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Monarch Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Monarch Elementary in Simpsonville, SC, is a PK-5 school serving 870 students in the Greenville 01 district, and it consistently ranks among the top 2-5% of elementary schools in South Carolina—currently sitting at #13 in the state (98th percentile) for 2025-2026.

What truly sets Monarch apart is how it achieves elite results while serving a diverse student body. About 26-29% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet these students rank #6 in the state (99th percentile)—a remarkable feat that shows the school's approach works for everyone, not just a select few. Test scores tell the story: 5th graders hit 94.7% proficiency in English Language Arts and 85.9% in math, which is 31-37 percentage points above state averages. The school also excels at getting kids to class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.1% compared to the district's 22.5% and state's 22.3%. Even during the pandemic-disrupted 2021-2022 year, Monarch kept absenteeism at an astonishing 2.9%. This attendance advantage likely fuels much of the academic success.

Compared to nearby options, Monarch stands out dramatically. Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs, a charter school just 0.84 miles away, has a 29.9% chronic absenteeism rate and math proficiency 20-30 points lower. Even Oakview Elementary, its closest academic peer ranked #17 in the state, trails slightly in 5th grade ELA (92.6% vs. 94.7%) and has higher absenteeism (7.0% vs. 5.1%). Monarch also spends less per student ($11,334) than schools ranked 100+ spots lower, like Bell's Crossing Elementary ($12,315) and Greenbrier Elementary ($12,096). For families in the Simpsonville area, Monarch delivers exceptional academics, strong attendance, and equitable outcomes—a combination that's rare at any school.

870

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,334

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 Five Forks Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681

(864) 355-0600

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Monarch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mauldin Middle
High:	Mauldin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

11.6%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (88% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greenville 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg58%

13^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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
2026	96.5	13 of 661	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	17 of 639	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	30 of 643	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	25 of 644	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	13 of 625	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	11 of 622	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	7 of 643	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	26 of 624	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	12 of 639	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	13 of 619	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	8 of 638	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	92.0	7 of 630	98.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	14 of 156	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	29 of 151	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.8	7 of 189	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	16 of 599	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	21 of 580	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	36 of 568	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	56 of 580	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	15 of 573	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	7 of 554	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	6 of 588	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	27 of 570	95.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	71 of 196	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	16 of 101	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	15 of 82	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	26 of 109	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	58 of 147	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	9 of 156	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	17 of 115	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	8 of 634	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	8 of 612	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	36 of 602	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	42 of 608	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	14 of 600	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	35 of 580	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	31 of 600	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	12 of 588	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	8 of 591	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	12 of 585	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	31 of 571	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	7 of 582	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	18 of 579	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	23 of 561	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	9 of 590	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	19 of 571	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	18 of 463	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	12 of 459	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	35 of 446	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	22 of 463	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	26 of 455	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	9 of 439	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	24 of 472	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	40 of 457	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts91%+26 vs state

Science88%+37 vs state

Mathematics84%+31 vs state

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Monday, January 23, 2017

I have two kids who have done very well there. Both are advanced. We've had great teachers as well. Love it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (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 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	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
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 Five Forks Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0600	870	52	16.6	29.4%	594 (68.3%)	85 (9.8%)	101 (11.6%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	96.5	13^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.9	17^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	87.0	90.8	94.7				86.2	81.7	85.9				88.4		$11,334	$1,161	$531	$1,692	$8,991	$651	$9,642
Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Rainbow Lake Rd	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 580-6171	703	49	14.3	1.3%	533 (75.8%)	48 (6.8%)	54 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	64.3	229^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.4%		47	325^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.1%	96	68.1	68.4	62.7	61.1	61.5	77.5	73.2	56.8	50.0	37.8	47.7	53.4	56.8	60.0	$13,130	$141	$533	$674	$7,037	$5,420	$12,457
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Godfrey Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7100	887	51	17.3	30.3%	598 (67.4%)	119 (13.4%)	63 (7.1%)	52 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	96	18^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.8	10^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.4%	8	86.3	89.7	92.6				83.6	80.9	84.6				89.7		$11,582	$1,051	$482	$1,533	$9,446	$603	$10,049
Mauldin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1194 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3700	1,036	63	16.5	72.4%	295 (28.5%)	459 (44.3%)	182 (17.6%)	18 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (7.0%)	61.2	246^th of 661 public elementary schools	62.8%		59.3	260^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.3%	14	72.4	68.9	63.2				57.1	50.5	49.7				60.9		$10,905	$885	$571	$1,456	$8,845	$604	$9,449
Bell's Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3800	877	55	15.9	31.8%	627 (71.5%)	64 (7.3%)	105 (12.0%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	88.3	65^th of 661 public elementary schools	90.2%		92.6	32^nd of 639 public elementary schools	95.0%	33	88.9	78.5	79.6				85.6	66.7	66.3				71.5		$12,315	$982	$461	$1,443	$10,233	$639	$10,872
GREEN Charter School Simpsonville	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Brookfield Blvd	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 326-2151	367	26	14.1		199 (54.2%)	30 (8.2%)	58 (15.8%)	43 (11.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	77.3	138^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.1%					(n/a)	80.2	81.9	73.8	71.1	72.6		61.7	62.6	53.8	50.6	53.6		63.8	63.8
Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	111 Bethel School Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4100	915	57	16.0	47.3%	490 (53.6%)	224 (24.5%)	124 (13.6%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.2%)	78.6	132^nd of 661 public elementary schools	80.0%		77.4	136^th of 639 public elementary schools	78.7%	4	70.2	78.5	71.1				61.7	76.4	62.5				73.6		$11,733	$1,095	$597	$1,691	$9,430	$612	$10,041
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Morton Avenue	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8300	798	49	16.4	58.9%	379 (47.5%)	193 (24.2%)	145 (18.2%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.3%)	75.9	150^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.3%		76.6	145^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.3%	5	79.8	69.8	79.1				75.8	55.2	61.3				54.3		$11,916	$950	$538	$1,488	$9,797	$631	$10,428
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Log Shoals Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5300	876	55	15.8	62.0%	320 (36.5%)	308 (35.2%)	158 (18.0%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.6%)	76.6	145^th of 661 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.7	144^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.5%	1	69.8	79.6	73.6				73.8	57.8	54.1				71.9		$12,096	$1,505	$618	$2,123	$9,326	$647	$9,973
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,621	96	16.9	35.8%	1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	86.8	75^th of 661 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.4	52^nd of 639 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	82.1	82.5	84.9	65.0	74.8	73.7	75.3	67.7	75.3	54.8	66.7	70.9	77.1	70.0	$11,535	$974	$564	$1,539	$9,331	$665	$9,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Monarch Elementary

What district is Monarch Elementary in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Monarch Elementary?

Students at Monarch Elementary are 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monarch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monarch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mauldin Middle
High : Mauldin High

Is Monarch Elementary a good school?

Yes! Monarch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Monarch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Monarch Elementary.

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