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Spearman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Spearman Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Piedmont, SC, serving 804 students within the top-rated Anderson 01 school district. The school has earned a 5-star rating and currently ranks 42nd out of 649 elementary schools statewide—a significant jump from 68th the previous year, placing it in the 94th percentile of all South Carolina elementary schools.

Academically, Spearman excels across the board, with math as a standout strength. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 83.6%—more than 24 points above the state average—and 4th-grade science reached 80%, a remarkable 28 points above the state. English Language Arts scores also run 10-18 points above state averages in every grade. What truly sets Spearman apart, however, is how well it serves all students. Low-income students rank in the 97th percentile statewide, Hispanic students rank 2nd in the entire state, and students with disabilities rank in the 90th percentile—all while the school maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.7%, far below the state's 22.3%. The school achieves these results while spending less per student ($10,642) than many nearby schools, making it an exceptional value.

Compared to nearby options, Spearman outperforms Grove Elementary and Sue Cleveland Elementary in the Greenville 01 district by 20-30 percentage points in most subjects. It also surpasses Powdersville Elementary in nearly every grade and subject. Perhaps most notably, Spearman recently overtook its closest rival, Wren Elementary (just 2.6 miles away), which had historically been the area's top performer. With its rapid improvement trajectory, strong attendance, and proven success in closing achievement gaps, Spearman Elementary is quickly becoming one of the best elementary schools in the Upstate.

804

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,807

Per pupil spending ?

58.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

2001 Easley Highway
Piedmont, SC 29673

(864) 947-9787

District: Anderson 01

Students who attend Spearman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wren Middle
High:	Wren High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

12.1%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (79% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg58%

43^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	90.8	43 of 661	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	68 of 639	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	86 of 643	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	65 of 644	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	72 of 625	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	89 of 622	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	111 of 643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	78 of 624	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	84 of 639	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	76 of 619	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	123 of 638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	96 of 630	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	110 of 599	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	83 of 594	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	164 of 597	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	59.0	253 of 589	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	167 of 580	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	158 of 577	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	196 of 566	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.2	125 of 559	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	104 of 557	81.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.5	105 of 550	80.9%	★★★★☆
2003	80.8	90 of 542	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	75.1	60 of 369	83.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	16 of 156	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	17 of 143	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	17 of 174	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	25 of 151	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	52 of 122	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	46 of 189	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	87 of 161	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	44 of 599	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	85 of 580	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	75 of 568	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	84 of 580	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	58 of 573	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	77 of 554	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	132 of 588	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	90 of 570	84.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	21 of 196	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	26 of 101	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	36 of 147	75.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.8	2 of 159	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	22 of 634	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	56 of 612	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	95 of 602	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	57 of 608	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	106 of 600	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	69 of 580	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	145 of 600	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	46 of 588	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	37 of 591	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	55 of 585	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	94 of 571	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	49 of 582	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	90 of 579	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	103 of 561	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	98 of 590	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	75 of 571	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	80 of 463	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	86 of 459	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	107 of 446	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	85 of 463	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	95 of 455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	119 of 439	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	171 of 472	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	121 of 457	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+16 vs state

Science80%+28 vs state

Mathematics79%+25 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	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	94%		$13,807	$413	$11,145	$11,557	$1,128	$1,122	$2,250
Wren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Roper Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson 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	93%		$13,166	$381	$10,685	$11,066	$1,146	$954	$2,101
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	93%		$18,752	$501	$15,149	$15,650	$1,416	$1,685	$3,101
Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	555	37	15.2	48.0%	457 (82.3%)	26 (4.7%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	83.8	96^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.5%		73.9	168^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.7%	72	76.0	79.5	83.1	75.0	61.5	67.4	66.7	≥ 96%		$14,255	$314	$11,529	$11,843	$1,186	$1,226	$2,412
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	≥ 96%		$15,880	$470	$12,489	$12,959	$1,128	$1,793	$2,921
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	96%		$15,089	$437	$12,108	$12,544	$1,219	$1,326	$2,545
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	—	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	95%		$14,823	$1,967	$756	$2,723	$11,208	$892	$12,100
Concrete Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	535 Powdersville Main	Easley	29642	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4571	765	48	16.1	51.6%	508 (66.4%)	60 (7.8%)	103 (13.5%)	33 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)								(n/a)								92%		$12,407	$339	$10,485	$10,824	$1,124	$460	$1,583
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	39.1%	348 (69.0%)	69 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	83.1	103^rd of 661 public elementary schools	84.4%		85.5	81^st of 639 public elementary schools	87.3%	22	75.9	83.8	84.7	63.8	65.0	70.6	66.3	96%		$13,810	$1,628	$852	$2,479	$9,889	$1,441	$11,331
Powdersville Elementary	Public	3-5	139 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4431	765	46	16.7	49.0%	538 (70.3%)	47 (6.1%)	95 (12.4%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	82.6	105^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.4	89^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.1%	16	78.7	75.6	77.5	77.5	64.8	67.8	61.2	95%		$11,760	$359	$9,858	$10,216	$1,104	$440	$1,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Spearman Elementary

How many students attend Spearman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Spearman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Spearman Elementary?

Students at Spearman Elementary are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Spearman Elementary a good school?

Yes. Spearman Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Spearman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spearman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wren Middle
High : Wren High

What district is Spearman Elementary in?

Anderson 01

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