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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 47 th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 81% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

J. L. Mann High Academy is a large public high school in Greenville, SC, serving approximately 2,013 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Greenville 01 school district. The school has earned a solid reputation over the past decade, consistently receiving 4-star ratings and ranking in the 75th-81st percentile statewide since 2020.

J. L. Mann's most reliable academic strength is English Language Arts. In 2025-2026, English 2 proficiency reached 87.71%, outperforming both the district (84.52%) and state (83.79%) averages. The school also shows strong support for its students, with graduation rates climbing from 85.9% in 2021-2022 to 92.5% in 2024-2025—now exceeding both district and state averages. When compared to nearby Mauldin High, J. L. Mann has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (18.6 vs. 19.3) and comparable English proficiency, though Mauldin edges ahead in overall ranking (87th vs. 81st percentile) and graduation rate (96.2%). Against Greenville Senior High Academy, J. L. Mann ranks higher overall and shows stronger English 2 proficiency, while Southside High trails significantly across nearly all metrics.

The school's primary challenge is chronic absenteeism, with a 33.0% rate that is nearly 50% higher than the district average of 22.5%. This has remained stubbornly high for three consecutive years. Additionally, Algebra 1 proficiency dropped dramatically from 75.76% in 2024-2025 to 54.55% in 2025-2026, falling below both district and state averages—a stark contrast to the stability seen in English. At $12,198 per student, spending is nearly identical to Greenville Senior High but achieves better outcomes, suggesting efficient resource use. While the school has plateaued since its 5-star performance in 2015-2016, its improving graduation rate and strong English program provide a solid foundation for addressing these challenges.

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: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2019 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 19% 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)

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

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 10 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

47^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	76.4	47 of 245	80.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.1	37 of 198	81.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.4	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.7	42 of 136	69.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.8	16 of 59	72.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.3	56 of 227	75.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.1	44 of 155	71.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.8	56 of 124	54.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.7	77 of 238	67.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.8	42 of 231	81.8%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	17 of 201	91.5%	★★★★★
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 (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 288%+4 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution75%+12 vs state

English 173%+12 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 255%-10 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)	SC READY Mathematics (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (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	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 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%)	76.4	47^th of 245 public high schools	80.8%		67	56^th of 235 public high schools	76.2%	9			54.6	72.9	74.8	87.7	$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%)	96	9^th of 245 public high schools	96.3%		92	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%					91.0	92.1	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%)	85	33^rd of 245 public high schools	86.5%		77.5	29^th of 235 public high schools	87.7%	4				80.5	77.9	91.1	$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%)	60.8	100^th of 245 public high schools	59.2%		68.1	52^nd of 235 public high schools	77.9%	48				56.3	63.6	90.5	$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%)	1.3	243^rd of 245 public high schools	0.8%		1.9	232^nd of 235 public high schools	1.3%	11	30.7	5.1	23.0	15.1	18.3	51.5	$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%)	41.6	150^th of 245 public high schools	38.8%		29.3	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%	18			65.4	59.7	55.9	76.1	$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)					97.8

Frequently Asked Questions about J. L. Mann High Academy

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

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 47^th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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