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A.J. Whittenberg Elementary

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A.J. Whittenberg Elementary ranks 148 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

A.J. Whittenberg Elementary is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 479 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state.

A.J. Whittenberg Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with strong academic performance that often exceeds district and state averages on state assessments. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-5th grades are projected to be 65.4%-69.5% and 61.6%-68.8% respectively in 2024-2025, outperforming the Greenville 01 district and the state of South Carolina. The school's performance is particularly strong for its African American and White student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-8% and top 1-8% of South Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

However, the school's performance for its female students and students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the top 33-37% and top 33% of South Carolina elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, A.J. Whittenberg Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.3% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Despite these challenges, the school's overall academic achievement is impressive, especially given its significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, of which 57.26% to 70.45% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

491

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,446

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Westfield Street
Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 452-0500

District: Greenville 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.3%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

148^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th 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	76.2	148 of 640	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	140 of 638	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	95 of 644	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	97 of 625	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	102 of 622	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	107 of 643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	160 of 624	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	166 of 639	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	116 of 619	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	85 of 638	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.1	42 of 630	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	80 of 599	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	25 of 381	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	13 of 369	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	20 of 394	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	25 of 393	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	6 of 350	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	23 of 421	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	52 of 412	87.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	48 of 147	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	211 of 581	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	191 of 565	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	115 of 580	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	106 of 573	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	149 of 554	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	134 of 588	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	207 of 570	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	58.5	89 of 147	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	161 of 613	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	107 of 599	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	80 of 608	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	63 of 600	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	61 of 580	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	76 of 600	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	204 of 588	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	103 of 586	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	95 of 568	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	81 of 582	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	80 of 579	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	70 of 561	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	88 of 590	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	138 of 571	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	8 of 463	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	29 of 472	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	53 of 457	88.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)98th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)39th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+22 vs state

English Language Arts68%+5 vs state

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

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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 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 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
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
Stone Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Randall Street	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8400	538	39	13.9		408 (75.8%)	56 (10.4%)	40 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	96.3	13^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.9	10^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.4%	3	88.6	84.5	88.0	89.7	83.3	86.0			83.3			$14,115	$1,350	$564	$1,913	$11,476	$726	$12,202
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
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		50 (10.1%)	150 (30.4%)	276 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	32.8	430^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.8%		6.6	623^rd of 638 public elementary schools	2.4%	193	46.3	50.0	49.4	42.6	50.0	33.3			53.1			$15,476	$3,603	$970	$4,574	$10,147	$755	$10,902
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		43 (7.3%)	48 (8.1%)	492 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	38.7	388^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.6	375^th of 638 public elementary schools	41.2%	13	44.2	54.5	44.0	46.9	61.1	37.0			58.9			$16,037	$2,538	$1,022	$3,559	$11,753	$724	$12,477
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
East North Street Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1720 East North Street	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 355-2900	668	51	13.1		128 (19.2%)	300 (44.9%)	177 (26.5%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (6.0%)	43.9	348^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.6%		60.5	243^rd of 638 public elementary schools	61.9%	105	57.4	54.3	58.4	48.2	48.3	53.1			39.7			$14,796	$2,474	$832	$3,306	$10,777	$713	$11,490
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
Summit Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Summit Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8800	549	38	14.3		324 (59.0%)	86 (15.7%)	109 (19.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	82.6	100^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.9	97^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.8%	3	73.4	79.2	71.2	70.2	75.3	57.5			70.2			$13,176	$1,196	$548	$1,744	$10,649	$783	$11,433
Cherrydale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Perry Road	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-3300	632	47	13.3		56 (8.9%)	159 (25.2%)	391 (61.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	22.8	509^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.5%		28.3	458^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.2%	51	34.9	47.3	48.4	35.8	46.2	34.7			36.3			$14,949	$3,074	$950	$4,025	$10,233	$692	$10,924

Frequently Asked Questions about A.J. Whittenberg Elementary

What is the racial makeup of A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?

Students at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary are 47% African American, 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend A.J. Whittenberg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended A.J. Whittenberg Elementary.

What district is A.J. Whittenberg Elementary in?

Greenville 01

Is A.J. Whittenberg Elementary a good school?

A.J. Whittenberg Elementary ranks 148^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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