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West Pelzer Elementary

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West Pelzer Elementary ranks 141 st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West Pelzer Elementary is a small, PK-5 school in Pelzer, SC, serving 361 students as part of the highly-regarded Anderson 01 district, which ranks in the 96th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with students facing economic challenges. With over 80% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, West Pelzer ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low socio-economic status students—a 5-star rating that has been consistently strong for several years. The school invests heavily in student support, spending $14,604 per student and maintaining a low 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio. That's roughly 30-40% more per-student funding than nearby schools like Wren Elementary ($10,580) or Spearman Elementary ($10,642), and class sizes are far smaller than at Ellen Woodside Elementary (19.8:1). This investment appears to pay off—West Pelzer ranks in the 78th percentile overall (4 stars), while its closest neighbor, Palmetto Elementary just 1.14 miles away, sits at the 51st percentile. West Pelzer outperforms Palmetto in nearly every subject and grade level, including 3rd-grade math (66.1% vs. 55.6%) and 4th-grade science (65.1% vs. 46.3%).

There are a few areas parents should know about. The school shows clear strength in English Language Arts, with 3rd and 5th-grade proficiency rates (77.3% and 77.8%) above district and state averages. However, 4th-grade math is a persistent challenge, with only 55.8% proficiency—12 points below the district average. There's also a notable gap between male students (80th percentile statewide) and female students (67th percentile). On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 24.9% in 2021-2022 to just 12.8% in 2024-2025—far better than the state average of 22.3%—suggesting a school community that's increasingly engaged and committed to student success.

361

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,604

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 West Stewart Street
Pelzer, SC 29669

(864) 947-6424

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend West Pelzer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Palmetto Middle
High:	Palmetto High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Anderson 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg58%

141^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Anderson 01

2^nd 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	77.0	141 of 661	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	92 of 639	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	74 of 643	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	180 of 644	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	215 of 625	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	255 of 622	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	120 of 643	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	208 of 624	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	287 of 639	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.2	286 of 619	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	193 of 638	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.0	91 of 630	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	147 of 599	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	150 of 594	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	114 of 597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	89 of 589	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	95 of 580	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.0	75 of 577	87.0%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	105 of 566	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	100 of 559	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	153 of 557	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	151 of 550	72.5%	★★★★☆
2003	74.3	127 of 542	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	203 of 599	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	175 of 580	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	118 of 568	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	226 of 580	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	217 of 573	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	272 of 554	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	168 of 588	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	318 of 570	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	50 of 634	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	21 of 612	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	15 of 602	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	103 of 608	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	158 of 600	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	180 of 580	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	24 of 600	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	136 of 588	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	121 of 591	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	63 of 585	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	32 of 571	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	129 of 582	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	203 of 579	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	206 of 561	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	82 of 590	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	124 of 571	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	227 of 463	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	183 of 459	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	141 of 446	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	247 of 463	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	309 of 455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	315 of 439	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	186 of 472	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	299 of 457	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+11 vs state

Science65%+14 vs state

Mathematics63%+10 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
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	80.1%	283 (78.4%)	14 (3.9%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	77	141^st of 661 public elementary schools	78.7%		83.2	92^nd of 639 public elementary schools	85.6%	49	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
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	77.2%	345 (60.3%)	40 (7.0%)	141 (24.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	48.4	326^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.7%		57.5	268^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.1%	58	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
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	67.3%	459 (77.0%)	28 (4.7%)	75 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	80.1	122^nd of 661 public elementary schools	81.5%		73.4	179^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.0%	57	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
Spearman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Easley Highway	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-9787	804	51	15.7	58.0%	552 (68.7%)	84 (10.4%)	97 (12.1%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	90.8	43^rd of 661 public elementary schools	93.5%		87	68^th of 639 public elementary schools	89.4%	25	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
Sue Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Woodmont School Road Ext.	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4200	544	39	13.9	100.0%	209 (38.4%)	188 (34.6%)	95 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	49.2	322^nd of 661 public elementary schools	51.3%		48.4	317^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.4%	5	57.2	58.9	64.7	53.9	47.7	54.1	51.1	$14,808	$2,969	$804	$3,772	$10,339	$696	$11,036
Ellen Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9122 Augusta Road	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4900	1,071	54	19.8	68.9%	564 (52.7%)	234 (21.8%)	175 (16.3%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.2%)	70	192^nd of 661 public elementary schools	71.0%		72	185^th of 639 public elementary schools	71.0%	7	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
Wren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Roper Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5950	646	39	16.7	48.7%	511 (79.1%)	36 (5.6%)	60 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	90	50^th of 661 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.1	25^th of 639 public elementary schools	96.1%	25	84.1	87.0	81.6	76.6	87.9	62.3	72.9	$10,580	$1,474	$364	$1,837	$7,671	$1,073	$8,743
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	100.0%	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
Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Old Grove Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-5900	622	46	13.5	100.0%	71 (11.4%)	192 (30.9%)	333 (53.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	36.7	419^th of 661 public elementary schools	36.6%		25.7	482^nd of 639 public elementary schools	24.6%	63	56.7	54.3	53.9	57.5	32.9	42.2	45.7	$14,557	$2,964	$854	$3,818	$10,032	$707	$10,739
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	80.4%	239 (63.1%)	65 (17.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	72.3	178^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.1%		72.1	183^rd of 639 public elementary schools	71.4%	5	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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Pelzer Elementary

What district is West Pelzer Elementary in?

Anderson 01

What is the racial makeup of West Pelzer Elementary?

Students at West Pelzer Elementary are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend West Pelzer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended West Pelzer Elementary.

Is West Pelzer Elementary a good school?

West Pelzer Elementary ranks 141^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Pelzer Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Pelzer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palmetto Middle
High : Palmetto High

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