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Monarch Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Monarch Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Simpsonville, South Carolina, serving 882 students in grades PK-5. It 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.

Monarch Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 7th and 29th over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Monarch Elementary also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for its performance with female, male, Hispanic, white, and low socioeconomic status students, as well as its gifted and talented program.

Compared to nearby schools in the Greenville 01 district, Monarch Elementary outperforms its peers, including Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill, Plain Elementary, Simpsonville Elementary, and others. Monarch Elementary also outperforms nearby charter schools, such as GREEN Charter School and Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs, in both academic performance and student subgroup outcomes.

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 — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (86% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

17^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	95.9	17 of 640	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	29 of 638	95.5%	★★★★★
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
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
2025	92.9	21 of 581	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	36 of 565	93.6%	★★★★★
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
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
2025	96.3	8 of 613	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	36 of 599	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
2025	96.0	12 of 586	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	31 of 568	94.5%	★★★★★
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
2025	92.2	12 of 460	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	35 of 441	92.1%	★★★★★
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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+39 vs state

English Language Arts87%+25 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 (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
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		594 (68.3%)	85 (9.8%)	101 (11.6%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	95.9	17^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.3%		93.4	29^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.5%	12	84.1	90.1	88.2				82.9	90.1	78.0				88.4			$11,334	$1,161	$531	$1,692	$8,991	$651	$9,642
Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	Public, Charter	K-7	130 Fudora Circle (Temporary)	Simpsonville	29681	Spartanburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	703	49	14.3		533 (75.8%)	48 (6.8%)	54 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	47	325^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.2%					(n/a)	58.9	59.5	59.2	61.6	73.3		56.7	38.2	39.5	27.4	26.7		44.9	53.4		$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		598 (67.4%)	119 (13.4%)	63 (7.1%)	52 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	96.8	10^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.7	11^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.3%	1	88.0	90.8	88.8				84.3	84.3	83.9				88.2			$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		295 (28.5%)	459 (44.3%)	182 (17.6%)	18 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (7.0%)	59.3	260^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.4%		55.5	281^st of 638 public elementary schools	56.0%	21	66.1	60.3	67.1				56.8	51.6	55.5				50.6			$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		627 (71.5%)	64 (7.3%)	105 (12.0%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	92.6	32^nd of 640 public elementary schools	95.0%		90.9	44^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.1%	12	88.1	85.8	84.4				77.6	72.5	70.1				80.7			$12,315	$982	$461	$1,443	$10,233	$639	$10,872
GREEN Charter School Simpsonville	Public, Charter	K-6	1100 Brookfield Blvd	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 520-0958	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%)								(n/a)
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		490 (53.6%)	224 (24.5%)	124 (13.6%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (6.2%)	77.4	136^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.8%		80.9	114^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.1%	22	70.3	72.0	68.8				68.9	69.1	58.2				65.1			$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		379 (47.5%)	193 (24.2%)	145 (18.2%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.3%)	76.6	145^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.3%		85.4	82^nd of 638 public elementary schools	87.1%	63	73.7	70.5	71.9				72.8	62.0	64.9				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		320 (36.5%)	308 (35.2%)	158 (18.0%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.6%)	76.7	144^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.5%		81.7	104^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.7%	40	74.4	76.6	77.4				60.6	57.1	55.4				68.7			$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		1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	89.4	52^nd of 640 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.9	69^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.2%	17	86.6	77.1	72.2	75.8	69.3	75.7	74.9	74.4	64.4	68.3	64.4	59.6	71.6	78.2	100.0	$11,535	$974	$564	$1,539	$9,331	$665	$9,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Monarch Elementary

How many students attend Monarch Elementary?

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

What district is Monarch Elementary in?

Greenville 01

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 17^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools.

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.

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