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Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-8

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle is a public school serving 755 students in grades PK-8 in the Laurens 55 school district in Gray Court, South Carolina. Despite the school's high per-student spending, it has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in the state, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Gray Court-Owings struggles with low academic performance, with only 37.8% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and just 7.5% of 6th graders and 11.3% of 8th graders meeting math proficiency standards - significantly below the district and state averages. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 30.5% over the past few years. Additionally, 100% of students at Gray Court-Owings qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a very economically disadvantaged population.

When comparing Gray Court-Owings to other schools in the area, the performance gap is stark. For example, Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle, which is only 7.85 miles away, consistently outperforms Gray Court-Owings by a wide margin on test scores and other metrics. Despite the high per-student spending, Gray Court-Owings has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past several years, suggesting a need for more effective interventions and strategies to address the unique challenges facing the school.

715

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,778

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9210 Highway 14
Gray Court, SC 29645

(864) 876-2131

District: Laurens 55

Students who attend Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:

Laurens District 55 High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

554^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

247^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Laurens 55

61^st of 75Laurens 55 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	554 of 640	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	560 of 638	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	516 of 644	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	507 of 625	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	527 of 622	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	509 of 643	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	515 of 624	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	422 of 619	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	458 of 638	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.1	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	337 of 412	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	520 of 581	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	494 of 565	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	473 of 580	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	469 of 573	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	478 of 554	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	499 of 588	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	508 of 570	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	135 of 156	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	509 of 613	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	521 of 599	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	455 of 608	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	476 of 600	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	488 of 580	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	493 of 600	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	513 of 588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	496 of 586	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	521 of 568	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	464 of 582	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	477 of 579	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	499 of 561	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	443 of 590	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	452 of 571	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	450 of 460	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	437 of 441	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	445 of 463	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	445 of 455	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	428 of 439	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	434 of 472	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	445 of 457	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	247 of 320	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	248 of 325	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	235 of 310	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	252 of 311	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	244 of 315	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.1	153 of 317	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.3	156 of 303	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	137 of 301	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	225 of 295	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	240 of 294	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	221 of 299	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	245 of 290	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	225 of 279	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	227 of 296	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	200 of 307	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	230 of 307	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	211 of 313	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	225 of 300	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	233 of 288	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	208 of 289	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	223 of 280	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	237 of 296	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	217 of 294	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	231 of 303	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	203 of 292	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	220 of 279	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	229 of 296	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	221 of 284	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	250 of 257	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	249 of 255	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	232 of 260	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	230 of 244	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	239 of 258	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)3rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-16 vs state

Science34%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Gray Court - Owings School is an excellent learning environment. The staff are nurturing for each student’s needs. Close Quote

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 Highway 14	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 876-2131	715	68	10.5		379 (53.0%)	117 (16.4%)	176 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	33 (4.6%)	16.6	554^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.2	560^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.2%	6	37.8	47.4	38.3	42.4	47.8	46.5	37.9	34.2	16.1	7.5	20.3	11.3	30.2	39.4		$14,778	$1,293	$429	$1,722	$10,446	$2,609	$13,055
Fountain Inn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Fairview Street	Fountain Inn	29644	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5100	1,055	59	17.8		466 (44.2%)	356 (33.7%)	146 (13.8%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (7.1%)	74.6	161^st of 640 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.7	162^nd of 638 public elementary schools	74.6%	1	73.8	68.7	66.9				71.3	65.6	53.0				60.7			$11,012	$1,073	$609	$1,682	$8,707	$623	$9,330
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
Bryson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 Bryson Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3600	1,038	61	17.1		443 (42.7%)	277 (26.7%)	218 (21.0%)	19 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.6%)	79.2	124^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.6%		66.5	207^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.6%	83	72.6	76.8	70.3				74.5	68.5	52.3				71.0			$10,255	$1,057	$514	$1,570	$8,098	$587	$8,684
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
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,621	96	16.9		1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	89.4	52^nd of 640 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.9	69^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.2%	17	86.6	77.1	72.2	75.8	69.3	75.7	74.9	74.4	64.4	68.3	64.4	59.6	71.6	78.2	100.0	$11,535	$974	$564	$1,539	$9,331	$665	$9,996
Woodruff Elementary	Public	3-5	915 Cross Anchor Road	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 476-3123	640	40	15.8		397 (62.0%)	76 (11.9%)	90 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	61.7	243^rd of 640 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.3	235^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.2%	8	56.9	69.5	64.2				60.3	69.0	46.0				53.3			$11,362	$1,444	$590	$2,034	$8,142	$1,186	$9,328
Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lucas Avenue	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3986	423	42	10.0		121 (28.6%)	93 (22.0%)	186 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	8.5	613^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.8	604^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.3%	9	29.9	29.5	41.5				28.4	34.1	18.9				22.7			$15,791	$1,436	$456	$1,893	$11,084	$2,813	$13,898
Woodruff Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Lucy P. Edwards Road	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 476-3174	776	49	15.6		490 (63.1%)	103 (13.3%)	91 (11.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (11.1%)								(n/a)																$11,304	$1,555	$675	$2,230	$7,933	$1,141	$9,073
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle

What district is Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle in?

Laurens 55

How many students attend Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle?

Students at Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle are 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle a good school?

Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 13.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Laurens District 55 High

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