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Armstrong Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Armstrong Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Greenville, SC, serving 435 students in the western part of the city as part of the highly ranked Greenville 01 school district. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 521st out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina.

Armstrong stands out as a low-performing school within a high-performing district. While nearby schools like Stone Academy (ranked 26th) and Summit Drive Elementary (ranked 61st) achieve proficiency rates of 85-89% in 3rd-grade math, Armstrong's rate is just 40.9%. The school's performance has been declining, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 to its current 1-star status. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at 25.8%, notably higher than the district average of 22.5% and far above the 10-14% rates seen at the top-performing nearby schools. This pattern suggests that attendance challenges are likely a major factor in the academic struggles.

Despite these challenges, Armstrong invests heavily in its students, spending $15,393 per student—more than Stone Academy ($14,115) or Summit Drive ($13,176)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The school shows mixed results across student groups: while African American students historically achieved strong results (84th percentile statewide in 2018-2019), that success has not been sustained. Currently, Hispanic students and English Language Learners are performing in the 14th percentile, indicating a need for targeted support for these growing populations. For parents considering this school, the key takeaways are the need to address chronic absenteeism, provide additional support for English learners, and reverse the declining performance trend to better serve its student population.

435

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,393

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8601 White Horse Road
Greenville, SC 29617

(864) 355-1100

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berea Middle
High:	Berea High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

32.0%

African American:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

521^st of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 51Elementary Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 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	20.7	521 of 649	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	479 of 638	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	416 of 644	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	437 of 625	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	389 of 622	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	418 of 643	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	421 of 624	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	437 of 639	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	376 of 619	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	465 of 638	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.9	401 of 630	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	462 of 599	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	380 of 594	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.7	493 of 597	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	471 of 589	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	451 of 580	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.8	385 of 577	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	384 of 566	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	364 of 559	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.8	351 of 557	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.1	327 of 550	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.2	281 of 542	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	246 of 393	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	68 of 421	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	237 of 412	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.8	188 of 189	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	118 of 161	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	473 of 589	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	478 of 581	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	513 of 565	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	435 of 580	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	450 of 573	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	364 of 554	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	327 of 588	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	397 of 570	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	134 of 155	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	103 of 156	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	49 of 115	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	53 of 116	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	483 of 624	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	374 of 613	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	419 of 599	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	350 of 608	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	372 of 600	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	306 of 580	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	318 of 600	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	316 of 588	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	488 of 583	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	419 of 586	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	352 of 568	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	290 of 582	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	333 of 579	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	363 of 561	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	432 of 590	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	378 of 571	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	378 of 460	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	378 of 441	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	347 of 439	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	398 of 472	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	348 of 457	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-19 vs state

Science43%-8 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	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 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
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 White Horse Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1100	435	30	14.5		139 (32.0%)	92 (21.1%)	166 (38.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (6.9%)	20.7	521^st of 649 public elementary schools	19.7%		26.2	477^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.5%	44	43.9	46.3	44.4	40.9	33.3	34.7	43.4	$15,393	$2,930	$977	$3,906	$10,716	$770	$11,486
Berea Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Berea Drive	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1500	489	44	11.0		72 (14.7%)	102 (20.9%)	297 (60.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	32.5	437^th of 649 public elementary schools	32.7%		33.9	426^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.4%	11	41.4	52.0	54.3	49.3	49.3	42.5	41.3	$15,879	$2,830	$929	$3,759	$11,363	$756	$12,119
Duncan Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Duncan Chapel Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-2700	619	40	15.4		161 (26.0%)	162 (26.2%)	260 (42.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	32.7	435^th of 649 public elementary schools	33.0%		34.5	419^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.5%	16	45.2	48.5	52.5	56.7	43.3	38.6	47.4	$13,748	$2,780	$724	$3,505	$9,482	$761	$10,243
Westcliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eastbourne Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-0300	323	27	11.8		73 (22.6%)	59 (18.3%)	180 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47	329^th of 649 public elementary schools	49.3%		37.3	397^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.0%	68	63.4	63.8	52.0	58.5	51.0	36.0	55.3	$18,122	$2,974	$915	$3,889	$13,362	$871	$14,233
Monaview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Monaview Street	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4300	592	47	12.6		43 (7.3%)	48 (8.1%)	492 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	42.6	375^th of 649 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.7	388^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.4%	13	42.3	60.2	52.7	44.5	50.9	49.4	60.2	$16,037	$2,538	$1,022	$3,559	$11,753	$724	$12,477
Cherrydale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Perry Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3300	632	47	13.3		56 (8.9%)	159 (25.2%)	391 (61.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	25	492^nd of 649 public elementary schools	24.2%		22.8	509^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.5%	17	49.5	38.6	48.4	50.5	36.7	36.3	42.5	$14,949	$3,074	$950	$4,025	$10,233	$692	$10,924
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Bramlett Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1000	494	40	12.2		50 (10.1%)	150 (30.4%)	276 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	47.4	326^th of 649 public elementary schools	49.8%		32.8	430^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.8%	104	58.7	63.1	66.1	46.0	42.2	52.3	50.1	$15,476	$3,603	$970	$4,574	$10,147	$755	$10,902
Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	573	36	15.7		467 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	64.4	225^th of 649 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.2	253^rd of 640 public elementary schools	60.5%	28	67.9	65.2	68.4	49.4	61.4	58.2	63.7	$11,885	$531	$622	$1,153	$9,579	$1,153	$10,732
Stone Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Randall Street	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8400	538	39	13.9		408 (75.8%)	56 (10.4%)	40 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	94.2	26^th of 649 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.3	13^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.0%	13	83.5	86.5	87.7	89.0	71.9	87.6	83.1	$14,115	$1,350	$564	$1,913	$11,476	$726	$12,202
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Westfield Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0500	491	31	15.9		150 (30.5%)	232 (47.3%)	88 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	71.9	177^th of 649 public elementary schools	72.7%		76.2	148^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.9%	29	71.2	66.3	75.8	68.9	55.0	60.6	63.8	$13,446	$1,524	$702	$2,226	$10,488	$732	$11,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Elementary

What schools do graduates of Armstrong Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berea Middle
High : Berea High

Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Armstrong Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Elementary?

Students at Armstrong Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 32% White, 21% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Armstrong Elementary in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Armstrong Elementary.

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