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Pinecrest Elementary

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Pinecrest Elementary ranks 192 nd of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinecrest Elementary is a PK-5 school in Greenwood, SC, serving 379 students within the Greenwood 50 district, and it has pulled off one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the state—jumping from the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools to a 4-star, top-30% ranking in just a few years.

What makes Pinecrest stand out is its exceptional success with students who face significant economic challenges. Every single student at the school qualifies for free/reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 88th percentile statewide for low-income students and in the 91st percentile for African American students—placing it among the very best in South Carolina for these groups. The school achieves this with a notably low student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1 and high per-student spending of $18,423, which is among the highest in the district. Academically, Pinecrest shows strong growth as students progress: while 3rd grade scores lag slightly behind district averages, 4th and 5th grade math and ELA proficiency rates meet or exceed state benchmarks. For example, 5th grade ELA hits 73.4% proficiency and 4th grade math reaches 64.1%, both well above state averages. Compared to nearby Merrywood Elementary (81st percentile) and Mathews Elementary (83rd percentile), Pinecrest is competitive in upper-grade math, and it substantially outperforms the nearby Greenwood Charter Academy, which ranks in the 22nd percentile despite serving a similar area.

The school's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 26.1%—higher than the district (22.6%) and state (22.3%) averages. This is particularly notable because Pinecrest is achieving strong results despite over a quarter of its students missing significant school time, suggesting that reducing absenteeism could unlock even greater gains. While the school has seen a slight dip from its peak performance in 2023-2024, it has maintained its 4-star rating and remains far above its historical levels. For parents considering Pinecrest, the picture is clear: a school that has proven it can deliver outstanding outcomes for high-needs students, backed by strong investment in staff and resources, with attendance as the key area where family support can make the biggest difference.

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 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (70th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg58%

192^nd of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	69.7	192 of 649	70.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.6	34 of 379	91.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.9	155 of 589	73.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.8	72 of 624	88.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.1	223 of 583	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)91st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-9 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Science61%+9 vs state

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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
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%)	69.7	192^nd of 649 public elementary schools	70.4%		78.1	132^nd of 640 public elementary schools	79.4%	60	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%)	80.1	121^st of 649 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.1	126^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.3%	5	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
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	505^th of 649 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.8	494^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.8%	11	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
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%)	51.1	306^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.9%		59.4	257^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.8%	49	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
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%)	63.3	231^st of 649 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.4	178^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.2%	53	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
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%)	82.2	108^th of 649 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.4	121^st of 640 public elementary schools	81.1%	13	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%)	64.7	222^nd of 649 public elementary schools	65.8%		66.5	213^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.7%	9	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%)	67.7	203^rd of 649 public elementary schools	68.7%		65.8	218^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.9%	15	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
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	100.0%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	93	31^st of 649 public elementary schools	95.2%		95	23^rd of 640 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	85.7	90.7	81.1				80.4	88.3	67.9				86.1		$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	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

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Pinecrest Elementary a good school?

Pinecrest Elementary ranks 192^nd of 649 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

What district is Pinecrest Elementary in?

Greenwood 50

How many students attend Pinecrest Elementary?

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

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