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Mathews Elementary

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Mathews Elementary ranks 110 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mathews Elementary in Greenwood, SC, is a Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 529 students in the Greenwood 50 district, and it has become one of the most improved and impressive elementary schools in the state over the past decade.

Mathews has undergone a remarkable transformation, climbing from the 25th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 83rd percentile (4 stars) today. What makes this achievement especially noteworthy is that the school serves a student body where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet it ranks in the 97th percentile for low-income student performance and is a top-10 school in the state for African American student achievement. The school also earns 5 stars for its work with male students. In fact, Mathews outperforms the highly-regarded Hodges Elementary in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts, with 4th graders hitting an extraordinary 91.3% proficiency—more than 25 points above the state average. Science scores are equally strong at 84% proficiency. The school's success stands in stark contrast to the nearby Greenwood Charter Academy, which ranks in the 22nd percentile and has a chronic absenteeism rate nearly double Mathews'.

While the school excels in early grades and reading, math proficiency declines as students get older—dropping from 67.7% in 3rd grade to 50% in 5th grade, an area that may need attention. Chronic absenteeism (18.5%) is better than the district average but remains a challenge. Mathews invests heavily in its students, spending $19,054 per pupil—the highest among comparable local schools—and maintains a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio. For parents seeking a school that delivers exceptional results despite economic challenges, Mathews Elementary is a standout choice in the Greenwood area.

529

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,054

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Marshall Road
Greenwood, SC 29646

(864) 941-5680

District: Greenwood 50

Students who attend Mathews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westview Middle
High:	Emerald High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.0%

White:

27.6%

Hispanic:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 53 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg58%

110^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 53 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Greenwood 50

16^th of 75Greenwood 50 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	82.0	110 of 661	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	121 of 639	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	173 of 643	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	199 of 644	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	280 of 625	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	368 of 622	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	485 of 643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	415 of 624	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	436 of 639	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	431 of 619	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	453 of 638	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	498 of 630	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	440 of 599	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	421 of 594	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	405 of 597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.4	463 of 589	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.5	377 of 580	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	382 of 577	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	371 of 566	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.5	470 of 559	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	448 of 557	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.0	417 of 550	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.9	428 of 542	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	8 of 384	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	15 of 380	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	14 of 369	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	30 of 394	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	80 of 393	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	103 of 350	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	32.2	314 of 421	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	255 of 412	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	188 of 599	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.3	128 of 580	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	187 of 568	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	209 of 580	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	274 of 573	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	312 of 554	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	464 of 588	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	351 of 570	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	19 of 634	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	33 of 612	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	64 of 602	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	64 of 608	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	157 of 600	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	227 of 580	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	421 of 600	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	312 of 588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	50 of 591	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	111 of 585	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	139 of 571	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	173 of 582	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	265 of 579	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	367 of 561	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	449 of 590	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	435 of 571	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	65.8	157 of 446	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	165 of 463	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	276 of 455	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	329 of 472	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	342 of 457	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)65th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+20 vs state

Science84%+32 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

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Monday, September 12, 2022

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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
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Marshall Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5680	529	46	11.4	100.0%	146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	82	110^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.4	121^st of 639 public elementary schools	81.1%	11	87.7	91.3	75.0				67.7	62.3	50.0				84.0		$19,054	$3,630	$854	$4,484	$12,992	$1,578	$14,570
Woodfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1032 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 941-5540	521	45	11.5	100.0%	113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	64.6	228^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.5	213^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.7%	15	73.1	65.8	74.3				61.6	42.1	63.5				55.3		$18,849	$3,355	$1,007	$4,362	$12,966	$1,521	$14,487
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	680	45	15.1	100.0%	311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	67.6	208^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.5%		65.8	218^th of 639 public elementary schools	65.9%	10	77.4	72.3	69.8				69.9	41.7	52.1				62.9		$13,765	$2,698	$1,018	$3,716	$9,040	$1,009	$10,049
Eleanor S. Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 East Durst Avenue	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5660	535	41	12.9	100.0%	165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	51	311^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.4	257^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.8%	54	70.2	76.4	57.8				54.6	46.2	33.7				49.5		$17,049	$2,913	$765	$3,679	$12,016	$1,354	$13,370
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 854-8450	432	38	11.3	3.6%	217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23.3	513^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.8	493^rd of 639 public elementary schools	22.8%	20	50.0	50.8	56.5	51.1	55.0	50.0	24.1	22.1	34.8	23.8	30.8	35.0	42.4	31.9	$12,667	$189	$1,249	$1,438	$7,747	$3,482	$11,229
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8	100.0%	157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	63.2	237^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.1%		73.4	178^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.1%	59	66.7	64.7	77.9				57.2	51.0	57.3				53.0		$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	379	40	9.4	100.0%	70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	69.6	196^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.1	132^nd of 639 public elementary schools	79.3%	64	64.8	68.8	73.4				58.0	64.1	60.9				60.9		$18,423	$3,509	$959	$4,468	$12,517	$1,438	$13,955
Merrywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5700	562	46	12.3	100.0%	265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	80	123^rd of 661 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.1	126^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.3%	3	85.7	75.6	73.8				84.3	60.4	61.9				58.2		$16,801	$4,212	$773	$4,985	$10,490	$1,326	$11,816
Ninety Six Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	121 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 543-3112	283	25	11.3	67.8%	219 (77.4%)	41 (14.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$13,979	$1,686	$1,202	$2,888	$9,324	$1,767	$11,091
Ninety Six Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Johnston Road	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-4995	299	26	11.7	66.9%	225 (75.3%)	50 (16.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	64.7	225^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.0%		73.7	172^nd of 639 public elementary schools	73.1%	53	60.6	63.9	67.4				61.6	66.0	74.5				51.5		$13,939	$1,877	$345	$2,222	$9,135	$2,583	$11,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Mathews Elementary

What district is Mathews Elementary in?

Greenwood 50

What schools do graduates of Mathews Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mathews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westview Middle
High : Emerald High

How many students attend Mathews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Mathews Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mathews Elementary?

Students at Mathews Elementary are 48% African American, 28% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mathews Elementary a good school?

Mathews Elementary ranks 110^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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