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Greenwood Elementary

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Greenwood Elementary ranks 441 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Florence, South Carolina, serving 541 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Florence 01 School District, which is ranked 26 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Greenwood Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, and significant socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population. The school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate is 56.7%, compared to 64.4% for the district and 61.8% for the state. When compared to nearby schools like Briggs Elementary, Royall Elementary, and Savannah Grove Elementary, Greenwood Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures.

Greenwood Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 14.2 in 2023-2024 is higher than some of the nearby schools, which may suggest that the school has fewer resources or challenges in attracting and retaining high-quality teachers. Additionally, the school's spending per student, while increasing over the years, is still lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Theodore Lester Elementary and North Vista Elementary.

530

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,184

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 East Howe Springs Road
Florence, SC 29505

(843) 664-8451

District: Florence 01

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southside Middle
High:	South Florence High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.6%

White:

23.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg56%

441^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Florence 01

26^th of 75Florence 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	31.2	441 of 640	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	505 of 638	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	461 of 644	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	398 of 625	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	414 of 622	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	366 of 643	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	331 of 624	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.8	187 of 639	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	50.2	310 of 619	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	284 of 638	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.9	338 of 630	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	346 of 599	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	373 of 594	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	344 of 597	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.6	260 of 589	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	183 of 580	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.5	348 of 577	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	273 of 566	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.1	383 of 559	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	338 of 557	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.3	377 of 550	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.9	361 of 542	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	199 of 381	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	265 of 369	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	233 of 394	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	233 of 393	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	232 of 350	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	177 of 421	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	172 of 412	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.8	123 of 189	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	417 of 581	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	424 of 565	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	388 of 580	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	382 of 573	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	381 of 554	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	330 of 588	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	342 of 570	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	389 of 613	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	513 of 599	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	431 of 608	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	388 of 600	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	389 of 580	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	377 of 600	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	329 of 588	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	396 of 586	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	488 of 568	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	476 of 582	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	371 of 579	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	378 of 561	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	369 of 590	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	299 of 571	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	366 of 460	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	350 of 441	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	291 of 463	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	177 of 455	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	236 of 439	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	228 of 472	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	259 of 457	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-13 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

I love this school. When we transferred into Greenwood we were not sure because no one ever had anything good to say about the school. But once the kids started attending the school, we feel in love with the teachers and the staff. There is a new principal and she is making a world of difference. Close Quote

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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
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8451	530	39	13.5		123 (23.2%)	337 (63.6%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	31.2	441^st of 640 public elementary schools	31.1%		21.9	505^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.8%	64	56.7	46.7	46.9	55.5	30.0	39.6	37.8	$14,184	$1,028	$1,335	$2,363	$10,019	$1,801	$11,821
McLaurin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1400 McMillan Lane	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8457	552	40	13.8		182 (33.0%)	273 (49.5%)	37 (6.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)								(n/a)								$16,637	$823	$1,259	$2,082	$12,500	$2,055	$14,556
Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	451	34	13.4		216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	71	192^nd of 640 public elementary schools	70.0%		78.6	132^nd of 638 public elementary schools	79.3%	60	75.3	72.1	69.5	54.8	61.6	47.2	66.3	$14,690	$562	$925	$1,487	$11,546	$1,657	$13,203
Theodore Lester Elementary	Public	3-5	3501 East Palmetto Street	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8459	362	30	12.0		109 (30.1%)	190 (52.5%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	49.5	311^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.4	324^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.2%	13	61.6	59.0	59.4	50.0	52.2	45.0	48.7	$18,734	$935	$1,323	$2,258	$14,315	$2,161	$16,476
Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	512	40	12.8		216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	83.2	93^rd of 640 public elementary schools	85.5%		95.3	22^nd of 638 public elementary schools	96.6%	71	66.6	83.4	86.0	70.3	69.2	72.1	56.4	$15,720	$1,184	$813	$1,997	$12,114	$1,610	$13,724
Dewey-Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4937 South Irby Street	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8479	606	44	13.7		246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	52.1	295^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.9%		54.8	284^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.5%	11	70.0	49.4	61.7	76.7	44.9	45.7	41.8	$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691
Wallace Gregg Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Francis Marion Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8481	283	27	10.4		77 (27.2%)	162 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	35	415^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.3	432^nd of 638 public elementary schools	32.3%	17	47.8	50.9	50.0	43.4	49.1	40.4	47.1	$15,920	$1,064	$1,995	$3,059	$10,698	$2,164	$12,862
North Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8159	446	36	12.3		5 (1.1%)	404 (90.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	46.1	335^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.7%		45.7	348^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.5%	13	65.0	55.9	46.9	67.6	52.0	37.3	41.6	$21,826	$921	$2,246	$3,168	$16,742	$1,916	$18,658
Savannah Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2348 Savannah Grove Road	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8463	385	31	12.4		69 (17.9%)	267 (69.4%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	53.4	285^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.5%		51	305^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.2%	20	59.0	58.6	69.3	63.9	41.4	38.7	56.9	$16,581	$1,045	$1,569	$2,614	$12,226	$1,741	$13,967
Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	988	63	15.6		269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	66.6	212^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.9%		68	199^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.8%	13	73.6	62.1	68.0	68.4	52.8	57.7	50.4	$12,415	$834	$941	$1,774	$9,161	$1,480	$10,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southside Middle
High : South Florence High

What district is Greenwood Elementary in?

Florence 01

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary?

Students at Greenwood Elementary are 64% African American, 23% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Greenwood Elementary a good school?

Greenwood Elementary ranks 441^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary?

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

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