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Whitmire Community School (Elementary)

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Whitmire Community School (Elementary) ranks 359 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Whitmire Community School (Elementary) is a small, tight-knit school in Whitmire, SC, serving about 250 students in grades PK-5 within the Newberry 01 school district, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has some clear bright spots. Your child is likely to get strong reading and science instruction here. In fact, 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts scores consistently beat the district average by 6 to 8 percentage points, and 4th grade science proficiency (58.9%) outpaces both the district and state averages. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, meaning more individual attention for your child. However, math is a mixed bag—while 3rd grade math is close to the state average, there's a significant drop in 4th and 5th grade proficiency. The school's overall state ranking has slipped from a 4-star (80th percentile) school in 2017-2018 to a 2-star (46th percentile) rating today. This decline coincides with a dramatic rise in chronic absenteeism, which jumped from just 3.1% in 2022-2023 to 21.8% in 2024-2025—now above the district average. When compared to nearby schools, Whitmire outperforms Gallman Elementary, Newberry Elementary, and Boundary St. Elementary, but trails Reuben Elementary in the same district.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Whitmire offers solid literacy and science foundations in a small, supportive environment, but you'll want to keep an eye on math progress and attendance. The school has the resources—spending about $14,884 per student—and the small class sizes to turn things around. If you're considering this school, it's worth asking the administration about their plans for math intervention in grades 4-5 and what steps are being taken to improve daily attendance, as these are the two areas most likely to impact your child's experience and long-term success.

250

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,884

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2597 SC Highway 66
Whitmire, SC 29178

(803) 694-2320

District: Newberry 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

African American:

13.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

359^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Newberry 01

38^th of 75Newberry 01 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	44.7	359 of 661	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.7	245 of 639	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	206 of 643	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	259 of 644	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	224 of 625	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	170 of 622	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	245 of 643	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	124 of 624	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	58.2	253 of 639	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	311 of 619	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	360 of 638	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	404 of 630	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.9	429 of 599	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	492 of 594	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	487 of 597	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	529 of 589	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	532 of 580	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	429 of 577	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	462 of 566	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	435 of 559	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.3	419 of 557	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.4	407 of 550	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.4	364 of 542	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	393 of 599	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	208 of 580	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	329 of 588	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	304 of 634	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	204 of 612	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	150 of 602	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	280 of 608	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	162 of 600	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	91 of 580	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	159 of 600	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.1	19 of 588	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	330 of 591	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	285 of 585	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	222 of 579	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.4	81 of 561	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	208 of 590	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	392 of 463	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	299 of 459	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	269 of 446	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	231 of 455	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	161 of 439	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	252 of 472	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	189 of 457	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-5 vs state

Science59%+7 vs state

Mathematics44%-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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	250	20	12.6	100.0%	186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	44.7	359^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.7%		61.7	245^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.7%	114	57.8	61.5	60.0	52.6	38.5	42.2	58.9	$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876
Joanna-Woodson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 South Ellis Street	Joanna	29351	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 697-6480	293	26	11.2	100.0%	179 (61.1%)	62 (21.2%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	27	483^rd of 661 public elementary schools	26.9%		41	366^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.7%	117	52.3	40.7	60.0	40.9	22.0	46.0	42.4	$17,683	$2,377	$1,875	$4,252	$11,395	$2,035	$13,431
Eastside Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Old Colony Road	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0827	462	31	14.9	100.0%	229 (49.6%)	156 (33.8%)	44 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	72.3	175^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.3	157^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.4%	18	76.0	74.3	71.9	64.0	59.5	54.4	59.5	$14,193	$1,965	$1,611	$3,576	$9,277	$1,340	$10,617
Newberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1829 Nance Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2670	421	37	11.3	100.0%	50 (11.9%)	214 (50.8%)	134 (31.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	18.6	552^nd of 661 public elementary schools	16.5%		9.4	604^th of 639 public elementary schools	5.5%	52	51.5	51.9	39.6	36.3	31.5	24.1	40.8	$14,333	$1,287	$1,529	$2,816	$8,945	$2,572	$11,517
Boundary St. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Boundary Street	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2616	429	38	11.2	100.0%	88 (20.5%)	184 (42.9%)	129 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	22	524^th of 661 public elementary schools	20.7%		20.1	530^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.1%	6	52.9	27.8	53.6	47.0	18.1	47.8	26.4	$15,068	$1,671	$901	$2,572	$10,739	$1,757	$12,496
Clinton Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Chestnut Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0812	422	29	14.5	100.0%	144 (34.1%)	203 (48.1%)	36 (8.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	19.4	539^th of 661 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.9	505^th of 639 public elementary schools	21.0%	34	41.3	41.2	52.3	50.6	20.6	36.9	30.9	$14,827	$1,825	$1,639	$3,464	$9,867	$1,497	$11,363
Gallman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Hawkins Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2655	408	38	10.7	92.2%	76 (18.6%)	208 (51.0%)	99 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	19.9	536^th of 661 public elementary schools	18.9%		41.4	362^nd of 639 public elementary schools	43.3%	174	44.5	45.5	43.4	44.4	34.8	36.7	34.9	$14,808	$1,795	$1,080	$2,876	$10,181	$1,752	$11,933
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Monarch School Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1733	442	34	13.0	100.0%	279 (63.1%)	141 (31.9%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40.4	398^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.2	334^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.7%	64	53.3	66.6	53.7	48.1	70.8	25.4	40.3	$13,860	$2,396	$1,311	$3,707	$8,349	$1,804	$10,152
Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	430	30	14.3	100.0%	150 (34.9%)	222 (51.6%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	10.7	622^nd of 661 public elementary schools	5.9%		17.9	540^th of 639 public elementary schools	15.5%	82	38.9	38.2	45.3	33.4	27.9	31.3	13.2	$16,083	$2,685	$1,545	$4,230	$9,864	$1,989	$11,852
Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	483	36	13.4	100.0%	219 (45.3%)	167 (34.6%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.3%)	10.5	624^th of 661 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.3	599^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.3%	25	43.3	42.9	25.4	28.9	32.5	17.9	32.5	$14,327	$2,048	$1,389	$3,438	$9,106	$1,784	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitmire Community School (Elementary)

What district is Whitmire Community School (Elementary) in?

Newberry 01

What is the racial makeup of Whitmire Community School (Elementary)?

Students at Whitmire Community School (Elementary) are 74% White, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Whitmire Community School (Elementary)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Whitmire Community School (Elementary).

Is Whitmire Community School (Elementary) a good school?

Whitmire Community School (Elementary) ranks 359^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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