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Varennes Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Varennes Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Anderson, South Carolina, with 367 students. Despite being part of the Anderson 05 school district, which is ranked 24 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Varennes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating.

Varennes Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors compared to its peers in the Anderson 05 district and the state of South Carolina. The school consistently underperforms in standardized test scores, with only 42.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.5% for the district and 61.8% for the state. Additionally, Varennes Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.2% to 25.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income households.

Interestingly, the other magnet schools in the Anderson 05 district, such as Concord Elementary, Nevitt Forest Elementary, and Calhoun Academy of the Arts, significantly outperform Varennes Elementary in academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Varennes Elementary may be unique and require targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its students.

389

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,075

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 Highway 29 South
Anderson, SC 29626

(864) 260-5215

District: Anderson 05

Students who attend Varennes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert Anderson Middle
High:	Westside High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.2%

Hispanic:

33.4%

White:

21.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 17 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg56%

493^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Anderson 05

24^th 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
2025	24.9	493 of 640	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	470 of 638	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	514 of 644	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	547 of 625	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	538 of 622	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	586 of 643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	563 of 624	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	547 of 639	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	541 of 619	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	478 of 638	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	551 of 630	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	527 of 599	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	396 of 597	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.9	493 of 589	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	375 of 580	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.4	354 of 577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.8	439 of 566	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.4	241 of 559	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.8	333 of 557	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.3	476 of 550	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.7	336 of 542	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	215 of 381	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	218 of 369	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	289 of 394	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	312 of 393	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	261 of 350	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	385 of 421	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	368 of 412	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	115 of 143	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	132 of 174	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	136 of 151	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	163 of 189	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	46 of 79	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	63 of 84	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	58 of 82	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	454 of 581	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	441 of 565	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	483 of 580	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	520 of 573	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	515 of 554	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	560 of 588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	512 of 570	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	107 of 156	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	61 of 115	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	87 of 115	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	64 of 86	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	77 of 104	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	383 of 613	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	363 of 599	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	415 of 608	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	499 of 600	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	489 of 580	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	537 of 600	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	451 of 586	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	423 of 568	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	466 of 582	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	494 of 579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	478 of 561	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	532 of 590	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	524 of 571	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	388 of 460	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	381 of 441	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	397 of 463	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	436 of 439	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	462 of 472	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	452 of 457	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-16 vs state

Mathematics40%-13 vs state

Science32%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Love this school! The entire staff is welcoming and accommodating. Thank you for taking such good care of all of the children there. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Wonderful school! Amazing teachers, administrators and faculty! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Terrible school. If the kids don't show up, parents fault at this age,then they don't learn. These kids are acidemicly way behind. Close Quote

Schools Near Varennes Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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
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%)	24.9	493^rd of 640 public elementary schools	23.0%		26.4	470^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.3%	23	42.3	50.0	48.0	34.0	50.0	37.4	32.2	$14,075	$2,094	$1,021	$3,115	$9,469	$1,491	$10,960
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
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%)	13.2	578^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.7%		20	523^rd of 638 public elementary schools	18.0%	55	36.5	34.6	45.6	31.7	32.8	26.5	29.1	$15,768	$1,874	$1,275	$3,150	$11,100	$1,518	$12,619
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%)	54	281^st of 640 public elementary schools	56.1%		58.7	260^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.2%	21	58.8	64.2	53.4	55.0	60.5	46.7	54.3	$14,755	$1,259	$759	$2,018	$11,190	$1,548	$12,737
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		181 (35.9%)	179 (35.5%)	71 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	52.8	291^st of 640 public elementary schools	54.5%		60	247^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.3%	44	57.5	63.0	56.1	55.1	58.0	42.5	54.3	$13,669	$1,396	$1,113	$2,509	$9,754	$1,406	$11,160
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%)	25.9	481^st of 640 public elementary schools	24.8%		34	421^st of 638 public elementary schools	34.0%	60	50.0	46.4	47.0	45.3	44.4	31.7	33.0	$13,232	$1,398	$1,075	$2,473	$9,493	$1,266	$10,759
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%)	71.4	191^st of 640 public elementary schools	70.2%		70	183^rd of 638 public elementary schools	71.3%	8	70.9	68.4	63.7	70.9	59.6	59.1	56.2	$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715
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		349 (56.7%)	155 (25.2%)	49 (8.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	79.9	117^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.7%		81.2	109^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.9%	8	71.7	72.8	72.5	72.7	65.2	67.0	59.7	$12,971	$859	$824	$1,683	$9,997	$1,291	$11,289
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%)	38.5	391^st of 640 public elementary schools	38.9%		39.1	388^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.2%	3	50.0	62.1	51.4	44.7	50.0	44.3	39.2	$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		150 (35.4%)	171 (40.3%)	57 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	36.2	406^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.6%		48	336^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.3%	70	53.0	46.1	65.2	40.9	42.8	47.8	33.3	$15,568	$1,480	$1,162	$2,642	$11,124	$1,803	$12,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Varennes Elementary

What district is Varennes Elementary in?

Anderson 05

How many students attend Varennes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Varennes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Varennes Elementary?

Students at Varennes Elementary are 36% African American, 33% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Varennes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Varennes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert Anderson Middle
High : Westside High

Is Varennes Elementary a good school?

Varennes Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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