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Sue Cleveland Elementary

Public Grades K-5
317th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of South Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Sue Cleveland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Piedmont, South Carolina, serving 531 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 from SchoolDigger.

While Sue Cleveland Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $13,541 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.6, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the Greenville 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 59.1% in 3rd grade ELA, 64.2% in 4th grade ELA, and 56.5% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district's 70.7%, 70.6%, and 70.1%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also below the district and state averages.

Additionally, Sue Cleveland Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 33.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The nearby schools, such as Fork Shoals School, Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, Grove Elementary, and Robert E. Cashion Elementary, generally outperform Sue Cleveland Elementary in academic achievement and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the school's challenges, including its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, may be crucial in improving the academic performance of Sue Cleveland Elementary.

544
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,808
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 375 Woodmont School Road Ext.
       Piedmont, SC  29673

(864) 355-4200

District: Greenville 01


Students who attend Sue Cleveland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Woodmont Middle
High:    Woodmont High
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.4%
African American:
34.6%
Hispanic:
17.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Above the South Carolina median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!Near the bottom of Greenville 01's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg66%
South Carolina avg56%
317th of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to top 50% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
39th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202548.4317 of 64050.5%★★★☆☆
202436.2404 of 63836.7%★★☆☆☆
202321.7518 of 64419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202229.2445 of 62528.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.5441 of 62229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5449 of 64330.2%★★☆☆☆
201826.8464 of 62425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201730.8453 of 63929.1%★☆☆☆☆
201638.2390 of 61937.0%★★☆☆☆
201541.5375 of 63841.2%★★☆☆☆
201447.4364 of 63042.2%★★☆☆☆
201354.5302 of 59949.6%★★☆☆☆
201253.1314 of 59447.1%★★☆☆☆
201158.8261 of 59756.3%★★★☆☆
201060.3239 of 58959.4%★★★☆☆
200965.9194 of 58066.6%★★★☆☆
200854.7283 of 57751.0%★★★☆☆
200747.9332 of 56641.3%★★☆☆☆
200635.0408 of 55927.0%★☆☆☆☆
200529.3438 of 55721.4%★☆☆☆☆
200435.5393 of 55028.5%★☆☆☆☆
200334.7386 of 54228.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202562.1119 of 38168.8%★★★☆☆
202453.5156 of 36957.7%★★★☆☆
202340.7236 of 39440.1%★★☆☆☆
202254.6159 of 39359.5%★★★☆☆
202151.8144 of 35058.9%★★★☆☆
201935.5300 of 42128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5319 of 41222.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202430.0104 of 14327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.2128 of 17426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4154 of 18918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6136 of 16115.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202549.6286 of 58150.8%★★★☆☆
202440.8350 of 56538.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.8403 of 58030.5%★★☆☆☆
202228.8410 of 57328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4443 of 55420.0%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0419 of 58828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.7451 of 57020.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202561.0219 of 61364.3%★★★☆☆
202445.4329 of 59945.1%★★☆☆☆
202326.7476 of 60821.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.8377 of 60037.2%★★☆☆☆
202142.9338 of 58041.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.0426 of 60029.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.5410 of 58830.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202544.0331 of 58643.5%★★☆☆☆
202428.9410 of 56827.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2508 of 58212.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.5412 of 57928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9392 of 56130.1%★★☆☆☆
201925.4452 of 59023.4%★☆☆☆☆
201827.6425 of 57125.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202548.5256 of 46044.3%★★☆☆☆
202419.1382 of 44113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.5396 of 46314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.9411 of 4559.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.6384 of 43912.5%★☆☆☆☆
201919.7399 of 47215.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.4422 of 4577.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)69th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile~ school
White (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2024)27th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts60%-3 vs state
Science49%~ state avg
Mathematics48%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Open Quote My daughter is currently enrolled in Sue Cleveland and we are very happy. I have loved her teachers the last two years and feel they have made a difference in her life. I was very worried two years ago because all of the bad reviews. We have had no problems so far. I think there are some students whose parents aren’t involved very much and they tend to misbehave. But overall we have had a good experience. Close Quote





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Students who attend Sue Cleveland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodmont Middle
High : Woodmont High

Students at Sue Cleveland Elementary are 38% White, 35% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Sue Cleveland Elementary ranks 317th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Sue Cleveland Elementary.


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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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