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Newberry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Newberry Elementary in Newberry, SC, serves approximately 421 students in grades PK-5 within the Newberry 01 school district, a small-town community where all students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

While Newberry Elementary has historically ranked in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools, the most recent year shows a promising shift. The school jumped from the 5th percentile to the 16th percentile statewide—its best ranking in nearly a decade. This improvement is visible across most subjects, with 3rd grade reading proficiency climbing from 41.5% to 51.5% and 3rd grade math from 34% to 36.3%. However, significant gaps remain when compared to district peers. For example, 5th grade math proficiency sits at just 24.1%, compared to 42.1% district-wide and 49.1% statewide. The school also spends more per student ($14,333) than higher-performing Little Mountain Elementary ($13,595) and maintains a favorable 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes lag behind schools like Pomaria-Garmany Elementary, which achieves 73.4% proficiency in 3rd grade reading.

One of the biggest challenges is chronic absenteeism. At 23%, Newberry's rate is more than double that of Little Mountain Elementary (10.5%) and Pomaria-Garmany Elementary (12.8%), though it has improved dramatically from 35.5% just a few years ago. There are also encouraging signs in specific areas: Hispanic students jumped from the 3rd to 34th percentile in one year, and African American students now rank at the 25th percentile—the school's strongest subgroup performance. The achievement gap widens by 5th grade, suggesting the school is more effective with younger students. While Newberry still ranks last among the seven elementary schools in its district, the recent upward trajectory suggests that targeted interventions may be starting to take hold.

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: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

552^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	18.6	552 of 661	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	604 of 639	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	591 of 643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.4	288 of 384	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	343 of 380	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	324 of 369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.7	520 of 599	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	560 of 580	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	538 of 568	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 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.1	517 of 634	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	577 of 612	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	542 of 602	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.1	467 of 591	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	539 of 585	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	508 of 571	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)33rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-17 vs state

Science41%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 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
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
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
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%)	49.8	318^th of 661 public elementary schools	51.9%		64	230^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.0%	88	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%)	38.7	407^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.4%		41	367^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.6%	40	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%)	71.3	183^rd of 661 public elementary schools	72.3%		71.8	186^th of 639 public elementary schools	70.9%	3	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
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%)	55.6	274^th of 661 public elementary schools	58.5%		62.6	238^th of 639 public elementary schools	62.8%	36	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
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%)	56.1	271^st of 661 public elementary schools	59.0%		71.4	190^th of 639 public elementary schools	70.3%	81	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Newberry Elementary

What district is Newberry Elementary in?

Newberry 01

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

Is Newberry Elementary a good school?

Newberry Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Newberry Elementary?

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

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