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Ware Shoals Primary

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Ware Shoals Primary ranks 425 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ware Shoals Primary is a small elementary school in Ware Shoals, SC, serving 385 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Greenwood 51 school district.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school mirrors its district's overall performance almost exactly—in the most recent year, 3rd-grade reading scores were 57.7% proficient, identical to the district average, and 4th-grade math was 44.4% for both. The school has shown real progress in reading over the past few years, with 3rd-grade ELA jumping from 41.8% to 57.7% and 4th-grade ELA improving from 40.4% to 61.9% since 2022-2023. However, math remains a clear challenge, with proficiency rates consistently well below state averages (for example, 40.9% vs. 59.2% in 3rd grade). The school spends a substantial $13,425 per student—more than nearby Fork Shoals School ($12,189) and Cherokee Trail Elementary ($12,453)—yet this investment hasn't yet translated into above-average results. When compared to neighbors, the school outperforms some lower-performing schools in the Laurens 55 district, but is significantly outpaced by Hodges Elementary, just 9 miles away, which boasts proficiency rates above 80% in most subjects.

A growing concern for families is chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 17.2% to 23.3% in the last year—now slightly above the state average of 22.3%. This trend is worth watching, as attendance strongly impacts learning. The school serves a student body with very high economic need, with a 100% free and reduced lunch rate in recent years. While the school's overall rating has been stable at 2 stars, the recent gains in reading suggest that literacy instruction may be improving, even as math and attendance remain areas needing attention.

385

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,461

Per pupil spending ?

69.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

89%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

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 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg59%

425^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th 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
2026	35.7	425 of 661	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	428 of 639	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	392 of 643	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
2026	37.7	377 of 599	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	396 of 580	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	407 of 568	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
2026	37.8	412 of 634	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	404 of 612	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	262 of 602	56.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.7	404 of 591	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	397 of 585	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	315 of 571	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.1	414 of 463	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	408 of 459	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	393 of 446	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-5 vs state

Science43%-9 vs state

Mathematics43%-13 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	69.0%	276 (71.7%)	54 (14.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	35.7	425^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.7%		33.8	428^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.0%	3	57.7	61.9					40.9	44.4					42.9		89%		$13,461	$1,460	$302	$1,761	$9,631	$2,069	$11,700
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	60.5%	530 (85.1%)	43 (6.9%)	38 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	49.5	321^st of 661 public elementary schools	51.4%		40.7	370^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.1%	49	60.0	65.1	52.1	48.5	51.5	49.3	49.1	53.9	37.7	40.6	42.5	30.8	66.7	57.8	94%		$16,047	$1,713	$425	$2,138	$11,228	$2,681	$13,909
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	51.4%	297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	84.2	91^st of 661 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.2	91^st of 639 public elementary schools	85.8%		76.2	84.8	76.7	78.5			78.6	71.8	53.3	64.3			65.3	69.0	93%		$11,477	$745	$213	$958	$10,042	$477	$10,519
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	69.2%	403 (70.6%)	90 (15.8%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	62.4	242^nd of 661 public elementary schools	63.4%		69.9	196^th of 639 public elementary schools	69.3%	46	58.8	65.9	70.5				67.0	61.4	59.2				48.9		96%		$14,140	$1,446	$676	$2,123	$10,554	$1,463	$12,017
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	53.7%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	92.9	31^st of 661 public elementary schools	95.3%		95	23^rd of 639 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	85.7	90.7	81.1				80.4	88.3	67.9				86.1		≥ 96%		$15,245	$2,181	$588	$2,770	$11,237	$1,239	$12,476
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	82.5%	186 (73.2%)	39 (15.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	63.7	233^rd of 661 public elementary schools	64.8%		66.5	214^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.5%	19	53.8	87.1	78.3				51.9	83.9	65.2				58.1		96%		$18,372	$1,623	$495	$2,118	$12,900	$3,354	$16,254
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	79.4%	164 (36.7%)	240 (53.7%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	20.5	533^rd of 661 public elementary schools	19.4%		24.1	496^th of 639 public elementary schools	22.4%	37	58.0	43.7	37.7				43.6	32.4	39.6				26.8		≥ 96%		$15,877	$1,733	$459	$2,192	$10,947	$2,737	$13,685
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	64.4%	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		96%		$14,420	$1,892	$531	$2,423	$10,771	$1,225	$11,996
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	68.5%	212 (45.6%)	183 (39.4%)	53 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	20.2	534^th of 661 public elementary schools	19.2%		17.1	547^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.4%	13	50.0	53.5	54.4				34.4	36.7	26.5				23.9		≥ 96%		$16,358	$1,722	$413	$2,135	$11,433	$2,790	$14,223
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	78.9%	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		≥ 96%		$17,308	$2,267	$716	$2,983	$12,914	$1,411	$14,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Shoals Primary

Is Ware Shoals Primary a good school?

Ware Shoals Primary ranks 425^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Ware Shoals Primary?

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

What district is Ware Shoals Primary in?

Greenwood 51

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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