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Emerald High

Public Grades 9-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Emerald High is a public high school located in Greenwood, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 878 students. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Emerald High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, maintaining a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, with the exception of its gifted and talented students, who rank as high as 18 out of 157 schools in the state. Academically, Emerald High's proficiency rates on end-of-course exams range from around 40% to 80%, with the lowest performance in Algebra 1 and the highest in English 2, all of which are below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Dixie High in the Abbeville 60 district significantly outperform Emerald High, ranking among the top 25 high schools in the state. While Emerald High spends significantly more per student compared to these nearby schools, the school's high student-teacher ratio of 15:1 may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism issue and providing targeted interventions for underperforming student subgroups could be key areas for improvement.

887

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,305

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Bypass 225
Greenwood, SC 29646

(864) 941-5730

District: Greenwood 50

Feeder schools for Emerald High:

Elementary:	Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary
	Mathews Elementary
	Woodfields Elementary
Middle:	Westview Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (61% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (82% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg71%

179^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	26.4	179 of 235	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	172 of 235	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	163 of 237	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	153 of 226	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	131 of 227	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	155 of 225	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	150 of 216	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	155 of 223	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	154 of 231	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	137 of 232	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	93 of 210	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	79 of 203	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.4	115 of 202	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	96 of 199	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.7	117 of 188	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.5	117 of 185	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.6	69 of 191	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.4	60 of 187	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	143 of 194	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	162 of 190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	135 of 178	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	136 of 183	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	119 of 139	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	118 of 145	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	84 of 139	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	78 of 115	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	127 of 143	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	102 of 137	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	45 of 69	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	62 of 71	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	177 of 225	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	161 of 225	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	156 of 220	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	137 of 213	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	162 of 213	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	164 of 210	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	87 of 153	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.5	18 of 157	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	112 of 156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	99 of 121	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	102 of 121	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	91 of 119	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	74 of 108	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	48 of 93	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	176 of 226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	165 of 229	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	163 of 226	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	130 of 220	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	117 of 213	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	173 of 217	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	161 of 214	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	162 of 224	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	170 of 228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	138 of 229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	142 of 224	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	118 of 215	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	153 of 218	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	142 of 213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	155 of 196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	143 of 196	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	91 of 192	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	96 of 189	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	140 of 185	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 276%-11 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 268%-6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-9 vs state

English 149%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)		SC READY Mathematics (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	887	53	16.6		335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	26.4	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%		28.1	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%	7					67.9	49.1	52.6	75.8	$16,305	$1,987	$815	$2,801	$11,775	$1,728	$13,503
Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,724	97	17.8		605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	29	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%		26.2	176^th of 235 public high schools	25.1%	6					67.8	49.0	49.0	80.9	$13,232	$1,499	$596	$2,094	$9,693	$1,445	$11,137
G. Frank Russell Technology Center	Public	9-12	601 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5750	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ninety Six High School	Public	9-12	640 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-2911	423	30	14.2		299 (70.7%)	88 (20.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	60.5	76^th of 235 public high schools	67.7%		61.9	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%	5					84.9	55.9	63.5	91.5	$13,763	$774	$1,323	$2,097	$9,281	$2,385	$11,666
Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	463	31	14.9		217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	42.9	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%		38.1	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%	7					89.3	47.4	53.4	82.7	$15,886	$737	$303	$1,040	$11,447	$3,400	$14,846
Abbeville County Career Center	Public	10-12	100 Old Calhoun Falls Highway	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	No	(864) 366-9069	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	265	21	12.6		179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	30.6	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%		29.2	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%						48.0	54.3	42.9	84.7		$84,707	$36,116	$120,823
Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	80.8	22^nd of 235 public high schools	90.6%		79.1	27^th of 235 public high schools	88.5%	5	70.0	73.5	48.8	56.8	94.7	86.0	62.5	96.0	$13,587	$502	$295	$797	$9,531	$3,259	$12,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerald High

What is the racial makeup of Emerald High?

Students at Emerald High are 41% African American, 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Emerald High?

Emerald High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary
Elementary : Mathews Elementary
Elementary : Woodfields Elementary
Middle : Westview Middle

How many students attend Emerald High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 887 students attended Emerald High.

Is Emerald High a good school?

Emerald High ranks in the bottom 23.8% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Emerald High in?

Greenwood 50

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