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Merriwether Elementary

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Merriwether Elementary ranks 272 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Merriwether Elementary is a public elementary school located in North Augusta, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 770 students. The school is part of the Edgefield 01 school district, which is ranked 46 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merriwether Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the Edgefield 01 district average, but below the state average in ELA and Math proficiency. The school's performance in Science for 4th grade has been consistently lower than the state average. While the school's performance for African American students is a strength, outperforming the state average, the performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students has been consistently lower than the state average for this subgroup. Additionally, Merriwether Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.4% to 24.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Aiken 01 district, such as Belvedere Elementary and Hammond Hill Elementary, Merriwether Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with several schools in the district outperforming Merriwether in ELA and Math proficiency rates. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and implementing strategies to improve attendance could be a key focus area for the school and district to help improve overall academic performance.

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 — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Edgefield 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

272^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Edgefield 01

46^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
2025	56.0	272 of 640	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	290 of 638	54.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	46.8	203 of 381	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	153 of 369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	52.5	271 of 581	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	307 of 565	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	38.8	377 of 613	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	348 of 599	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	56.1	255 of 586	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	248 of 568	56.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	38.9	312 of 460	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	334 of 441	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics56%+4 vs state

Science42%-7 vs state

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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
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		513 (67.5%)	131 (17.2%)	61 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	56	272^nd of 640 public elementary schools	57.5%		54.1	290^th of 638 public elementary schools	54.5%	18	56.7	67.5	63.0	58.2	59.0	51.3	41.9	$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		275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	52.1	296^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.8%		42.9	364^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.9%	68	59.1	72.0	58.1	46.8	57.8	34.8	54.8	$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		317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	76.1	150^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.6%		79.3	127^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.1%	23	68.3	76.6	82.2	53.6	66.3	58.9	61.8	$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		397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	82.1	103^rd of 640 public elementary schools	83.9%		75.4	149^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.6%	46	72.4	82.8	71.6	76.6	60.2	68.8	63.3	$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		221 (36.2%)	217 (35.6%)	95 (15.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.8%)	34.1	425^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.6%		38.1	393^rd of 638 public elementary schools	38.4%	32	57.8	58.0	61.0	39.5	40.0	37.0	29.0	$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		79 (23.4%)	86 (25.4%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	27.3	471^st of 640 public elementary schools	26.4%		35.4	408^th of 638 public elementary schools	36.1%	63	52.0	56.4	47.6	57.1	29.6	14.7	37.1	$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		14 (11.9%)	96 (81.4%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$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		251 (35.5%)	240 (33.9%)	152 (21.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.3%)	50.3	307^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.0%		38.1	394^th of 638 public elementary schools	38.2%	87	68.7	69.0	60.2	56.6	49.5	30.1	39.8	$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		271 (47.4%)	121 (21.2%)	130 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	23.8	500^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.9%		23.1	494^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.6%	6	55.2	48.2	57.0	38.1	21.7	31.0	24.1	$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		170 (40.8%)	134 (32.1%)	78 (18.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	35.8	410^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.9%		35.3	409^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.9%	1	60.0	53.1	55.4	50.8	27.3	45.9	33.3	$10,525	$852	$898	$1,750	$7,777	$997	$8,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Merriwether Elementary

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

What district is Merriwether Elementary in?

Edgefield 01

Is Merriwether Elementary a good school?

Merriwether Elementary ranks 272^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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