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Pomaria-Garmany Elementary

Q: Is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary a good school?

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks 183 rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is a PK-5 school in Pomaria, SC, serving 339 students in the Newberry 01 district, and it stands out as the top-performing elementary school in its district by a wide margin.

This school consistently earns 4-star ratings and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide, a remarkable achievement given that 100% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The gap between Pomaria-Garmany and its district peers is striking—the next closest school, Little Mountain Elementary, sits at the 59th percentile, while other district schools like Boundary St. Elementary and Gallman Elementary rank in the 20th and 19th percentiles respectively. In 3rd grade math, 75.5% of Pomaria-Garmany students scored proficient, compared to 62.2% at Little Mountain and just 35.3% at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary. The school's 4th grade science program is exceptional, with 78.6% proficiency—28 points above the state average and actually exceeding the science scores at wealthier Lexington 05 schools like Ballentine Elementary and Lake Murray Elementary.

Chronic absenteeism is notably low at 12.8%, well below the district's 18.5% and the state's 22.3% averages. The school has shown remarkable resilience, rebounding from a pandemic-era dip to maintain strong performance for four consecutive years. While math proficiency dips somewhat in 4th and 5th grades, the school still outperforms its district at every level. With a favorable 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $16,581, Pomaria-Garmany demonstrates that effective instruction and a supportive culture can overcome socioeconomic challenges, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

339

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,581

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7288 US Highway 176
Pomaria, SC 29126

(803) 321-2651

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Pomaria-Garmany Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mid-Carolina Middle
High:	Mid-Carolina High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

African American:

21.5%

Hispanic:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newberry 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2023) to 72nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

183^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	71.3	183 of 661	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	186 of 639	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	156 of 643	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	134 of 644	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	190 of 625	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	339 of 622	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	261 of 643	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	207 of 624	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	210 of 639	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.3	261 of 619	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	251 of 638	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	260 of 630	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	136 of 599	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	162 of 594	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	59.7	254 of 597	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	288 of 589	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.0	319 of 580	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	312 of 577	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	368 of 566	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	336 of 559	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.5	221 of 557	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.4	266 of 550	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.1	227 of 542	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	132 of 599	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	166 of 580	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	158 of 568	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	102 of 580	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	222 of 573	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	315 of 588	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	202 of 570	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	200 of 634	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.6	126 of 612	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	127 of 602	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	156 of 608	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	188 of 600	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	331 of 580	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	274 of 600	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	190 of 588	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	205 of 591	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	204 of 585	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	144 of 571	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	121 of 582	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	194 of 579	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	300 of 561	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	214 of 590	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	214 of 571	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	71 of 463	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	166 of 459	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	148 of 446	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.9	65 of 463	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	106 of 455	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	187 of 472	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	242 of 457	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+27 vs state

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Mathematics58%+4 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	940 Old Bush River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5900	767	60	12.8	36.6%	577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	87.1	72^nd of 661 public elementary schools	89.1%		85	86^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.5%	14	81.5	81.6			74.0	76.9			66.7		$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070
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
McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	1978 SC Highway 215 South	Blair	29015	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-9490	106	13	8.1	100.0%	3 (2.8%)	94 (88.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)											$29,521	$4,668	$2,561	$7,229	$18,591	$3,701	$22,292
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3	19.6%	590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	89.8	51^st of 661 public elementary schools	92.3%		88.8	55^th of 639 public elementary schools	91.4%	4	85.5	80.6			84.9	74.6			66.9		$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Pomaria-Garmany Elementary

What district is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary in?

Newberry 01

What is the racial makeup of Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?

Students at Pomaria-Garmany Elementary are 52% White, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Pomaria-Garmany Elementary.

Is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary a good school?

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks 183^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pomaria-Garmany Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pomaria-Garmany Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mid-Carolina Middle
High : Mid-Carolina High

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