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Gallman Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gallman Elementary is a PK-5 school in Newberry, SC, serving 408 students within the Newberry 01 school district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking finding is the school's dramatic academic swing between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. In 2024-2025, Gallman showed real promise—5th graders hit 63.6% proficiency in ELA and 52.7% in math, both beating state averages. But those gains evaporated in 2025-2026, with 5th-grade ELA dropping to 43.4% and math to 36.7%, well below state averages. Math is a consistent weakness across all grades, with only about 35% of 4th and 5th graders proficient compared to state averages above 49%. This volatility suggests instability in instruction or significant changes in the student population. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a peak of 38.3% to 21.5%, remains higher than the district average of 18.5% and likely contributes to the academic struggles.

Compared to nearby schools, Gallman's current 19th percentile state ranking is similar to Boundary St. Elementary (20th percentile) and slightly better than Newberry Elementary (16th percentile). However, schools just a short drive away perform far better—Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks in the 72nd percentile and Little Mountain Elementary in the 59th. Notably, Gallman spends more per student ($14,808) than several higher-performing schools in the district, suggesting funding isn't the issue. The school's performance with low-income students also dropped sharply, from the 50th to the 14th percentile. While 4th-grade science (34.9%) is a relative bright spot, the overall picture points to a need for targeted math interventions and strategies to address the recent regression.

408

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,808

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Hawkins Road
Newberry, SC 29108

(803) 321-2655

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Gallman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newberry Middle
High:	Newberry High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.0%

Hispanic:

24.3%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 19th 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 (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

536^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	19.9	536 of 661	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	362 of 639	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	480 of 643	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	596 of 644	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	562 of 625	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	536 of 622	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	479 of 643	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	472 of 624	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	531 of 639	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	474 of 619	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	520 of 638	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	561 of 630	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	478 of 599	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	436 of 594	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	475 of 597	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	413 of 589	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	435 of 580	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	468 of 577	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.8	347 of 566	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	295 of 559	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	393 of 557	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	471 of 550	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.6	496 of 542	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	239 of 384	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.2	97 of 380	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	363 of 394	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	298 of 393	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	342 of 350	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	239 of 421	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	296 of 412	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	506 of 599	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	386 of 580	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	488 of 568	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	549 of 580	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	518 of 573	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	493 of 554	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	442 of 588	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	420 of 570	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	139 of 159	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	76 of 116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	546 of 634	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	303 of 612	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	409 of 602	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.9	567 of 608	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	534 of 600	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	512 of 580	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	448 of 600	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	447 of 588	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	497 of 591	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.8	319 of 585	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	389 of 571	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	515 of 582	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	516 of 579	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	485 of 561	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	466 of 590	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	475 of 571	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-20 vs state

Mathematics38%-16 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 10, 2018

This school is rapidly improving with the implementation of new administration. The teachers are well certified and strive to provide a quality education for the students. This is definitely not the old Gallman Elementary from years past and I cannot wait to see where they go next! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Gallman is a family-oriented school. My child feels safe and comfortable. Her years at Gallman have been very engaging. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Amicks Ferry Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 756-1100	511	40	12.7	30.9%	420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	83.4	100^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.9	97^th of 639 public elementary schools	84.8%	3	74.2	83.7		71.0	65.0		72.8	$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389

Frequently Asked Questions about Gallman Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gallman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gallman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newberry Middle
High : Newberry High

What is the racial makeup of Gallman Elementary?

Students at Gallman Elementary are 51% African American, 24% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gallman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Gallman Elementary.

Is Gallman Elementary a good school?

Gallman Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Gallman Elementary in?

Newberry 01

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