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Thomas E. Kerns Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Thomas E. Kerns Elementary is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 494 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Despite being part of a high-performing district, Thomas E. Kerns Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 25.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, there are several high-performing elementary schools within the Greenville 01 district that are in close proximity to Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, such as Augusta Circle Elementary and Sterling School, which consistently rank in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools and have significantly higher academic proficiency rates. Despite the increased per-student spending at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary, from $11,227 in 2021-2022 to $14,714 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not improved.

522

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,816

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6650 Frontage Road at White Ho
Greenville, SC 29605

(864) 355-1300

District: Greenville 01

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

African American:

40.4%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

526^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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
2025	20.8	526 of 640	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	532 of 638	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	519 of 644	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	455 of 625	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	424 of 622	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	488 of 643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	508 of 624	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	452 of 639	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	466 of 619	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	501 of 638	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	531 of 630	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.3	375 of 599	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	321 of 594	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	345 of 597	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	346 of 589	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.4	460 of 580	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	499 of 577	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	528 of 566	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	244 of 381	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	177 of 369	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	145 of 394	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	141 of 393	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	79 of 350	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	169 of 421	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	261 of 412	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	130 of 147	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	133 of 151	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	143 of 161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	51 of 79	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	34 of 84	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	68 of 104	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	504 of 581	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	502 of 565	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	464 of 580	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	404 of 573	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	396 of 554	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	479 of 588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	485 of 570	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	87 of 156	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	70 of 115	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	68 of 115	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	70 of 116	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	80 of 104	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	453 of 613	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	461 of 599	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	435 of 608	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	357 of 600	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	295 of 580	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	400 of 600	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	438 of 588	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	455 of 586	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	456 of 568	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	480 of 582	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	457 of 579	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	400 of 561	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	427 of 590	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	465 of 571	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	356 of 457	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-17 vs state

Mathematics36%-16 vs state

Science30%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 17, 2016

The only thing that goes on in the classroom is behavior modification for terrible students. There is no education, time, or attention available for students without horrible problems. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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 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
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		41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	20.8	526^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.8%		18.8	532^nd of 638 public elementary schools	16.6%	6	45.4	44.7	47.8				37.4	38.8	33.7				29.9			$15,816	$3,242	$901	$4,143	$10,775	$898	$11,673
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		297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	78.4	131^st of 640 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.5	164^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.3%	33	75.0	74.4	69.5				63.6	64.8	60.6				68.8			$11,838	$1,278	$570	$1,848	$9,290	$700	$9,990
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		540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.8	2^nd of 640 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.6	3^rd of 638 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	97.6	97.1	98.8				93.9	91.2	87.5				91.1			$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Old Grove Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-5900	622	46	13.5		71 (11.4%)	192 (30.9%)	333 (53.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	25.7	483^rd of 640 public elementary schools	24.5%		29.8	446^th of 638 public elementary schools	30.1%	37	48.6	48.3	43.1				47.1	39.5	28.7				41.2			$14,557	$2,964	$854	$3,818	$10,032	$707	$10,739
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		74 (11.5%)	168 (26.2%)	368 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.7%)	34.6	418^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.7%		32.8	429^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.8%	11	60.0	48.2	56.1				53.4	39.3	36.5				33.9			$14,730	$2,471	$1,208	$3,679	$10,385	$666	$11,051
Sara Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Parkins Mill Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3200	917	59	15.4		512 (55.8%)	232 (25.3%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	73.6	174^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.8%		78.9	130^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.6%	44	66.6	72.7	68.6				60.1	63.3	64.3				61.3			$12,253	$1,146	$596	$1,742	$9,817	$694	$10,511
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		36 (6.4%)	195 (34.5%)	306 (54.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	26.3	475^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.8%		14.7	558^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.5%	83	55.4	33.7	40.6				51.5	39.3	38.6				29.2			$15,507	$3,420	$832	$4,252	$10,576	$678	$11,255
LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	403	31	13.1		53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	30.5	447^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.7	476^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.4%	29	61.3	42.6	50.0	63.1	56.9	52.9	44.9	23.4	25.0	26.0	29.5	17.6	25.5	43.5		$12,222	$731	$427	$1,158	$7,386	$3,677	$11,064
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%)	98	4^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	5^th of 638 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	89.4	91.0	95.7				87.7	87.7	93.9	98.9	98.5		82.8	97.7	100.0	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092
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		150 (30.5%)	232 (47.3%)	88 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	76.2	148^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.9%		77.7	140^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.1%	8	68.8	69.5	65.4				68.8	66.6	61.6				71.0			$13,446	$1,524	$702	$2,226	$10,488	$732	$11,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas E. Kerns Elementary

How many students attend Thomas E. Kerns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Thomas E. Kerns Elementary.

What district is Thomas E. Kerns Elementary in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Thomas E. Kerns Elementary?

Students at Thomas E. Kerns Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 40% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Thomas E. Kerns Elementary a good school?

Thomas E. Kerns Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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