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Pinecrest Elementary

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Pinecrest Elementary ranks 132 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinecrest Elementary is a public elementary school in Greenwood, South Carolina, serving 369 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Greenwood 50 School District, which is ranked 20 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Pinecrest Elementary has shown fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 132nd to 510th out of 625-644 South Carolina elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments has been mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics varying across grade levels and years. However, Pinecrest Elementary has particularly strong performance among its African American student population, ranking 4th-6th out of 381-394 South Carolina elementary schools in this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools in these subgroups.

Pinecrest Elementary faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 24.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite this, the school has performed exceptionally well for its low-income students, ranking in the top 40-68 out of 613-599 South Carolina elementary schools in this subgroup. Compared to nearby schools, Pinecrest's performance is mixed, with stronger performance for its African American and low-income students but lagging behind schools like Hodges Elementary and Merrywood Elementary in overall academic achievement. The nearby Greenwood Charter Academy has significantly lower proficiency rates than Pinecrest Elementary, particularly in Mathematics.

379

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,423

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 East Northside Drive
Greenwood, SC 29649

(864) 941-5580

District: Greenwood 50

Students who attend Pinecrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northside Middle
High:	Greenwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (70% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

132^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Greenwood 50

20^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
2025	78.1	132 of 640	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	128 of 638	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	25.6	483 of 644	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	510 of 625	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	425 of 622	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	515 of 643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	454 of 624	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	429 of 639	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	375 of 619	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	388 of 638	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	291 of 630	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	269 of 599	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.4	218 of 594	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	227 of 597	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	275 of 589	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.2	285 of 580	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.4	234 of 577	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	218 of 566	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	230 of 559	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	188 of 557	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.6	97 of 550	82.4%	★★★★☆
2003	68.8	170 of 542	68.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	4 of 381	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	6 of 369	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	35.9	268 of 394	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	328 of 393	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	199 of 350	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	322 of 421	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	364 of 412	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	40.9	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	56 of 82	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	68 of 581	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	146 of 565	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	21.2	475 of 580	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	511 of 573	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	451 of 554	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	506 of 588	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	446 of 570	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	103 of 116	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	76 of 104	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	40 of 613	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	28 of 599	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	28.5	464 of 608	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	473 of 600	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	390 of 580	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	506 of 600	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	477 of 588	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	187 of 586	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	103 of 568	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	28.2	425 of 582	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	434 of 579	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	339 of 561	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	454 of 590	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	394 of 571	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	35.0	330 of 472	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.4	143 of 457	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)99th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)37th percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2019)11th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+24 vs state

English Language Arts66%+4 vs state

Science62%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Pinecrest Elementary

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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)		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 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	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
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		70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	78.1	132^nd of 640 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.1	128^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.9%	4	56.1	75.7	67.8			78.8	74.3	76.7			62.1		$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		265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	79.1	126^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.1	112^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.4%	14	77.0	69.3	76.1			72.6	69.3	77.3			46.5		$16,801	$4,212	$773	$4,985	$10,490	$1,326	$11,816
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 715-2151	432	38	11.3		217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	24.8	494^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.8%					(n/a)	44.6	55.4	60.0	50.0	36.3	25.0	31.9	14.0	31.1	6.1	37.0	27.3	$12,667	$189	$1,249	$1,438	$7,747	$3,482	$11,229
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		165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	59.4	257^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.8%		51.3	301^st of 638 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	73.0	62.7	67.1			67.0	43.9	54.4			39.0		$17,049	$2,913	$765	$3,679	$12,016	$1,354	$13,370
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		157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	73.4	178^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.2%		49.9	318^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.2%	140	67.4	81.5	68.6			47.9	72.3	51.9			64.6		$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308
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		146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	79.4	121^st of 640 public elementary schools	81.1%		72	171^st of 638 public elementary schools	73.2%	50	88.9	82.6	70.7			76.4	59.4	50.0			62.3		$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		113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	66.5	213^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.7%		65.5	213^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.0	74.7	65.2			56.8	57.7	60.9			63.4		$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		311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	65.8	218^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.1	187^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.7%	31	72.6	61.6	77.0			60.4	60.7	57.2			40.2		$13,765	$2,698	$1,018	$3,716	$9,040	$1,009	$10,049
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0		260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	95	23^rd of 640 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.8	39^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.9%	16	83.7	85.7	90.0			81.4	85.7	75.0			78.6		$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinecrest Elementary

How many students attend Pinecrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Pinecrest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pinecrest Elementary?

Students at Pinecrest Elementary are 49% African American, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Pinecrest Elementary in?

Greenwood 50

Is Pinecrest Elementary a good school?

Pinecrest Elementary ranks 132^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pinecrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinecrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northside Middle
High : Greenwood High

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