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Iva Elementary

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Iva Elementary ranks 235 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Iva Elementary in Iva, SC, serves approximately 383 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly regarded Anderson 03 district, which ranks in the top 7% of districts statewide. The school has built a solid reputation for achieving respectable academic results despite serving a student population where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch—a significant challenge that the school has historically met with notable success.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this subgroup in recent years. This suggests effective support systems are in place for economically disadvantaged students. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, better than nearby Starr Elementary (14.5:1) and Flat Rock Elementary (14.3:1). In English Language Arts, Iva's 4th graders shine, with 77.1% proficiency—nearly 12 points above the state average. However, mathematics remains a persistent weakness, with 4th grade math proficiency (57.4%) falling 11 points below the district average. The school also spends more per student ($14,778) than nearby schools like Starr ($13,001), reflecting the additional resources needed for its high-poverty population.

Despite these strengths, Iva Elementary faces significant challenges. The school's overall statewide ranking has declined from 101st (84th percentile) in 2022-2023 to 235th (64th percentile) in the most recent year. Chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high at 23.9%, well above Flat Rock Elementary's 17.0% rate—a gap that likely contributes to academic struggles. The school also shows a widening gender gap, with boys outperforming girls by 10 percentile points. While Iva significantly outperforms New Prospect Elementary in Anderson 05 (which ranks in the 15th percentile with similar demographics), it trails Starr Elementary, the area's academic leader. For parents, Iva offers strong ELA instruction and dedicated support for disadvantaged students, but attendance improvement and math interventions will be critical to reversing the current downward trend.

383

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,778

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

803 Antreville Highway
Iva, SC 29655

(864) 348-6400

District: Anderson 03

Students who attend Iva Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Starr-Iva Middle
High:	Crescent High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

African American:

8.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2023 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2023) to 64th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg58%

235^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Anderson 03

5^th of 75Anderson 03 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	62.7	235 of 649	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	205 of 640	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	131 of 638	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	101 of 644	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	144 of 625	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	173 of 622	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	137 of 643	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	156 of 624	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.3	293 of 639	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	302 of 619	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	339 of 638	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.9	238 of 630	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	308 of 599	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.6	275 of 594	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	308 of 597	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	223 of 589	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	255 of 580	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	156 of 577	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	111 of 566	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	166 of 559	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	62.1	228 of 557	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.7	240 of 550	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	31.6	406 of 542	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	248 of 589	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	214 of 581	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	148 of 565	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	73 of 580	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	228 of 573	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	266 of 554	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	190 of 588	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	151 of 570	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	148 of 624	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	116 of 613	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	53 of 599	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	28 of 608	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	97 of 600	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	67 of 580	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	29 of 600	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	95 of 588	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	187 of 583	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	178 of 586	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	112 of 568	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	95 of 582	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	103 of 579	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	86 of 561	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	90 of 590	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	173 of 571	69.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	331 of 454	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	282 of 460	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	195 of 441	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	147 of 463	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	185 of 455	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	216 of 439	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	226 of 472	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	247 of 457	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Wonderful community and caring administrators who love their students and staff! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

I love Iva, we moved to the district just so our kids could go here. They really take time to get to know your child and work with them they best they can. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Great school, great faculty, and great students! Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th 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
Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	383	31	12.3		304 (79.4%)	34 (8.9%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	62.7	235^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	205^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.0%	30	59.4	77.1	62.0		61.7	57.4	56.2		57.4		$14,778	$1,729	$884	$2,614	$10,872	$1,293	$12,164
Starr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Professor Brown Lane	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 352-6154	525	36	14.5		405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	84.4	91^st of 649 public elementary schools	86.0%		89.8	50^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.2%	41	69.3	83.0	74.6		70.4	82.9	67.1		79.2		$13,001	$1,569	$775	$2,345	$9,518	$1,139	$10,657
Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lake Secession Road	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 446-2600	252	20	12.6		215 (85.3%)	28 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	46.3	336^th of 649 public elementary schools	48.2%		63.8	232^nd of 640 public elementary schools	63.8%	104	64.5	67.7	48.5	57.1	83.9	55.9	42.4	22.9	44.1	28.6	$13,942	$758	$410	$1,168	$10,414	$2,360	$12,774
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	429	30	14.3		315 (73.4%)	40 (9.3%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	60.5	245^th of 649 public elementary schools	62.2%		71.4	191^st of 640 public elementary schools	70.2%	54	56.3	73.0	56.9		56.2	60.3	55.4		69.8		$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715
Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	1136 Wright School Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-1776	193	14	13.6		156 (80.8%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	73.3	167^th of 649 public elementary schools	74.3%		91.8	38^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.1%	129	53.2	79.1	80.0		68.1	65.1	80.0		60.4		$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979
Homeland Park Primary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	3519 Wilmont Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5125	397	29	13.9		96 (24.2%)	141 (35.5%)	132 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)								(n/a)											$14,526	$1,578	$1,270	$2,849	$10,140	$1,538	$11,677
Varennes Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1820 Highway 29 South	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5215	389	30	13.0		83 (21.3%)	141 (36.2%)	130 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	22.9	509^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.6%		24.9	493^rd of 640 public elementary schools	23.0%	16	56.9	48.0	48.5		52.2	33.3	31.3		26.7		$14,075	$2,094	$1,021	$3,115	$9,469	$1,491	$10,960
Nevitt Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 Bolt Drive	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5190	530	37	14.5		79 (14.9%)	343 (64.7%)	50 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	37.8	408^th of 649 public elementary schools	37.1%		38.5	391^st of 640 public elementary schools	38.9%	17	55.9	58.7	64.0		52.0	39.7	32.6		44.4		$13,676	$1,525	$1,123	$2,647	$9,647	$1,382	$11,029
McLees Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4900 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3600	543	39	14.0		298 (54.9%)	127 (23.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	65.3	217^th of 649 public elementary schools	66.6%		54	281^st of 640 public elementary schools	56.1%	64	68.2	75.4	75.3		67.0	52.3	51.8		43.1		$14,755	$1,259	$759	$2,018	$11,190	$1,548	$12,737
New Prospect Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126 New Prospect Church Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5195	419	33	12.8		125 (29.8%)	166 (39.6%)	71 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	17.7	550^th of 649 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.2	578^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.7%	28	46.8	50.9	47.1		34.4	40.4	28.3		24.5		$15,768	$1,874	$1,275	$3,150	$11,100	$1,518	$12,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Iva Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Iva Elementary?

Students at Iva Elementary are 79% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Iva Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Iva Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Iva Elementary attend?

Students who attend Iva Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Starr-Iva Middle
High : Crescent High

What district is Iva Elementary in?

Anderson 03

Is Iva Elementary a good school?

Iva Elementary ranks 235^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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