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Blacksburg Elementary

Q: Is Blacksburg Elementary a good school?

Blacksburg Elementary ranks 473 rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Blacksburg Elementary is a mid-sized school in Blacksburg, SC, serving 323 students in grades 3 through 5 as part of the Cherokee 01 school district. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and currently holds a 1-star rating from the state.

The most notable strength at Blacksburg Elementary is its English Language Arts (ELA) instruction, which consistently outpaces its math performance. In the most recent school year, ELA proficiency climbed from 45% in 3rd grade to 58.6% in 4th and 62.8% in 5th grade—actually matching or exceeding state averages in the upper grades. This upward trajectory shows the school is effectively building literacy skills as students progress. Math proficiency, however, lags significantly behind, with rates hovering around 31-40% across all grade levels. This gap is especially stark when compared to nearby Corinth Elementary, just 10 miles away, where 5th grade math proficiency reaches 76.6% versus Blacksburg's 36.6%. The school also sits in the middle of its district, outperforming schools like Limestone-Central Elementary and B.D. Lee Elementary but trailing Grassy Pond Elementary.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 33.2% in 2021-2022 to 19.5% in 2024-2025—now below both the district (26.2%) and state (22.3%) averages. This is particularly noteworthy because the feeder school, Blacksburg Primary, has a much higher absenteeism rate of 29.9%, suggesting the elementary school is successfully addressing attendance issues. However, parents should be aware of some concerns: per-student spending has dropped dramatically from $12,674 to $5,284 over two years, and the school's support for disabled students saw a sharp decline in rankings. While the school faces real challenges, particularly in math, its literacy gains and attendance improvements show that targeted interventions can make a meaningful difference for students.

323

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,284

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

402 Hardin Street
Blacksburg, SC 29702

(864) 206-6518

District: Cherokee 01

Students who attend Blacksburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blacksburg Middle
High:	Blacksburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

African American:

11.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg58%

473^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Cherokee 01

57^th of 75Cherokee 01 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	28.0	473 of 661	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	408 of 639	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	427 of 643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	466 of 644	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	390 of 625	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	346 of 622	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	402 of 643	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	383 of 624	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	321 of 639	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	331 of 619	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	350 of 638	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	388 of 630	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.4	443 of 599	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	446 of 594	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	451 of 597	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	378 of 589	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	415 of 580	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.1	413 of 577	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	403 of 566	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.6	412 of 559	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.2	479 of 557	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.9	423 of 550	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.4	432 of 542	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	114 of 156	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.4	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	50 of 143	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	124 of 174	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	126 of 189	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	507 of 599	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	429 of 580	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	406 of 568	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	442 of 580	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	345 of 573	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	256 of 554	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	416 of 588	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	398 of 570	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	0.3	108 of 109	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	453 of 634	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.4	369 of 612	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	382 of 602	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	434 of 608	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	327 of 600	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	280 of 580	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	362 of 600	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	347 of 588	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	393 of 591	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	343 of 585	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	372 of 571	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	441 of 582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	401 of 579	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	385 of 561	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	355 of 590	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	341 of 571	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	441 of 463	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	418 of 459	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	409 of 446	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	435 of 463	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	377 of 439	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	425 of 472	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	416 of 457	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-9 vs state

Science38%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 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)		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 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
Blacksburg Elementary	Public	3-5	402 Hardin Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6518	323	23	13.9	100.0%	249 (77.1%)	37 (11.5%)	14 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	28	473^rd of 661 public elementary schools	28.4%		36	408^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.2%	65	45.0	58.6	62.8		40.0	31.7	36.6		37.5		$5,284	$1,495	$703	$2,198	$2,235	$851	$3,087
Blacksburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 East Cherokee Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6936	363	24	15.2	100.0%	273 (75.2%)	38 (10.5%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)								(n/a)											$5,370	$1,913	$627	$2,540	$1,983	$846	$2,829
Draytonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2373 Wilkinsville Highway	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6783	264	19	13.8	100.0%	163 (61.7%)	61 (23.1%)	13 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	26.4	487^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.1	477^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.4%	10	38.8	46.9	61.3		59.2	40.6	12.9		31.3		$5,675	$1,393	$1,260	$2,652	$2,177	$846	$3,023
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	399	34	11.9	100.0%	101 (25.3%)	161 (40.4%)	126 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	6.1	650^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.4	634^th of 639 public elementary schools	0.8%	16	39.7	28.9	20.8		41.1	18.4	18.9		11.8		$5,850	$1,627	$818	$2,445	$2,368	$1,037	$3,405
B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	603	40	15.1	100.0%	115 (19.1%)	393 (65.2%)	55 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	8.9	638^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.5	624^th of 639 public elementary schools	2.3%	14	41.3	29.2	45.4		32.2	15.2	30.3		17.7		$5,496	$1,653	$1,002	$2,655	$1,808	$1,032	$2,841
Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	519	33	15.5	68.8%	325 (62.6%)	105 (20.2%)	73 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	54.6	281^st of 661 public elementary schools	57.5%		44.2	346^th of 639 public elementary schools	45.9%	65	66.7	60.9	60.3		59.3	68.1	46.6		43.5		$4,628	$1,137	$737	$1,874	$1,909	$846	$2,754
Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	436	33	13.2	100.0%	202 (46.3%)	166 (38.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	13.4	603^rd of 661 public elementary schools	8.8%		18.4	538^th of 639 public elementary schools	15.8%	65	43.6	43.9	49.2		33.9	26.8	12.7		34.2		$5,349	$1,703	$838	$2,541	$1,963	$846	$2,808
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6	83.9%	256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	76.8	144^th of 661 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.3	146^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.2%	2	65.2	78.5	74.5		65.3	60.8	76.6		64.7		$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 Maynard Grayson Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8800	388	33	11.7	63.8%	330 (85.1%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	74.8	158^th of 661 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.7	187^th of 639 public elementary schools	70.7%	29	79.2	69.1	77.9		71.7	54.6	63.3		54.5		$16,859	$711	$562	$1,273	$13,473	$2,113	$15,586
Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Hickory Grove Road	Hickory Grove	29717	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 925-2116	401	29	13.8	64.2%	333 (83.0%)	21 (5.2%)	21 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	48.5	325^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.8%		40.1	376^th of 639 public elementary schools	41.2%	51	64.2	63.3	46.3	61.8	56.7	45.0	43.9	40.0	46.7	49.0	$14,293	$2,096	$1,166	$3,262	$9,571	$1,460	$11,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Blacksburg Elementary

Is Blacksburg Elementary a good school?

Blacksburg Elementary ranks 473^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Blacksburg Elementary in?

Cherokee 01

What is the racial makeup of Blacksburg Elementary?

Students at Blacksburg Elementary are 77% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Blacksburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Blacksburg Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blacksburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blacksburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blacksburg Middle
High : Blacksburg High

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