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Pendleton Elementary

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Pendleton Elementary ranks 214 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pendleton Elementary in Pendleton, SC, serves 547 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Anderson 04 school district, a highly-rated district that ranks in the 95th percentile statewide.

Pendleton Elementary has shown steady improvement over the past five years, climbing from the 46th percentile in 2020-2021 to its current ranking in the 68th percentile—its best performance yet. The school's most impressive strength is its work with students from low-income backgrounds. With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 71st percentile for this subgroup, outperforming its overall ranking. This suggests the school is particularly effective at supporting students who may face additional challenges. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism remarkably low at about 12.5%, which is roughly half the state average of 22.3%. However, parents should be aware of a notable "4th grade slump"—math proficiency drops sharply from 74.7% in 3rd grade to 46.2% in 4th grade, a pattern that has persisted for several years. Science scores also lag behind district peers, with only 53.9% of 4th graders proficient compared to the district average of 66%. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 18th percentile, suggesting that while the school excels at supporting students who need extra help, it may not yet provide enough enrichment for its highest-achieving learners.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Anderson 04 district, Pendleton is the lowest-ranked, trailing La France Elementary (95th percentile), Mt. Lebanon Elementary (91st percentile), and Townville Elementary (86th percentile). However, it outperforms several nearby schools in other districts, including Liberty Elementary (43rd percentile) and Centerville Elementary (49th percentile). With its upward trajectory and strong results for its core student population, Pendleton Elementary is a school on the rise—one that families should watch closely as it continues to improve.

547

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,290

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

≥ 96%

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

902 East Queen Street
Pendleton, SC 29670

(864) 403-2500

District: Anderson 04

Students who attend Pendleton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle
High:	Pendleton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

African American:

21.2%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the South Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Anderson 04's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg73%

South Carolina avg55%

214^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Anderson 04

4^th of 75Anderson 04 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	66.4	214 of 661	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	221 of 639	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	220 of 643	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	252 of 644	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	254 of 625	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	336 of 622	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	314 of 643	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	292 of 624	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	270 of 639	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	229 of 619	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	283 of 638	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	313 of 630	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	241 of 599	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	252 of 594	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	232 of 597	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.6	395 of 589	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	387 of 580	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	386 of 577	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	394 of 566	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.6	255 of 559	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.4	237 of 557	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.9	252 of 550	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.8	137 of 542	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	53.4	184 of 421	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	181 of 412	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	210 of 599	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	245 of 580	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	238 of 568	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	279 of 580	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	270 of 573	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	336 of 554	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	434 of 588	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	260 of 570	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	182 of 196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	85 of 101	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	187 of 634	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	172 of 612	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	206 of 602	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	217 of 608	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	196 of 600	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	330 of 580	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	224 of 600	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	203 of 588	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	197 of 591	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	185 of 585	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	182 of 571	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	214 of 582	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	210 of 579	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	239 of 561	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	141 of 590	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	243 of 571	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	153 of 463	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	250 of 459	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	232 of 446	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	274 of 463	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	204 of 455	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	282 of 439	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	308 of 472	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	289 of 457	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)56th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+5 vs state

Mathematics57%+7 vs state

Science57%+6 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 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	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
Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	547	41	13.4	—	325 (59.4%)	116 (21.2%)	28 (5.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	66.4	214^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.6%		65.5	221^st of 639 public elementary schools	65.4%	7	77.2	62.0	63.7	65.0	74.7	46.2	55.0	51.6	53.9	61.7	≥ 96%		$15,290	$1,020	$1,176	$2,196	$11,055	$2,039	$13,094
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4	37.5%	546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	90.9	42^nd of 661 public elementary schools	93.6%		88.8	56^th of 639 public elementary schools	91.2%	14	80.3	82.1	81.2		81.8	85.4	72.2		72.5		95%		$12,704	$791	$517	$1,308	$10,216	$1,179	$11,395
La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	450	31	14.5	66.4%	336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	92.5	34^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.1	30^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.3%	4	69.1	89.6	83.9	87.0	78.2	82.1	82.1	86.9	71.6	85.5	94%		$14,823	$790	$1,155	$1,945	$11,125	$1,753	$12,878
Mt. Lebanon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2850 Lebanon Road	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2400	459	35	13.1	55.6%	378 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	27 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	88.8	59^th of 661 public elementary schools	91.1%		92.6	33^rd of 639 public elementary schools	94.8%	26	73.9	83.5	83.3	83.1	61.5	76.8	80.5	71.5	72.6	75.4	95%		$15,106	$718	$1,001	$1,719	$11,639	$1,748	$13,387
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7	—	280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	45.2	355^th of 661 public elementary schools	46.3%		59.3	259^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.5%	96	55.2	59.8	63.6		42.4	49.4	53.5		45.4		93%		$12,717	$540	$609	$1,148	$10,554	$1,015	$11,569
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	637	43	14.6	—	518 (81.3%)	17 (2.7%)	51 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)								(n/a)											93%		$13,057	$1,092	$745	$1,837	$10,010	$1,211	$11,220
Ravenel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Ravenel School Road	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4450	530	41	12.9	73.0%	298 (56.2%)	122 (23.0%)	53 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	71.3	182^nd of 661 public elementary schools	72.5%		63.7	233^rd of 639 public elementary schools	63.5%	51	78.6	68.4	66.0		74.2	65.8	54.2		55.7		96%		$14,816	$219	$737	$955	$12,289	$1,572	$13,861
Centerville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1529 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5100	536	42	12.7	—	235 (43.8%)	165 (30.8%)	86 (16.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	46.7	338^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.9%		25.9	480^th of 639 public elementary schools	24.9%	142	56.1	63.0	66.7		42.9	48.0	55.2		43.9		95%		$14,299	$1,360	$992	$2,351	$10,569	$1,379	$11,948
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
Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	243	21	11.5	79.8%	206 (84.8%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	84.2	92^nd of 661 public elementary schools	86.1%		84.5	88^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.2%	4	87.6	82.7	78.0	68.8	87.5	68.9	68.3	56.3	69.0	50.1	90%		$19,664	$465	$1,430	$1,896	$14,782	$2,987	$17,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Pendleton Elementary

How many students attend Pendleton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Pendleton Elementary.

Is Pendleton Elementary a good school?

Pendleton Elementary ranks 214^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pendleton Elementary?

Students at Pendleton Elementary are 59% White, 21% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Pendleton Elementary in?

Anderson 04

What schools do graduates of Pendleton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pendleton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle
High : Pendleton High

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