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Pelham Road Elementary

Public Grades K-5

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pelham Road Elementary is a K-5 school in Greenville, SC, serving 757 students within the Greenville 01 school district, and it has earned a reputation as one of the most consistently high-performing elementary schools in the state.

What truly sets Pelham Road apart is its remarkable consistency and equity. The school has ranked in the 95th-97th percentile statewide for the past decade, never dropping below that elite level. Even more impressive, it achieves top-10% results with its students from low-income backgrounds (about 34-36% of the student body) and ranks in the top 6-8 schools statewide for supporting students with disabilities. Test scores tell the story clearly: in 2025-2026, 84-86% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts and Math, compared to state averages of 49-65%. The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.3%—less than half the district average of 22.5%—which is a strong indicator of a positive, engaging school culture. While there is a slight dip in 5th-grade math scores (77% proficient), this pattern is common across high-performing schools and still exceeds the state average by 28 points.

Compared to nearby options, Pelham Road offers an exceptional combination of results and efficiency. It outperforms Brook Glenn Elementary (ranked 288th) and East North Street Academy (ranked 350th) while spending less per student ($12,179 vs. $14,573 and $14,796). While Sterling School, a magnet school 3.7 miles away, posts slightly higher scores, Pelham Road achieves its results with a more diverse, neighborhood-based population. For families seeking a stable, high-achieving public school that serves all students well, Pelham Road Elementary is a standout choice.

757

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,179

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 All Star Way
Greenville, SC 29615

(864) 355-7600

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Pelham Road Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (84% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greenville 01

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

24^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	94.6	24 of 649	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	20 of 640	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	21 of 638	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	32 of 644	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	17 of 625	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	18 of 622	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	14 of 643	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	22 of 624	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	28 of 639	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	29 of 619	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	39 of 638	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	55 of 630	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	49 of 599	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	59 of 594	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	78.5	98 of 597	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	71 of 589	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	86 of 580	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	116 of 577	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	116 of 566	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.2	69 of 559	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	57 of 557	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	86.8	45 of 550	91.8%	★★★★★
2003	87.1	30 of 542	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	6 of 147	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	16 of 143	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	9 of 151	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	2 of 122	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	21 of 189	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	14 of 161	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	21 of 589	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	17 of 581	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	24 of 565	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	48 of 580	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	34 of 573	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	22 of 554	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	12 of 588	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	14 of 570	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	7 of 101	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	60 of 109	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	101 of 147	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	49 of 624	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	46 of 613	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	33 of 599	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	76 of 608	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	27 of 600	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	25 of 580	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	68 of 600	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	41 of 588	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	25 of 583	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	19 of 586	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	16 of 568	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	20 of 582	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	10 of 579	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	13 of 561	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	16 of 590	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	26 of 571	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	13 of 454	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	16 of 460	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	10 of 441	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	15 of 463	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	10 of 455	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	10 of 439	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	17 of 472	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	15 of 457	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+21 vs state

Mathematics83%+29 vs state

Science83%+31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Great school, wonderful staff. They did a really good job. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, January 6, 2018

I attended this school kindergarten through fifth grade, and loved every moment of it. There is really a community of students and teachers working together to make you and your child's learning experience the best it can possibly be. The teachers are extremely involved and personally interested in your child's journey in learning and preparation for later in their education and life. I still go back today to visit and the receptionists know me by name. There are also clubs and activities for your child to try and experience, for example when I attended Pelham there was a morning news team, beta club, chorus, a running club, computer club, and a battle of the books team and probably others that I can't think of off of the top of my head. I always felt safe and happy at this school. I left and went to middle school well prepared and in the highest level classes. I definitely recommend this school for every family who is concidering moving into a house that is zoned for 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	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
Pelham Road Elementary	Public	K-5	100 All Star Way	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7600	757	50	15.0		534 (70.5%)	79 (10.4%)	67 (8.9%)	43 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	94.6	24^th of 649 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.2	20^th of 640 public elementary schools	96.9%	4	84.7	86.1	84.4				86.3	86.0	77.1				82.9			$12,179	$1,104	$557	$1,661	$9,871	$647	$10,518
GREEN Charter School Greenville	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	998	70	14.2		462 (46.3%)	112 (11.2%)	217 (21.7%)	141 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.2%)	81.6	114^th of 649 public elementary schools	82.4%		91.1	42^nd of 640 public elementary schools	93.4%	72	84.2	78.5	81.3	61.3	75.4	82.6	81.2	82.4	77.1	36.9	50.0	62.3	73.6	59.6		$12,199	$885	$84	$969	$7,087	$4,142	$11,229
Mitchell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4124 East North Street Extensi	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6700	569	39	14.5		280 (49.2%)	118 (20.7%)	122 (21.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	85.4	83^rd of 649 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.8	104^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.8%	21	82.5	78.8	80.9				68.6	65.8	74.1				68.3			$13,359	$1,243	$653	$1,897	$10,725	$738	$11,463
Lake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Berkshire Avenue	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4000	829	53	15.5		302 (36.4%)	143 (17.2%)	289 (34.9%)	40 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (5.8%)	62.9	234^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.9%		58.9	263^rd of 640 public elementary schools	58.9%	29	66.2	67.7	58.9				64.1	58.5	52.3				61.0			$12,606	$1,458	$639	$2,097	$9,867	$642	$10,510
Brushy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1344 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5400	808	50	16.2		417 (51.6%)	111 (13.7%)	176 (21.8%)	63 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	87	75^th of 649 public elementary schools	88.4%		86.5	72^nd of 640 public elementary schools	88.8%	3	81.7	75.0	80.1				77.7	66.5	73.7				73.5			$11,477	$1,149	$577	$1,727	$9,090	$660	$9,750
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 Batesville Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2200	834	52	16.0		544 (65.2%)	126 (15.1%)	75 (9.0%)	44 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	94.7	23^rd of 649 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.1	22^nd of 640 public elementary schools	96.6%	1	83.1	89.1	83.2				85.2	88.4	74.1				91.1			$11,492	$960	$557	$1,517	$9,232	$743	$9,975
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		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
Brook Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 East Lee Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4700	425	30	14.1		144 (33.9%)	83 (19.5%)	140 (32.9%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	52.8	288^th of 649 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.3	239^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.7%	49	63.9	56.0	61.8				56.9	50.0	55.9				53.1			$14,573	$1,734	$600	$2,334	$11,442	$797	$12,239
GREEN Charter School Simpsonville	Public, Charter	K-6	1100 Brookfield Blvd	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 520-0958	367	26	14.1		199 (54.2%)	30 (8.2%)	58 (15.8%)	43 (11.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	77.6	136^th of 649 public elementary schools	79.0%					(n/a)	80.2	81.9	73.8	71.1	72.6		61.7	62.6	53.8	50.6	53.6		63.8	63.8
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelham Road Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pelham Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pelham Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Pelham Road Elementary a good school?

Yes! Pelham Road Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Pelham Road Elementary in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend Pelham Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Pelham Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pelham Road Elementary?

Students at Pelham Road Elementary are 71% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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