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Cedar Grove Elementary

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Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 120 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Elementary in Williamston, SC, serves approximately 596 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly-ranked Anderson 01 district, which holds a 5-star rating statewide.

Cedar Grove is a solid, upper-quartile school with a current 4-star rating and an 82nd percentile statewide ranking. Its most impressive strength is how well it serves students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds—these students perform in the 93rd percentile statewide, a remarkable achievement that outpaces the school's overall ranking. The school also does well supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the 78th percentile. Academically, English Language Arts is a clear strength, with proficiency rates in grades 3-5 (77%, 82.5%, and 78.3%) running 13-17 points above state averages. Math is more uneven: 3rd grade is strong (72.6%), but 5th grade math (53.8%) lags significantly behind the district average (63.8%) and has been a persistent weak spot. Chronic absenteeism (17.8%) is below the state average (22.3%), which is notable given the school's high percentage of low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools, Cedar Grove holds its own. It outperforms Palmetto Elementary (just 2.9 miles away) by 15-20 points in most subjects, despite both serving similar communities. It also edges out West Pelzer Elementary in overall ranking (82nd vs. 78th percentile) while spending significantly less per student ($11,395 vs. $14,604). However, Spearman Elementary (same district) ranks higher overall (94th percentile) and shows notably stronger math scores across all grades. Cedar Grove's efficiency—achieving strong results, especially for disadvantaged students, at a lower cost than many peers—makes it a compelling choice for families, particularly those prioritizing literacy and equitable support for all learners.

596

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,395

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 Melvin Lane
Williamston, SC 29697

(864) 847-3500

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Palmetto Middle
High:	Palmetto High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg58%

120^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Anderson 01

3^rd of 75Anderson 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	80.2	120 of 649	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	179 of 640	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	123 of 638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	66 of 644	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	102 of 625	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	192 of 622	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	117 of 643	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	120 of 624	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	78 of 639	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	103 of 619	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	127 of 638	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	87 of 630	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	97 of 599	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	37 of 594	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	61 of 597	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	95 of 589	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	87.3	36 of 580	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	32 of 577	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	28 of 566	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.1	13 of 559	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.9	25 of 557	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	90.7	13 of 550	97.6%	★★★★★
2003	85.9	41 of 542	92.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	34 of 154	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	20 of 122	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	54 of 189	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	95 of 589	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	173 of 581	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	115 of 565	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	60 of 580	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	115 of 573	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	208 of 554	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	163 of 588	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	133 of 570	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	46 of 624	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	74.3	127 of 613	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	67 of 599	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.4	14 of 608	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	36 of 600	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.5	150 of 580	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	73 of 600	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	70 of 588	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	122 of 583	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	156 of 586	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	116 of 568	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	84 of 579	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	148 of 561	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	84 of 590	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	105 of 571	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	189 of 454	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	210 of 460	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	164 of 441	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	119 of 463	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	182 of 455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	251 of 439	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	172 of 472	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	201 of 457	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts79%+15 vs state

Mathematics64%+10 vs state

Science63%+11 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	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Melvin Lane	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-3500	596	43	13.9		459 (77.0%)	28 (4.7%)	75 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	80.2	120^th of 649 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.4	179^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.0%	59	77.0	82.5	78.3			72.6	66.0	53.8			62.7		$11,395	$1,576	$527	$2,104	$8,172	$1,119	$9,291
Palmetto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Roberts Boulevard	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 847-5442	572	44	12.9		345 (60.3%)	40 (7.0%)	141 (24.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	48.6	320^th of 649 public elementary schools	50.7%		57.5	268^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.1%	52	58.0	68.8	60.5			55.6	45.0	48.4			46.3		$12,488	$2,012	$557	$2,569	$8,882	$1,038	$9,920
West Pelzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 West Stewart Street	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-6424	361	32	11.4		283 (78.4%)	14 (3.9%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	77.1	140^th of 649 public elementary schools	78.4%		83.2	92^nd of 640 public elementary schools	85.6%	48	77.3	69.8	77.8			66.1	55.8	66.7			65.1		$14,604	$2,407	$572	$2,979	$10,309	$1,316	$11,625
Marshall Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	218 Bannister Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7611	459	29	15.8		289 (63.0%)	66 (14.4%)	52 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)								(n/a)													$18,061	$2,604	$1,004	$3,608	$12,488	$1,965	$14,453
Belton Elementary	Public	3-5	202 Watkins Street	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 338-7738	379	26	14.5		239 (63.1%)	65 (17.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	72.4	175^th of 649 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.1	183^rd of 640 public elementary schools	71.4%	8	68.0	71.6	69.0			74.2	60.4	60.6			58.4		$13,639	$2,178	$837	$3,014	$9,248	$1,377	$10,625
Spearman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Easley Highway	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-9787	804	51	15.7		552 (68.7%)	84 (10.4%)	97 (12.1%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	90.9	42^nd of 649 public elementary schools	93.5%		87	68^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.4%	26	83.6	81.4	75.4			83.6	80.7	71.6			80.0		$10,642	$1,476	$390	$1,866	$7,738	$1,038	$8,776
Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	91.6	38^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.1%		82.9	96^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.0%	58	90.0	80.3	91.8	79.6	78.3	87.1	72.7	79.6	71.1	52.1	58.2	80.0	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944
Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	675	49	13.6		504 (74.7%)	82 (12.1%)	32 (4.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	87.5	70^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.8	90^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.9%	20	84.0	81.4	77.1			78.0	73.5	63.6			71.7		$14,158	$2,199	$763	$2,961	$9,645	$1,552	$11,196
Ellen Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9122 Augusta Road	Pelzer	29669	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4900	1,071	54	19.8		564 (52.7%)	234 (21.8%)	175 (16.3%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.2%)	70.2	188^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.0%		72	185^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.1%	3	82.8	72.1	64.4			73.6	58.8	47.6			57.6		$9,732	$999	$579	$1,578	$7,602	$552	$8,154
North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	504	33	15.3		348 (69.0%)	69 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	83.2	101^st of 649 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.5	81^st of 640 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	75.9	83.8	84.7			63.8	65.0	70.6			66.3		$15,510	$1,949	$1,145	$3,094	$10,576	$1,841	$12,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Elementary?

Students at Cedar Grove Elementary are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Cedar Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Cedar Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palmetto Middle
High : Palmetto High

What district is Cedar Grove Elementary in?

Anderson 01

Is Cedar Grove Elementary a good school?

Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 120^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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