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J. L. Mann High Academy

Q: Is J. L. Mann High Academy a good school?

J. L. Mann High Academy ranks 56 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

J. L. Mann High Academy is a public magnet high school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 2,062. 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.

J. L. Mann High Academy consistently performs well on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 75.76% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 85.64% for the Greenville 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, white students, English language learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 89.8% over the past few years, which is on par with or exceeds the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the Greenville 01 district, J. L. Mann High Academy generally outperforms Greenville Senior High Academy and Southside High on academic measures, such as end-of-course exam proficiency rates and graduation rates. Additionally, Greenville Technical Charter High School, a public charter school in the district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, often exceeding J. L. Mann High Academy's results on end-of-course exams.

2,013

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,198

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Fairforest Way
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 355-6300

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for J. L. Mann High Academy:

Elementary:	Oakview Elementary
	Pelham Road Elementary
	Sara Collins Elementary
Middle:	Beck International Academy
	Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

African American:

33.2%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg79%

South Carolina avg71%

56^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14High 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
2025	67.0	56 of 235	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	46 of 235	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	57 of 237	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	57 of 226	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	57 of 227	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	80 of 225	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	40 of 216	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	62.3	45 of 223	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	75.9	27 of 232	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	27 of 210	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	27 of 203	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.0	20 of 202	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	24 of 199	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	86.8	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	74.1	37 of 188	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.4	48 of 185	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	62.5	85 of 191	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.4	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	44 of 187	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	43 of 194	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	89 of 199	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	101 of 190	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	93 of 178	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	105 of 184	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	50 of 183	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.6	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	22 of 139	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	58 of 145	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	41 of 141	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	50 of 139	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	40 of 137	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	10 of 69	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	3 of 71	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.4	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	16 of 61	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	10 of 46	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	26.0	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.9	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	61 of 225	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	59 of 225	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	71 of 223	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	53 of 220	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	59 of 213	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	100 of 213	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	49 of 210	76.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	27 of 153	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	61 of 157	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	75 of 156	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	24 of 121	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	25 of 121	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	42 of 119	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	21 of 108	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	25 of 93	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.5	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	29 of 80	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	75 of 226	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	84 of 229	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	97 of 220	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	93 of 213	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	145 of 217	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	97 of 214	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	49 of 224	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	35 of 228	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	48 of 229	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	55 of 224	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	58 of 215	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	80 of 218	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	20 of 196	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	15 of 196	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	24 of 197	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	25 of 192	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	33 of 189	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	49 of 191	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	18 of 185	90.3%	★★★★★

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 (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

African American (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 290%+3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 276%~ state avg

English 172%+11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution70%+8 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

J. L. Mann Academy is one of the greatest schools to go to in Greenville County. The teachers do everything they can to help their students. They devote their time to us and the school. They constantly encourage us to do our best and join many activities there. Some of the work is challenging, but they do everything they can until we can finally understand it. Anyone should be truly proud and feel honored to be a J. L. Mann Patriot! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English 1 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
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		856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	67	56^th of 235 public high schools	76.2%		71.9	46^th of 235 public high schools	80.4%	10			75.8	72.5	69.8	89.9	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2		314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	92	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%		92	8^th of 235 public high schools	96.6%	1			100.0	86.7	85.5	98.5	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926
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)
Mauldin High	Public	9-12	701 East Butler Road	Mauldin	29662	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6500	2,133	110	19.3		1,131 (53.0%)	540 (25.3%)	285 (13.4%)	72 (3.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	95 (4.5%)	77.5	29^th of 235 public high schools	87.7%		80.2	24^th of 235 public high schools	89.8%	5			87.4	73.1	79.0	92.0	$11,831	$657	$533	$1,191	$9,752	$888	$10,640
Golden Strip Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1120 East Butler Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1050	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
GREEN Upstate High School Greenville	Public, Charter	9-12	356 Bridgeway Boulevard	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 626-7403	390	34	11.4		191 (49.0%)	55 (14.1%)	102 (26.2%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	68.1	52^nd of 235 public high schools	77.9%		62.1	70^th of 235 public high schools	70.2%	18			70.8	70.7	72.8	91.9	$10,600	$313	$82	$394	$7,355	$2,851	$10,206
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	330 Pelham Road Suite101-A (Te	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	1,439	60	24.1		756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.9	232^nd of 235 public high schools	1.3%					(n/a)	27.1	3.1	20.7	18.2	24.0	69.4	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752
Donaldson Career Center	Public	9-12	100 Vocational Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4650	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6630 Frontage at White Horse R	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8700	1,075	69	15.6		121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	29.3	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%		32.6	151^st of 235 public high schools	35.7%	17			62.2	54.5	50.4	80.7	$13,571	$842	$630	$1,472	$11,076	$1,022	$12,098
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) 282-3757	235				150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.2

Frequently Asked Questions about J. L. Mann High Academy

What is the racial makeup of J. L. Mann High Academy?

Students at J. L. Mann High Academy are 43% White, 33% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is J. L. Mann High Academy in?

Greenville 01

How many students attend J. L. Mann High Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,013 students attended J. L. Mann High Academy.

Is J. L. Mann High Academy a good school?

J. L. Mann High Academy ranks 56^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into J. L. Mann High Academy?

J. L. Mann High Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakview Elementary
Elementary : Pelham Road Elementary
Elementary : Sara Collins Elementary
Middle : Beck International Academy
Middle : Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle

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