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Wade Hampton High

Q: Is Wade Hampton High a good school?

Wade Hampton High ranks 57 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 77% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Wade Hampton High is a large public high school in Greenville, SC, serving 1,790 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Greenville 01 school district.

Wade Hampton is a solid mid-tier school with clear strengths in humanities. Students perform well above state averages in English and U.S. History, and the school ranks in the 88th percentile for supporting gifted and talented students. However, the school has been on a gradual decline over the past decade, slipping from a 5-star, top-25 ranking in 2015-2016 to a 4-star rating and 57th place in the state for 2025-2026. The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which has climbed to 30.6%—significantly higher than the district average of 22.5% and far above nearby Riverside High's 18.4%. This attendance issue likely contributes to other challenges, including a graduation rate of 87.4% that trails the district's 90.6%.

Perhaps the most alarming data point is a dramatic collapse in Algebra 1 proficiency, which fell from 83.76% in 2024-2025 to just 22.59% in 2025-2026—a 61-point drop that far exceeds declines seen at nearby schools like J.L. Mann High Academy (75.76% to 54.55%) and Eastside High (81.54% to 64.3%). While this could reflect a testing change, the severity suggests school-specific factors warrant investigation. On a positive note, per-student spending has increased to $12,105, and the school serves its low-income population reasonably well, ranking in the 74th percentile for that subgroup. For parents, Wade Hampton offers strong humanities instruction and support for advanced learners, but the rising absenteeism and math proficiency concerns are important factors to consider when comparing it to higher-performing neighbors like Riverside High.

1,790

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,105

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Pine Knoll Drive
Greenville, SC 29609

(864) 355-0100

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Wade Hampton High:

Elementary:	Lake Forest Elementary
	Paris Elementary
Middle:	Sevier Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

22.2%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (78% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

57^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15High 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	72.9	57 of 248	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	47 of 240	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	43 of 243	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	43 of 237	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	31 of 227	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	22 of 225	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	22 of 216	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	74.3	17 of 223	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	22 of 231	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	76.4	25 of 232	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	25 of 210	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	89.1	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	14 of 202	93.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	35 of 199	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	34 of 188	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	52 of 185	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.9	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	89 of 191	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	99 of 187	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	68 of 200	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	32 of 196	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	38 of 197	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	31 of 199	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	33 of 190	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	26 of 178	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	32 of 184	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	28 of 183	84.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	77.8	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	45 of 136	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	84.8	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	25 of 147	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	33 of 141	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	3 of 139	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	12 of 115	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	7 of 143	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	12 of 137	91.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	12 of 71	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	3 of 61	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	61.1	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	24 of 64	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.3	5 of 58	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	49 of 229	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	40 of 229	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	30 of 231	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	31 of 223	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	24 of 220	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	24 of 213	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	24 of 213	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	11 of 210	94.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	18 of 155	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	46 of 154	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	17 of 158	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	35 of 156	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	54 of 124	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	64 of 122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	41 of 122	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	40 of 119	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	29 of 93	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	12 of 80	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	61 of 241	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	35 of 230	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	34 of 235	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	35 of 226	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	16 of 220	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	31 of 213	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	27 of 217	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	27 of 214	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	63 of 233	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	55 of 228	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	52 of 234	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	53 of 229	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	27 of 224	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	39 of 215	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	27 of 218	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	42 of 203	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	24 of 202	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	34 of 197	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	14 of 192	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	15 of 189	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	13 of 191	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	20 of 185	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2019)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)67th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 285%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution80%+17 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 273%+12 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 223%-42 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

WHHS is an excellent school. The school recently won the National Blue Ribbon Award for academic achievement. They have excellent teachers and staff. They offer a wide variety of courses, clubs and sports. The outside is institutional looking but the inside is clean and welcoming. I would highly recommend 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 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 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Wade Hampton High	Public	9-12	100 Pine Knoll Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0100	1,790	97	18.3	52.2%	943 (52.7%)	313 (17.5%)	397 (22.2%)	46 (2.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (4.2%)	72.9	57^th of 248 public high schools	77.0%		70.5	47^th of 240 public high schools	80.4%	10			22.6	72.6	79.9	84.7	$12,105	$736	$551	$1,288	$9,978	$840	$10,817
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 661-0946	1,439	60	24.1	20.0%	756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.3	245^th of 248 public high schools	1.2%		1.9	237^th of 240 public high schools	1.3%	8	30.7	5.1	23.0	15.1	18.3	51.5	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752
Eastside High	Public	9-12	1300 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2800	1,490	77	19.3	42.4%	823 (55.2%)	214 (14.4%)	322 (21.6%)	58 (3.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	75.6	49^th of 248 public high schools	80.2%		75.2	37^th of 240 public high schools	84.6%	12			64.3	68.9	79.2	87.6	$12,487	$711	$571	$1,282	$10,337	$867	$11,205
School Governor's School for Arts and Humanities	Public	10-12	15 University Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	No	No	No	No	(864) 282-3787	235			1.3%	150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.8
CTE Innovation Center at Roper Mountain	Public	9-12	402 Roper Mountain Road	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 452-8000	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 South Pleasantburg Drive B	Greenville	29606	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2	6.7%	314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	96	9^th of 248 public high schools	96.4%		92	9^th of 240 public high schools	96.3%					91.0	92.1	98.5	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926
Greenville Senior High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Vardy Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5500	1,730	98	17.5	56.6%	738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	64.1	85^th of 248 public high schools	65.7%		63.1	69^th of 240 public high schools	71.3%	16			62.2	70.1	71.1	81.2	$12,198	$707	$562	$1,268	$10,049	$881	$10,930
Enoree Career Center	Public	9-12	108 Scalybark Road	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7400	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,013	108	18.6	46.9%	856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	76.4	47^th of 248 public high schools	81.0%		67	57^th of 240 public high schools	76.3%	10			54.6	72.9	74.8	87.7	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Riverside High	Public	9-12	794 Hammett Bridge Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7800	1,846	94	19.5	34.5%	1,090 (59.0%)	225 (12.2%)	251 (13.6%)	191 (10.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.4%)	89.9	20^th of 248 public high schools	91.9%		85.4	18^th of 240 public high schools	92.5%	2				87.3	86.0	91.5	$11,971	$675	$537	$1,212	$9,863	$896	$10,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Wade Hampton High

Is Wade Hampton High a good school?

Wade Hampton High ranks 57^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Wade Hampton High?

Wade Hampton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lake Forest Elementary
Elementary : Paris Elementary
Middle : Sevier Middle

What district is Wade Hampton High in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Wade Hampton High?

Students at Wade Hampton High are 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Wade Hampton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,790 students attended Wade Hampton High.

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