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Boundary St. Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Boundary St. Elementary in Newberry, SC, serves 429 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Newberry 01 school district.

Boundary St. Elementary is currently ranked in the 20th percentile of South Carolina elementary schools, which places it in the bottom fifth statewide. This is a slight improvement from last year but continues a multi-year trend of underperformance. The school serves a high-needs population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Academic proficiency rates are significantly below district and state averages in most subjects and grade levels. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency sits at just 18.1%, compared to 37.9% for the district and 52.3% statewide. The most striking pattern is a "4th-grade slump"—while 3rd and 5th graders score near district averages in English Language Arts (around 53%), 4th graders drop to just 27.8% proficiency. This persistent issue suggests a need for targeted interventions at that grade level. On a positive note, 5th graders are actually performing at or above district averages in both ELA and math, which shows that students who stay at the school can eventually catch up.

Compared to nearby schools, Boundary St. faces unique challenges. It ranks well below Pomaria-Garmany Elementary (72nd percentile) and Little Mountain Elementary (59th percentile), both in the same district. Even Newberry Elementary, located just under a mile away, performs at a similar low level (16th percentile), suggesting the challenges are systemic to the immediate area. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with a rate of 20.2%—higher than Little Mountain's 10.5% but lower than Newberry Elementary's 23.0%. Interestingly, the school spends over $15,000 per student and maintains a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio, indicating that resources are not the issue. The key priorities should be addressing the 4th-grade achievement gap, improving attendance, and learning from the strategies used by higher-performing schools in the district.

429

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,068

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1406 Boundary Street
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2616

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Boundary St. Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newberry Middle
High:	Newberry High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.9%

Hispanic:

30.1%

White:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2019) to 20th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

516^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	22.0	516 of 649	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	531 of 640	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	462 of 638	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	472 of 644	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	426 of 625	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	426 of 622	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	397 of 643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	435 of 624	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	473 of 639	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	567 of 619	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	519 of 638	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	438 of 630	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	454 of 599	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	388 of 594	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	379 of 597	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.9	455 of 589	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	418 of 580	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	497 of 577	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	522 of 566	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	485 of 559	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	442 of 557	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	472 of 550	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.1	404 of 542	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	314 of 379	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	259 of 381	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	207 of 369	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	265 of 394	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	216 of 393	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	107 of 350	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	244 of 421	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	263 of 412	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	32.0	108 of 161	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	59 of 104	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	31 of 82	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	461 of 589	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	475 of 581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	420 of 565	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	487 of 580	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	437 of 573	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	464 of 554	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	417 of 588	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	410 of 570	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	89 of 115	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	66 of 116	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	54 of 104	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	524 of 624	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	519 of 613	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	471 of 599	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	440 of 608	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	402 of 600	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	357 of 580	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	354 of 600	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	406 of 588	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	484 of 583	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	500 of 586	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	422 of 568	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	443 of 582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	364 of 579	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	366 of 561	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	337 of 590	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	404 of 571	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	292 of 460	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	182 of 441	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	374 of 463	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	89.0	34 of 472	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	35.1	317 of 457	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2018)33rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

African American (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-21 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

Science26%-25 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
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	516^th of 649 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.1	531^st of 640 public elementary schools	17.0%	15	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
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%)	18.7	543^rd of 649 public elementary schools	16.3%		9.4	605^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.5%	62	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
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	527^th of 649 public elementary schools	18.8%		41.4	363^rd of 640 public elementary schools	43.3%	164	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
Reuben Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Spearman Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2664	150	9	16.3	100.0%	70 (46.7%)	43 (28.7%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	49.9	313^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.8%		64	230^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.1%	83	62.5	69.2		58.3	38.5		50.0	$15,807	$1,324	$1,395	$2,719	$10,637	$2,452	$13,089
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	381 South Wheeler Avenue	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 364-2321	386	27	14.2	100.0%	207 (53.6%)	111 (28.8%)	46 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	38.8	401^st of 649 public elementary schools	38.2%		41	368^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.5%	33	47.7	64.2	50.9	35.3	48.6	36.4	62.9	$14,390	$1,443	$1,061	$2,504	$9,578	$2,308	$11,886
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7288 US Highway 176	Pomaria	29126	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2651	339	28	12.1	100.0%	177 (52.2%)	73 (21.5%)	71 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	71.4	180^th of 649 public elementary schools	72.3%		71.8	186^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.9%	6	73.4	67.9	71.2	75.5	46.5	53.8	78.6	$16,581	$2,068	$1,301	$3,369	$11,145	$2,067	$13,212
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	367	29	12.6	100.0%	277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	56.2	265^th of 649 public elementary schools	59.2%		71.4	190^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.3%	75	64.8	57.7	62.5	62.2	52.0	51.8	55.8	$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117
Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1261 Hollywood Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-8333	403	29	13.8	100.0%	247 (61.3%)	44 (10.9%)	103 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	55.7	268^th of 649 public elementary schools	58.7%		62.6	238^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.8%	30	56.2	71.0	64.7	43.9	63.7	39.7	65.2	$13,545	$1,631	$993	$2,624	$9,895	$1,026	$10,921
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%)	44.8	352^nd of 649 public elementary schools	45.8%		61.7	245^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.7%	107	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	476^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.7%		41	367^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.7%	109	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Boundary St. Elementary

How many students attend Boundary St. Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Boundary St. Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Boundary St. Elementary?

Students at Boundary St. Elementary are 43% African American, 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Boundary St. Elementary attend?

Students who attend Boundary St. Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newberry Middle
High : Newberry High

Is Boundary St. Elementary a good school?

Boundary St. Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Boundary St. Elementary in?

Newberry 01

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