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Berea Elementary

Public Grades K-5
426th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of South Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Berea Elementary is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 493 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Berea Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44.1% of 3rd-grade students at Berea Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 70.7% in the Greenville 01 district and 61.8% statewide. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.1% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is well above the state average.

While Berea Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. In fact, the school's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Stone Academy and A.J. Whittenberg Elementary, which are also part of the Greenville 01 district. Addressing the challenges at Berea Elementary will require a comprehensive review of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems for students, as well as targeted interventions to address attendance and engagement issues.

489
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,879
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 Berea Drive
       Greenville, SC  29617

(864) 355-1500

District: Greenville 01


Students who attend Berea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Berea Middle
High:    Berea High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.7%
African American:
20.9%
White:
14.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2018 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2018) to 33rd (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg66%
South Carolina avg56%
426th of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
45th of 51Elementary Schools in the Greenville 01
11th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202533.9426 of 64033.4%★★☆☆☆
202428.5457 of 63828.4%★☆☆☆☆
202341.3375 of 64441.8%★★☆☆☆
202243.7349 of 62544.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.8318 of 62248.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.5292 of 64354.6%★★★☆☆
201858.8247 of 62460.4%★★★☆☆
201757.7257 of 63959.8%★★★☆☆
201649.6316 of 61948.9%★★☆☆☆
201530.3482 of 63824.5%★☆☆☆☆
201430.4485 of 63023.0%★☆☆☆☆
201315.0550 of 5998.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201219.0527 of 59411.3%★☆☆☆☆
201122.7510 of 59714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201025.5495 of 58916.0%★☆☆☆☆
200923.4495 of 58014.7%★☆☆☆☆
200821.9498 of 57713.7%★☆☆☆☆
200716.6514 of 5669.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200623.3471 of 55915.7%★☆☆☆☆
200529.6435 of 55721.9%★☆☆☆☆
200424.5460 of 55016.4%★☆☆☆☆
200337.2373 of 54231.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202432.5260 of 36929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202284.932 of 39391.9%★★★★★
202172.358 of 35083.4%★★★★☆
201938.0282 of 42133.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202337.4109 of 17437.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202561.431 of 10470.2%★★★★☆
202453.931 of 7960.8%★★★☆☆
202352.827 of 7262.5%★★★☆☆
202249.642 of 8450.0%★★★☆☆
202167.928 of 8466.7%★★★☆☆
201960.637 of 10464.4%★★★☆☆
201878.312 of 8285.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202542.0335 of 58142.3%★★☆☆☆
202423.0449 of 56520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202338.0359 of 58038.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.3367 of 57336.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.2339 of 55438.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.3307 of 58847.8%★★☆☆☆
201861.8214 of 57062.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202552.871 of 15654.5%★★★☆☆
202440.565 of 11543.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.858 of 11549.6%★★★☆☆
202253.352 of 11554.8%★★★☆☆
202174.017 of 8680.2%★★★★☆
201965.440 of 11665.5%★★★☆☆
201875.620 of 10480.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202552.0289 of 61352.9%★★★☆☆
202442.5356 of 59940.6%★★☆☆☆
202361.4213 of 60865.0%★★★☆☆
202263.6199 of 60066.8%★★★☆☆
202169.8156 of 58073.1%★★★★☆
201969.8165 of 60072.5%★★★★☆
201875.1119 of 58879.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202525.2447 of 58623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.1382 of 56832.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.2339 of 58241.8%★★☆☆☆
202248.9297 of 57948.7%★★☆☆☆
202150.3275 of 56151.0%★★★☆☆
201956.3260 of 59055.9%★★★☆☆
201850.8279 of 57151.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
201847.8257 of 45743.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school
White (2018)44th percentile-17 vs school
Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2023)37th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2024)30th percentile~ school
Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science47%~ state avg
English Language Arts47%-16 vs state
Mathematics46%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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by a teacher
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Berea Elementary ranks 426th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Berea Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 21% African American, 15% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Berea Elementary.

Students who attend Berea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berea Middle
High : Berea High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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