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Nevitt Forest Elementary

Q: Is Nevitt Forest Elementary a good school?

Nevitt Forest Elementary ranks 414 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Nevitt Forest Elementary in Anderson, SC, is a Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 530 students in the Anderson 05 school district, a highly-rated district ranked in the 71st percentile statewide.

One of the most notable strengths at Nevitt Forest is its exceptional work with African American students, who consistently rank in the 78th percentile or higher statewide—a 4-star rating that places the school among the top performers for this group. The school also does well supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking above the state average for similar populations despite 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While the school's overall ranking sits in the 37th percentile, it has shown steady improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 11th percentile in 2015-2016. When compared to nearby schools, Nevitt Forest outperforms New Prospect Elementary and Varennes Elementary, though it trails higher-performing schools like Midway Elementary and North Pointe Elementary. Interestingly, Nevitt Forest spends less per student ($13,676) than some of these higher-ranked schools, suggesting that funding alone doesn't determine outcomes.

There are a few areas parents should know about. Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, with a 25.7% rate in 2024-2025—higher than both district and state averages, though it has improved from 35.8% in 2022-2023. Math proficiency also declines as students move up in grades, dropping from 52% in 3rd grade to just 32.6% in 5th grade. On the positive side, English Language Arts is a relative strength, with proficiency rates between 56% and 64% across grade levels. The school also shows a gender gap, with boys outperforming girls in recent years. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.5, the school has reasonable resources to address these challenges and continue its upward trajectory.

530

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,676

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Bolt Drive
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 260-5190

District: Anderson 05

Students who attend Nevitt Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenview Middle
High:	T. L. Hanna High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.7%

White:

14.9%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Anderson 05's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg58%

414^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Anderson 05

21^st of 75Anderson 05 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	37.7	414 of 661	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	390 of 639	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	391 of 643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	388 of 644	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	471 of 625	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	470 of 622	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	522 of 643	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	495 of 624	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	558 of 639	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	549 of 619	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	621 of 638	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	539 of 630	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	516 of 599	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.3	399 of 594	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	429 of 597	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.7	331 of 589	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	279 of 580	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.3	355 of 577	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	393 of 566	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.9	416 of 559	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.0	375 of 557	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.4	357 of 550	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.9	398 of 542	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	83 of 384	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	45 of 380	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	84 of 369	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	102 of 394	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	189 of 393	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	131 of 350	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	252 of 421	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	213 of 412	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	407 of 599	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	458 of 580	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	408 of 568	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	372 of 580	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	472 of 573	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	429 of 554	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	509 of 588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	493 of 570	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	311 of 634	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	271 of 612	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	265 of 602	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	260 of 608	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	410 of 600	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	408 of 580	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	465 of 600	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	423 of 588	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	367 of 591	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	295 of 585	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	313 of 571	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	341 of 582	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	406 of 579	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	438 of 561	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	471 of 590	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	437 of 571	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	40.6	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)78th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2023)37th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-5 vs state

Science44%-7 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 30, 2018

I am estatic my child doesn't have to go to that school anymore. The principal is nosey and the teachers are rude. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 29, 2018

My child is making very low grades since she has been at Nevittforest. She also complains about not understanding the way her teacher teaches Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, June 13, 2011

I am a graduate of Nevitt Forest Elementary; albeit from the late 1970s. How did this once wonderful school descend to its current status - ie.. one of the worst-ranked public elementary schools in South Carolina and with a population of about 97% receiving free lunch? This was once a wonderful, strong middle class school in a safe, clean and beautiful part of Anderson. It was an idyllic place in the 1960s - 1980s. How sad it has come to this! 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 (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
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	100.0%	79 (14.9%)	343 (64.7%)	50 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	37.7	414^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.4%		38.5	390^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.0%	24	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
Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 East Calhoun Street	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5090	424	33	12.8	100.0%	150 (35.4%)	171 (40.3%)	57 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	43.1	375^th of 661 public elementary schools	43.3%		36.2	405^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.6%	30	70.0	64.8	59.0				58.3	33.3	34.4				40.7		$15,568	$1,480	$1,162	$2,642	$11,124	$1,803	$12,927
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	100.0%	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
Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6	77.4%	353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	91.4	39^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.1%		82.9	96^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.0%	57	90.0	80.3	91.8	79.6	78.3		87.1	72.7	79.6	71.1	52.1		58.2	80.0	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944
Concord Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2701 Calrossie Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5105	615	40	15.4	55.8%	349 (56.7%)	155 (25.2%)	49 (8.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	74.1	167^th of 661 public elementary schools	74.7%		79.9	117^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.7%	50	71.5	71.7	79.8				66.0	65.1	52.1				62.3		$12,971	$859	$824	$1,683	$9,997	$1,291	$11,289
Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	675	49	13.6	39.4%	504 (74.7%)	82 (12.1%)	32 (4.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	87.4	71^st of 661 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.8	90^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.9%	19	84.0	81.4	77.1				78.0	73.5	63.6				71.7		$14,158	$2,199	$763	$2,961	$9,645	$1,552	$11,196
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	100.0%	83 (21.3%)	141 (36.2%)	130 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	22.9	517^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.8%		24.9	492^nd of 639 public elementary schools	23.0%	25	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
Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	504	34	14.8	100.0%	181 (35.9%)	179 (35.5%)	71 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	54.8	278^th of 661 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.8	291^st of 639 public elementary schools	54.5%	13	67.9	62.7	63.3				65.5	48.0	54.5				38.6		$13,669	$1,396	$1,113	$2,509	$9,754	$1,406	$11,160
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	100.0%	125 (29.8%)	166 (39.6%)	71 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	17.7	560^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.2	577^th of 639 public elementary schools	9.7%	17	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nevitt Forest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nevitt Forest Elementary?

Students at Nevitt Forest Elementary are 65% African American, 15% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Nevitt Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Nevitt Forest Elementary.

Is Nevitt Forest Elementary a good school?

Nevitt Forest Elementary ranks 414^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Nevitt Forest Elementary in?

Anderson 05

What schools do graduates of Nevitt Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nevitt Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenview Middle
High : T. L. Hanna High

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