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Sara Collins Elementary

Q: Is Sara Collins Elementary a good school?

Sara Collins Elementary ranks 145 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sara Collins Elementary is a K-5 school in Greenville, SC, serving 917 students within the Greenville 01 school district, and has maintained a solid 4-star rating for over a decade.

For parents, this is a school that offers a dependable, mid-to-high tier education with some notable bright spots. The school is particularly effective with its upper-grade students; 5th graders significantly outperform the district average in both math (75.8% vs. 60.4% proficient) and English Language Arts (81.6% vs. 71.5%). It also shows a strong commitment to supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the top 20-25% statewide for this group over the past three years. Additionally, the school is efficient with its resources, spending about $12,253 per student—roughly $2,500 to $3,500 less than nearby schools like Hollis Academy or Thomas E. Kerns Elementary—while achieving better overall results. However, the school's biggest challenge is a significant achievement gap, as its overall ranking masks lower performance for students from low-income households and certain minority groups. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern at 17.6%, which is much higher than top-performing neighbors like Augusta Circle Elementary (2.6%) or Sterling School (6.1%).

In the local landscape, Sara Collins sits firmly in the middle tier. It outperforms several nearby schools, but it trails elite performers like Augusta Circle (ranked #2 in the state) and Sterling School (#6), both located within two miles. While the school's 3rd grade scores fall slightly below district averages, the strong upward trajectory through 5th grade suggests effective instruction builds over time. For families, this is a solid, stable choice, but those seeking the absolute top-tier academic outcomes in the area may want to explore the higher-ranked options nearby.

917

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,253

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Parkins Mill Road
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 355-3200

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Sara Collins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beck International Academy
High:	J. L. Mann High Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

African American:

25.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

145^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	76.3	145 of 649	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	174 of 640	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	130 of 638	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	108 of 644	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	151 of 625	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	136 of 622	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	145 of 643	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	97 of 624	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	98 of 639	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	110 of 619	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	89 of 638	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	186 of 630	70.5%	★★★★☆
2013	59.8	261 of 599	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	237 of 594	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.4	245 of 597	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	265 of 589	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	312 of 580	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.3	247 of 577	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.4	292 of 566	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.3	322 of 559	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	270 of 557	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.3	307 of 550	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.2	282 of 542	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	224 of 379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	230 of 381	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	151 of 394	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	240 of 393	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	111 of 350	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	188 of 421	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	171 of 412	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	32 of 147	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	35 of 174	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	40 of 151	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	33 of 122	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	74 of 189	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	66 of 161	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	152 of 589	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	176 of 581	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	159 of 565	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	128 of 580	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	170 of 573	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	155 of 554	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	151 of 588	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	84 of 570	85.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	41 of 101	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	16 of 82	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	42 of 105	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	40 of 147	72.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	101 of 156	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	374 of 624	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	344 of 613	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	313 of 599	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	311 of 608	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	362 of 600	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	286 of 580	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	283 of 600	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	303 of 588	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	121 of 583	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	148 of 586	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	86 of 568	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	91 of 582	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	107 of 579	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	102 of 561	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	147 of 590	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	106 of 571	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	33 of 454	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	40 of 460	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	30 of 441	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	22 of 455	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	45 of 439	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	81 of 472	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	39 of 457	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%+12 vs state

Science65%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

I Loved this school, So Many Nice Teachers And Students, I Think that if you live around it, it is a VERY Good choice! For you and your child! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Because we're migrants, my K5 son was treated differently.
The school management wouldn't hesitate to give my son 5 days bus suspension because he stood up in the bus and we've no other transportation to and from school, this was addressed several time to the school management and to dive other discipline than bus suspension as bus suspension will mean school suspension.... they never really cared..
While in other day, another kid cursed my son, spited at him and told him the F word twice, my son complained to the bus driver and i wrote an email to the vice principles but NOTHING HAPPENED.
They Just want certain category of people in this school. Close Quote

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 (2024)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Sara Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Parkins Mill Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3200	917	59	15.4	50.3%	512 (55.8%)	232 (25.3%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	76.3	145^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.6	174^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.8%	29	67.2	74.8	81.6				61.6	59.5	75.8				64.9			$12,253	$1,146	$596	$1,742	$9,817	$694	$10,511
Blythe Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Blythe Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-4400	866	55	15.7	60.9%	297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	76.2	146^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.5%		78.4	131^st of 640 public elementary schools	79.5%	15	71.1	76.8	69.1				67.6	59.7	63.9				69.0			$11,838	$1,278	$570	$1,848	$9,290	$700	$9,990
Reedy Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	61 Isbell Lane	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(864) 452-1300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Link Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	78 Global Drive Drive Suite 20	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 775-1733	258	22	11.5	1.2%	101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	92.6	33^rd of 649 public elementary schools	94.9%		96.4	12^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.1%	21	89.7	70.6	89.3	91.0	90.9		87.2	85.2	75.0	95.4	95.4		70.6	95.5		$9,427	$287	$58	$346	$6,449	$2,632	$9,081
Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	749	51	14.7	44.2%	398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	97.2	6^th of 649 public elementary schools	99.1%		98	4^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	91.9	89.4	91.0	98.9			87.4	84.4	86.8				86.9		100.0	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092
Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	602	35	17.1	12.3%	540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.6	2^nd of 649 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	2^nd of 640 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3		93.4				90.6	96.4	92.4				98.8			$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	403	31	13.1	78.0%	53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	26.6	479^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.5	447^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.2%	32	56.5	60.4	45.4	47.7	65.9	60.6	32.6	31.2	22.7	35.8	34.2	39.4	39.6	35.7		$12,222	$731	$427	$1,158	$7,386	$3,677	$11,064
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6650 Frontage Road at White Ho	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1300	522	35	14.7	100.0%	41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30.9	444^th of 649 public elementary schools	31.6%		20.8	526^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.8%	82	65.4	43.1	55.5				64.1	25.5	36.1				34.3			$15,816	$3,242	$901	$4,143	$10,775	$898	$11,673
East North Street Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1720 East North Street	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 355-2900	668	51	13.1	100.0%	128 (19.2%)	300 (44.9%)	177 (26.5%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (6.0%)	45.1	350^th of 649 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.9	348^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.6%	2	67.8	48.1	50.9				66.6	56.7	35.1				51.0			$14,796	$2,474	$832	$3,306	$10,777	$713	$11,490
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	65.6%	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 Sara Collins Elementary

What district is Sara Collins Elementary in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend Sara Collins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Sara Collins Elementary.

Is Sara Collins Elementary a good school?

Sara Collins Elementary ranks 145^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sara Collins Elementary?

Students at Sara Collins Elementary are 56% White, 25% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sara Collins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sara Collins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beck International Academy
High : J. L. Mann High Academy

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