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Ware Shoals Primary

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Ware Shoals Primary ranks 429 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ware Shoals Primary is an elementary school located in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the Greenwood 51 school district, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ware Shoals Primary faces significant challenges, including a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 17.2% in 2021-2022 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of around 15% for elementary schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by the SC READY assessments, is also below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 60.3% of 3rd graders and 60.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 61.8% and 63.5%, respectively. Additionally, 100% of Ware Shoals Primary students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Pinecrest Elementary and Hodges Elementary, both in the Greenwood 50 district, Ware Shoals Primary generally underperforms, with significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower test scores. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past several years, from 326 out of 639 elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 429 out of 640 in 2024-2025, suggesting that it is not keeping pace with improvements in other elementary schools across the state.

385

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15269 Indian Mound Road
Ware Shoals, SC 29692

(864) 861-2261

District: Greenwood 51

Students who attend Ware Shoals Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Ware Shoals Elementary Middle
High:	Ware Shoals High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

African American:

14.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg57%

429^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 75Greenwood 51 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	33.8	429 of 640	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	389 of 638	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	448 of 644	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	449 of 625	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	396 of 622	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	369 of 643	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	440 of 624	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.4	326 of 639	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	366 of 619	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	359 of 638	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.0	305 of 630	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	339 of 599	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.9	146 of 594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	57 of 597	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	56.7	270 of 589	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.4	111 of 580	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	67.4	183 of 577	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.6	435 of 566	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	366 of 559	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.5	199 of 557	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.5	384 of 550	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.5	332 of 542	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	397 of 581	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	405 of 565	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	419 of 580	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	435 of 573	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	375 of 554	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	386 of 588	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	407 of 570	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	405 of 613	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	260 of 599	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	456 of 608	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	420 of 600	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	292 of 580	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	288 of 600	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	365 of 588	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	398 of 586	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	313 of 568	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	427 of 582	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	408 of 579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	347 of 561	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	325 of 590	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	447 of 571	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	409 of 460	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	390 of 441	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	442 of 463	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	385 of 439	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	418 of 472	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	443 of 457	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-13 vs state

Science26%-23 vs state

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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 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
Ware Shoals Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	15269 Indian Mound Road	Ware Shoals	29692	Laurens County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 861-2261	385	29	13.2		276 (71.7%)	54 (14.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	33.8	429^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.0%		38.7	389^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.0%	40	60.3	60.5					47.6	36.8					26.4
Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Neely Ferry Road	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 575-2126	623	51	12.2		530 (85.1%)	43 (6.9%)	38 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	40.7	371^st of 640 public elementary schools	42.0%		34.4	417^th of 638 public elementary schools	34.6%	46	63.4	57.6	63.8	50.0	50.8	48.4	43.3	36.4	40.4	28.0	28.6	22.6	45.4	42.7	$14,926	$1,280	$454	$1,734	$10,682	$2,510	$13,192
Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	360	27	13.3		297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	83.2	91^st of 640 public elementary schools	85.8%		84.3	93^rd of 638 public elementary schools	85.4%	2	78.8	77.6	84.1	72.9			63.9	65.6	61.4	55.9			55.2	76.3	$12,453	$764	$318	$1,082	$9,496	$1,875	$11,371
Honea Path Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	806 East Greer Street	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 369-7612	571	41	13.9		403 (70.6%)	90 (15.8%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	69.9	196^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.3	156^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.5%	40	62.9	73.6	69.4				60.2	67.1	57.6				54.0		$14,445	$2,904	$924	$3,828	$9,436	$1,181	$10,617
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
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10457 Highway 221 South	Waterloo	29384	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 677-5610	254	30	8.5		186 (73.2%)	39 (15.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	66.5	214^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.6%		59.8	253^rd of 638 public elementary schools	60.3%	39	88.6	80.6	41.7				88.6	67.8	20.8				45.2		$17,444	$1,448	$595	$2,043	$12,332	$3,069	$15,401
E. B. Morse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Parkview Drive	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-7777	447	37	12.0		164 (36.7%)	240 (53.7%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	24.1	497^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.3%		16.9	542^nd of 638 public elementary schools	15.0%	45	52.8	44.1	52.9				44.4	33.9	35.8				20.4		$15,009	$1,351	$459	$1,810	$10,385	$2,814	$13,199
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
Laurens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Henry Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3067	465	45	10.3		212 (45.6%)	183 (39.4%)	53 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	17.1	548^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.4%		29.7	447^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.9%	101	49.4	45.3	44.8				36.7	26.6	24.1				29.7		$15,289	$1,603	$453	$2,056	$10,543	$2,690	$13,233
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Shoals Primary

How many students attend Ware Shoals Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Ware Shoals Primary.

Is Ware Shoals Primary a good school?

Ware Shoals Primary ranks 429^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ware Shoals Primary in?

Greenwood 51

What schools do graduates of Ware Shoals Primary attend?

Students who attend Ware Shoals Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ware Shoals Elementary Middle
High : Ware Shoals High

What is the racial makeup of Ware Shoals Primary?

Students at Ware Shoals Primary are 72% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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