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Merriwether Elementary

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Merriwether Elementary ranks 249 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Merriwether Elementary in North Augusta, SC, is a mid-sized public school serving 760 students in grades PK-5 within the Edgefield 01 school district.

Merriwether is a school on the rise. Over the past three years, it has climbed from the 43rd to the 62nd percentile in state rankings, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating. Its biggest strength is English Language Arts (ELA), where proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (71.6%, 70.6%, and 70.1%) all beat state averages and outperform most nearby schools, including Graniteville Elementary, Gloverville Elementary, Byrd Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Clearwater Elementary, and North Augusta Elementary. The school also shows notable effectiveness with male students and African American students, ranking in the 61st and 55th percentiles for these groups respectively—stronger than its 46th percentile ranking for White students. Per-student spending has increased from $10,014 to $12,365 over the same period, coinciding with the academic gains.

However, there are areas to watch. Math and science proficiency lag behind ELA, with 5th-grade math at 47.8% and science at 39%—both well below state averages. Chronic absenteeism has more than doubled since 2021-2022 (from 8% to 20.1%), though it remains below the district average of 22.9%. Additionally, while Merriwether is improving, it still trails two nearby Aiken 01 schools: Hammond Hill Elementary (92nd percentile) and Belvedere Elementary (69th percentile). For example, Hammond Hill's 5th-grade math proficiency is nearly 26 points higher. Still, Merriwether's consistent upward trajectory and strong literacy program make it a solid choice for families prioritizing reading skills.

760

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,365

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 Spring Haven Drive
North Augusta, SC 29860

(803) 279-9993

District: Edgefield 01

Students who attend Merriwether Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Merriwether Middle
High:	Strom Thurmond High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

African American:

17.2%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Edgefield 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

249^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Edgefield 01

39^th of 75Edgefield 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	60.6	249 of 661	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	272 of 639	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	292 of 643	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	365 of 644	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	330 of 625	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	302 of 622	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	342 of 643	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	342 of 624	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	279 of 639	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	228 of 619	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	243 of 638	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	255 of 630	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.0	277 of 599	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	207 of 594	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	177 of 597	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	141 of 589	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	126 of 580	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	104 of 577	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	95 of 566	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	72 of 559	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	80.5	78 of 557	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.0	70 of 550	87.3%	★★★★☆
2003	84.4	56 of 542	89.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	173 of 384	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	202 of 380	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	152 of 369	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	185 of 394	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	232 of 393	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	333 of 350	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	206 of 421	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	272 of 412	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	250 of 599	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	271 of 580	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	308 of 568	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	324 of 580	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	299 of 573	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	295 of 554	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	333 of 588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	321 of 570	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	321 of 634	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	376 of 612	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	351 of 602	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	409 of 608	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	379 of 600	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	317 of 580	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	387 of 600	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	351 of 588	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	232 of 591	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	255 of 585	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	249 of 571	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	359 of 582	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	334 of 579	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	272 of 561	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	329 of 590	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	345 of 571	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	250 of 463	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	311 of 459	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	335 of 446	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	343 of 455	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	298 of 439	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	351 of 472	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	351 of 457	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Mathematics56%+3 vs state

Science39%-13 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 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
Merriwether Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 Spring Haven Drive	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 279-9993	760	54	14.0	47.5%	513 (67.5%)	131 (17.2%)	61 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	60.6	249^th of 661 public elementary schools	62.3%		56	272^nd of 639 public elementary schools	57.4%	23	71.6	70.6	70.1				57.7	64.0	47.8				39.0		$12,365	$923	$644	$1,566	$9,574	$1,224	$10,798
Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	700	47	14.8	100.0%	275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	53.8	286^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.7%		52.1	296^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.7%	10	61.2	72.3	75.9				54.1	41.0	52.7				41.1		$11,821	$1,060	$1,073	$2,133	$8,733	$955	$9,688
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	617	44	14.0	58.1%	317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	68.1	206^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.1	150^th of 639 public elementary schools	76.5%	56	76.1	73.2	83.8				57.9	51.2	57.5				50.0		$12,906	$1,352	$1,065	$2,417	$9,381	$1,108	$10,489
Hammond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 West Woodlawn Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6170	706	47	15.0	43.9%	397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	89.4	55^th of 661 public elementary schools	91.7%		82.1	103^rd of 639 public elementary schools	83.9%	48	80.0	84.6	81.7				78.3	76.0	73.3				67.3		$12,399	$768	$1,037	$1,805	$9,534	$1,059	$10,593
North Augusta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Spring Grove Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6280	610	43	14.1	58.0%	221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	46.9	336^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.2%		34.1	424^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.6%	88	66.4	66.7	53.8				50.4	46.7	40.6				52.9		$12,031	$836	$1,068	$1,905	$9,075	$1,051	$10,126
Clearwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4552 Augusta Road	Clearwater	29822	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7240	338	27	12.3	100.0%	79 (23.4%)	86 (25.4%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	23.2	514^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.2%		27.3	470^th of 639 public elementary schools	26.4%	44	59.6	51.0	48.9				46.2	28.0	28.9				30.0		$14,515	$1,326	$1,097	$2,424	$11,050	$1,042	$12,091
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	69 Nicholson Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 663-7266	118	10	11.8	100.0%	14 (11.9%)	96 (81.4%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)	28.5						33.3								$11,533	$952	$563	$1,515	$7,475	$2,544	$10,019
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Weldon Way	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4320	708	46	15.3	58.3%	251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	43.9	364^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.9%		50.3	307^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.0%	57	70.3	62.2	64.1				64.5	31.9	36.0				31.9		$11,143	$737	$1,128	$1,865	$8,278	$1,000	$9,278
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Flint Drive	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 593-7180	572	40	14.3	100.0%	271 (47.4%)	121 (21.2%)	130 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	16.3	572^nd of 661 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.8	499^th of 639 public elementary schools	21.9%	73	51.7	53.9	41.1				44.8	19.6	23.3				23.5		$12,643	$872	$1,160	$2,032	$9,644	$967	$10,611
Graniteville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Willis Circle	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-9998	417	30	13.9	100.0%	170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	46.6	339^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.7%		35.8	409^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.0%	70	65.0	65.5	60.0				53.3	47.3	40.0				45.4		$10,525	$852	$898	$1,750	$7,777	$997	$8,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Merriwether Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Merriwether Elementary?

Students at Merriwether Elementary are 68% White, 17% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Merriwether Elementary in?

Edgefield 01

How many students attend Merriwether Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Merriwether Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Merriwether Elementary attend?

Students who attend Merriwether Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Merriwether Middle
High : Strom Thurmond High

Is Merriwether Elementary a good school?

Merriwether Elementary ranks 249^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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