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Newberry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Newberry Elementary is a public elementary school serving 439 students in grades PK-5 in Newberry, South Carolina. The school is part of the Newberry 01 school district, which is ranked 32 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's overall ranking, Newberry Elementary consistently underperforms academically compared to the district and the state of South Carolina. In 2024-2025, only 41.5% of 3rd graders at Newberry Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.4% in the district and 61.8% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 24.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Newberry Elementary ranks in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools for its performance with African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Newberry 01 district, such as Little Mountain Elementary, Whitmire Community School, and Pomaria-Garmany Elementary, significantly outperform Newberry Elementary on academic measures. Even schools in other districts, like Piney Woods Elementary in the Lexington 05 district, outperform Newberry Elementary despite being further away.

421

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,333

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1829 Nance Street
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2670

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Newberry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newberry Middle
High:	Newberry High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.8%

Hispanic:

31.8%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

605^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Newberry 01

32^nd 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
2025	9.4	605 of 640	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	586 of 638	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	631 of 644	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	615 of 625	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	572 of 622	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	603 of 643	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	572 of 624	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	541 of 639	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	494 of 619	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	563 of 638	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	545 of 630	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	530 of 599	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	495 of 594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	464 of 597	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	496 of 589	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	511 of 580	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	469 of 577	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	460 of 566	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.8	350 of 559	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.5	317 of 557	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	400 of 550	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.5	441 of 542	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	344 of 381	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	326 of 369	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	381 of 394	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	384 of 393	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	272 of 350	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	400 of 421	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	381 of 412	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	561 of 581	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	535 of 565	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	564 of 580	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	572 of 573	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	497 of 554	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	505 of 588	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	460 of 570	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	76 of 115	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.4	112 of 115	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	578 of 613	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	540 of 599	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	597 of 608	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	595 of 600	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	545 of 580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	562 of 600	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	549 of 588	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	540 of 586	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	506 of 568	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	558 of 582	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	531 of 579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	503 of 561	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	581 of 590	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	565 of 571	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)34th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Science28%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-30 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 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
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		50 (11.9%)	214 (50.8%)	134 (31.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	9.4	605^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.2	586^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	41.5	42.8	27.5	34.0	17.8	17.3	28.5	$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		88 (20.5%)	184 (42.9%)	129 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	20.1	531^st of 640 public elementary schools	17.0%		27.3	462^nd of 638 public elementary schools	27.6%	69	36.8	48.0	43.9	29.4	37.4	29.9	42.7	$15,068	$1,671	$901	$2,572	$10,739	$1,757	$12,496
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		76 (18.6%)	208 (51.0%)	99 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	41.4	363^rd of 640 public elementary schools	43.3%		26	475^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.5%	112	44.1	57.2	63.6	47.0	45.5	52.7	42.8	$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		70 (46.7%)	43 (28.7%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	64	230^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.1%					(n/a)	72.0		59.0	56.0		59.1		$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		207 (53.6%)	111 (28.8%)	46 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	41	368^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.5	385^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.7%	17	60.3	59.3	44.1	50.0	53.7	27.9	55.5	$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		177 (52.2%)	73 (21.5%)	71 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	71.8	186^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.9%		74.5	154^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.9%	32	57.4	61.8	71.7	73.8	70.9	56.5	67.3	$16,581	$2,068	$1,301	$3,369	$11,145	$2,067	$13,212
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		247 (61.3%)	44 (10.9%)	103 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	62.6	238^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.8%		50.4	312^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.1%	74	73.8	76.8	63.0	53.8	58.0	34.3	60.8	$13,545	$1,631	$993	$2,624	$9,895	$1,026	$10,921
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		277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	71.4	190^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.6	193^rd of 638 public elementary schools	69.7%	3	67.9	72.2	66.0	66.1	63.5	46.0	65.5	$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117
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		179 (61.1%)	62 (21.2%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	41	367^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.7%		50.7	308^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.7%	59	51.7	62.0	45.4	41.4	49.0	52.2	49.0	$17,683	$2,377	$1,875	$4,252	$11,395	$2,035	$13,431
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		186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	61.7	245^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.7%		67.2	204^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.0%	41	56.9	60.9	75.7	56.8	65.3	51.3	52.2	$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876

Frequently Asked Questions about Newberry Elementary

Is Newberry Elementary a good school?

Newberry Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Newberry Elementary in?

Newberry 01

How many students attend Newberry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Newberry Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Newberry Elementary?

Students at Newberry Elementary are 51% African American, 32% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Newberry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newberry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newberry Middle
High : Newberry High

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