improving to ensure more consistent student attendance. Overall, Aiken Elementary is a strong-performing school that provides an excellent education for its students, even as it faces challenges common to high-poverty schools. By addressing areas like chronic absenteeism, the school can continue to build on its successes and better serve its diverse learners.

508

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,252

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Pine Log Road
Aiken, SC 29803

(803) 641-2740

District: Aiken 01

Students who attend Aiken Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Schofield Middle
High:	Aiken High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.1%

White:

41.5%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aiken 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg56%

217^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	66.0	217 of 640	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	286 of 638	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	239 of 644	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	260 of 625	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	343 of 622	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	201 of 643	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	256 of 624	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	200 of 639	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	188 of 619	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	176 of 638	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	202 of 630	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	245 of 599	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.9	118 of 594	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	126 of 597	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	113 of 589	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	88 of 580	84.8%	★★★★☆
2008	81.3	70 of 577	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.7	88 of 566	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	62 of 559	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	68 of 557	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	88.9	25 of 550	95.5%	★★★★★
2003	86.8	33 of 542	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	118 of 381	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	146 of 369	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	180 of 394	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	162 of 393	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	179 of 350	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	136 of 421	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	165 of 412	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	93 of 151	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	110 of 189	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	235 of 581	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	246 of 565	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	231 of 580	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	240 of 573	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	357 of 554	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	231 of 588	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	289 of 570	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	229 of 613	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	319 of 599	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	282 of 608	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	257 of 600	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	385 of 580	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	207 of 600	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	269 of 588	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	196 of 586	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	274 of 568	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	229 of 582	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	271 of 579	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	293 of 561	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	176 of 590	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	208 of 571	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	61 of 460	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	209 of 441	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	130 of 463	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	154 of 455	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	228 of 439	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.7	89 of 472	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	178 of 457	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)87th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Science54%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Aiken Elementary

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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
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%)	66	217^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.1%		54.6	286^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.2%	69	72.6	73.6	63.7	57.1	58.3	49.4	54.1	$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		214 (54.7%)	67 (17.1%)	65 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	46.9	326^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.1%		49.4	325^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.1%	1	64.4	58.2	54.3	57.6	49.1	35.7	50.9	$14,446	$1,117	$1,279	$2,396	$11,076	$974	$12,050
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%)	73.6	175^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.7%		65.2	215^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.3%	40	72.8	76.1	67.7	68.4	59.8	56.2	53.9	$12,264	$1,056	$1,048	$2,104	$9,203	$957	$10,160
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%)	60.4	251^st of 640 public elementary schools	60.8%		65.4	214^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.5%	37	66.0	67.2	60.0	62.0	55.2	46.0	53.4	$16,002	$1,473	$1,134	$2,607	$12,336	$1,060	$13,396
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%)	64.8	224^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.0%		65.8	211^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.9%	13	59.8	73.6	76.1	48.6	58.1	63.5	50.4	$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		170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	35.8	410^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.9%		35.3	409^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.9%	1	60.0	53.1	55.4	50.8	27.3	45.9	33.3	$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%)	50.3	307^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.0%		38.1	394^th of 638 public elementary schools	38.2%	87	68.7	69.0	60.2	56.6	49.5	30.1	39.8	$11,143	$737	$1,128	$1,865	$8,278	$1,000	$9,278
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%)	29.4	455^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.9%		11.5	582^nd of 638 public elementary schools	8.8%	127	53.7	43.5	54.1	50.7	29.0	39.3	37.3	$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		203 (38.0%)	219 (41.0%)	46 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	75.8	156^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.6%		60.6	240^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.4%	84	70.2	78.4	68.7	56.4	71.2	62.7	59.8	$12,989	$1,218	$1,174	$2,393	$9,648	$949	$10,596
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%)	23.8	500^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.9%		23.1	494^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.6%	6	55.2	48.2	57.0	38.1	21.7	31.0	24.1	$12,643	$872	$1,160	$2,032	$9,644	$967	$10,611

Frequently Asked Questions about Aiken Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Aiken Elementary?

Students at Aiken Elementary are 43% African American, 42% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Aiken Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Aiken Elementary.

What district is Aiken Elementary in?

Aiken 01

What schools do graduates of Aiken Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aiken Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Schofield Middle
High : Aiken High

Is Aiken Elementary a good school?

Aiken Elementary ranks 217^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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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