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Welcome Elementary

Q: Is Welcome Elementary a good school?

Welcome Elementary ranks 384 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Welcome Elementary is a K-5 public school in Greenville, SC, serving 642 students as part of the highly-rated Greenville 01 school district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

What truly sets Welcome Elementary apart is its remarkable success with specific groups of students. The school ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide for African American students—a significant achievement that has improved dramatically from the 55th percentile just two years ago. It also shows strong results for English Language Learners, ranking in the 67th percentile. These strengths are particularly notable when compared to nearby schools like Monaview Elementary and Westcliffe Elementary, which have similar overall rankings but don't match Welcome's performance with these student groups. The school's overall state ranking has climbed steadily over the past decade, from the 19th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 42nd percentile today.

The school faces real challenges, most notably chronic absenteeism at 23.3%—slightly above district and state averages. This stands in stark contrast to top-performing neighbors like Augusta Circle Elementary (2.6% absenteeism) and Blythe Academy (6.5%), which rank #2 and #146 in the state respectively. Welcome spends more per student ($14,730) than these higher-performing schools, reflecting the additional resources needed to support its student population. The school's success with specific subgroups suggests its instructional strategies are working—the key to future improvement likely lies in expanding those approaches schoolwide while tackling attendance issues head-on.

642

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,730

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36 East Welcome Road
Greenville, SC 29611

(864) 355-3900

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Welcome Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tanglewood Middle
High:	Carolina High Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

26.2%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Greenville 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

384^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	42.2	384 of 661	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	417 of 639	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	433 of 643	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	440 of 644	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	409 of 625	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	303 of 622	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	313 of 643	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	351 of 624	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	447 of 639	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.4	499 of 619	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	555 of 638	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	562 of 630	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	505 of 599	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	470 of 594	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	518 of 597	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	487 of 589	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.8	491 of 580	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.8	482 of 577	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	415 of 566	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	475 of 559	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.1	468 of 557	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.2	442 of 550	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.3	381 of 542	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	71 of 384	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	93 of 380	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	164 of 369	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	186 of 394	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	201 of 393	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.1	44 of 350	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	149 of 421	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	116 of 412	71.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	107 of 143	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	113 of 174	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	112 of 151	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	82 of 122	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	55 of 189	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	84 of 161	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	36 of 106	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	37 of 104	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	20 of 79	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	27 of 84	67.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	13 of 84	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	370 of 599	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	363 of 580	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	391 of 568	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	418 of 580	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	359 of 573	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	226 of 554	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	304 of 588	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	400 of 570	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	66 of 159	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	78 of 156	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	43 of 114	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	41 of 115	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.6	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	22 of 116	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	46 of 104	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	212 of 634	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	304 of 612	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	333 of 602	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	321 of 608	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	291 of 600	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	134 of 580	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	179 of 600	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	212 of 588	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	341 of 591	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	421 of 585	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	402 of 571	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	400 of 582	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	410 of 579	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	349 of 561	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	311 of 590	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	278 of 571	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	49.9	253 of 472	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	290 of 457	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)82nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+17 vs school

White (2019)46th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

Science54%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

I went here since Kindergarten until 5th grade, and there's a lot people should know about this school.

Education wise, its pretty decent. The teachers do genuinely care about their student's success, and they will take as much time if their class seems to struggle.

And while the test scores prove otherwise, its because that its an incredibly toxic environment for kids to be in. Bullying is really out of hand, and really the only way to not get bullied is to be the biggest bully. As someone who's had to deal with the other classmates for 5 years, please, if you wish best for your kid, do NOT send them here. Your child will either become despised by other kids, or they take the dark route and become those kids that become toxic to others. Either way, it will mold your child in a way that will hurt and warp their future.

I really do hope things have and will get better there, but from my experience, I don't recommend this school at all. Find somewhere else. (I recommend Sara Collins) Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

This is a great 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)	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 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
Welcome Elementary	Public	K-5	36 East Welcome Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3900	642	51	12.5	100.0%	74 (11.5%)	168 (26.2%)	368 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	42.2	384^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.9%		34.6	417^th of 639 public elementary schools	34.7%	33	53.4	65.0	57.1	47.6	42.2	46.0	53.6	$14,730	$2,471	$1,208	$3,679	$10,385	$666	$11,051
Hollis Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Goodrich Street	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-4800	566	46	12.3	100.0%	36 (6.4%)	195 (34.5%)	306 (54.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	22.7	520^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.3%		26.3	474^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.8%	46	49.4	50.6	38.8	36.6	41.0	25.9	49.4	$15,507	$3,420	$832	$4,252	$10,576	$678	$11,255
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	100.0%	50 (10.1%)	150 (30.4%)	276 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	47.3	332^nd of 661 public elementary schools	49.8%		32.8	429^th of 639 public elementary schools	32.9%	97	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
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	449^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.1%		20.8	525^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.8%	76	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
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%)	71.8	180^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.2	148^th of 639 public elementary schools	76.8%	32	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
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 661 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	2^nd of 639 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3	100.0	93.4	90.6	96.4	92.4	98.8	$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
Powdersville Elementary	Public	3-5	139 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4431	765	46	16.7	49.0%	538 (70.3%)	47 (6.1%)	95 (12.4%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	82.6	105^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.4	89^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.1%	16	78.7	75.6	77.5	77.5	64.8	67.8	61.2	$10,040	$968	$397	$1,365	$7,656	$1,019	$8,675
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	100.0%	73 (22.6%)	59 (18.3%)	180 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	46.9	335^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.3%		37.3	396^th of 639 public elementary schools	38.0%	61	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	100.0%	43 (7.3%)	48 (8.1%)	492 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	42.5	381^st of 661 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.7	387^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.4%	6	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
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	148^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.6%		78.4	131^st of 639 public elementary schools	79.5%	17	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Welcome Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Welcome Elementary?

Students at Welcome Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Welcome Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Welcome Elementary.

What district is Welcome Elementary in?

Greenville 01

What schools do graduates of Welcome Elementary attend?

Students who attend Welcome Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tanglewood Middle
High : Carolina High Academy

Is Welcome Elementary a good school?

Welcome Elementary ranks 384^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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