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Pendleton High

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Pendleton High ranks 91 st of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 63% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Pendleton High serves approximately 924 students in grades 9-12 in Anderson, SC, as part of the highly regarded Anderson 04 district, which ranks in the top 5% of districts statewide.

Pendleton High is a solid, above-average school with several notable strengths. The graduation rate of 92.6% exceeds the state average by nearly 6 points, and the dropout rate of just 0.7% is one-third the state average. The school also shines with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide in the most recent year—a remarkable jump from the 39th percentile just two years prior. In English courses, Pendleton students outperform most nearby schools, including Liberty High and Westside High, with 87% proficiency in English 2. However, the school faces challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 29.4% of students—well above the state average of 22.3% and dramatically higher than the district's own 17.0% rate. Additionally, math performance lags behind the district's other schools, with Algebra 1 proficiency consistently running about 7 points below the district average. The school's overall ranking has slipped recently, from the 74th to the 63rd percentile, driven largely by declining outcomes for certain student subgroups.

For parents, the picture is mixed but promising. Pendleton spends more per student ($14,224) than most nearby schools, including T. L. Hanna High ($11,896) and D. W. Daniel High ($11,554), yet those lower-spending schools post stronger overall test scores. The school's success with advanced learners demonstrates its capacity for excellence, but the persistent absenteeism and uneven subgroup performance suggest that targeted support could help more students thrive. Families should weigh the strong graduation outcomes and English instruction against the attendance concerns when considering this school.

924

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,224

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7324 Highway 187
Anderson, SC 29625

(864) 403-2100

District: Anderson 04

Feeder schools for Pendleton High:

Elementary:	La France Elementary
	Mt. Lebanon Elementary
	Pendleton Elementary
	Townville Elementary
Middle:	Riverside Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

African American:

15.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

South Carolina avg69%

91^st of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	62.8	91 of 248	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	62 of 240	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	57 of 243	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	32 of 237	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	42 of 226	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	30 of 227	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	47 of 225	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	25 of 216	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	62.9	44 of 223	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	57.6	73 of 231	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	63 of 232	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	66.0	68 of 210	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.5	34 of 203	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	60 of 202	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	56.5	88 of 199	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	61 of 188	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	88.3	9 of 185	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	78.5	11 of 191	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	69.2	48 of 191	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	72.2	37 of 187	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.5	61 of 196	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	46 of 197	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	16 of 190	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	16 of 178	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	35 of 184	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	37 of 183	79.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	20 of 141	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	25 of 139	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	25 of 143	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	10 of 137	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	89 of 229	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.7	51 of 229	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	54 of 231	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	28 of 223	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	36 of 220	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	27 of 213	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	18 of 210	91.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	13 of 155	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	67.2	50 of 154	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	97 of 158	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	116 of 156	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	124 of 241	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	93 of 230	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	58 of 235	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	25 of 226	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	20 of 220	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	15 of 213	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.2	39 of 217	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	12 of 214	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	89 of 233	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	84 of 228	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	59 of 234	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	31 of 229	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	32 of 224	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	31 of 215	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	62 of 218	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	40 of 213	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	99 of 203	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	101 of 200	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	106 of 202	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	61 of 197	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	63 of 192	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	65 of 189	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	50 of 185	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+3 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 264%+3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution62%~ state avg

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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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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 High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	924	58	15.9	61.6%	678 (73.4%)	142 (15.4%)	41 (4.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	62.8	91^st of 248 public high schools	63.3%		65.4	62^nd of 240 public high schools	74.2%	29									63.5	62.0	87.0	$14,224	$302	$943	$1,245	$10,187	$2,793	$12,980
Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,687	97	17.3	80.5%	608 (36.0%)	649 (38.5%)	286 (17.0%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (7.6%)	25.1	196^th of 248 public high schools	21.0%		29.1	172^nd of 240 public high schools	28.3%	24									40.4	56.9	71.3	$12,139	$695	$933	$1,628	$8,936	$1,574	$10,511
D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17.0	42.9%	905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	75.4	50^th of 248 public high schools	79.8%		69.7	50^th of 240 public high schools	79.2%										69.8	70.3	89.9	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346
Anderson Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	315 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 222-4120	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,899	104	18.2	48.1%	1,048 (55.2%)	522 (27.5%)	152 (8.0%)	54 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.5%)	71.2	64^th of 248 public high schools	74.2%		64.5	66^th of 240 public high schools	72.5%	2									66.7	73.4	86.5	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332
Pickens County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	990 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4500	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 280-9806	391	11	37.2		245 (62.7%)	80 (20.5%)	45 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	32.8	169^th of 248 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)			38.0						40.4	45.5	86.4
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 202-6341	1,005	17	60.9		525 (52.2%)	295 (29.4%)	116 (11.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.5%)	2.8	242^nd of 248 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	41.2	26.8	28.5	3.4	5.7	8.5	17.6	13.6	19.2	22.1	65.9
Anderson Five Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1225 South McDuffie Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 260-5538	61	19	3.1	50.0%	45 (73.8%)	9 (14.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)										75.0		$13,146	$249	$284	$533	$11,157	$1,455	$12,613
Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	640	48	13.4	61.3%	525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	35	165^th of 248 public high schools	33.5%		37.1	148^th of 240 public high schools	38.3%	17									49.4	42.2	82.5	$14,484	$1,278	$529	$1,807	$10,918	$1,758	$12,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Pendleton High

What district is Pendleton High in?

Anderson 04

Is Pendleton High a good school?

Pendleton High ranks 91^st of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pendleton High?

Students at Pendleton High are 73% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pendleton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 924 students attended Pendleton High.

What schools feed into Pendleton High?

Pendleton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La France Elementary
Elementary : Mt. Lebanon Elementary
Elementary : Pendleton Elementary
Elementary : Townville Elementary
Middle : Riverside Middle

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