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Pomaria-Garmany Elementary

Q: Is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary a good school?

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks 186 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Pomaria, South Carolina, with 352 students enrolled. 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.

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary consistently outperforms the Newberry 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.7% of 5th graders at Pomaria-Garmany were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.5% for the district and 62.5% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 30% of South Carolina elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 22.5% in 2023-2024, this rate is still lower than the district and state averages.

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary spends significantly more per student ($15,854 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 in 2023-2024, lower than the district and state averages. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Newberry 01 district and the Lexington 05 district, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary generally outperforms its peers in test scores and other key metrics, further highlighting the school's academic strengths.

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: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Newberry 01

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

186^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	71.8	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	154 of 638	75.9%	★★★★☆
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
2025	71.2	166 of 581	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	157 of 565	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
2025	74.6	126 of 613	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	127 of 599	78.8%	★★★★☆
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
2025	65.9	204 of 586	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	143 of 568	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
2025	64.2	166 of 460	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	148 of 441	66.4%	★★★☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+15 vs state

Science67%+18 vs state

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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		420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	82.9	97^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.8%		68.9	189^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.4%	92	77.0	84.6		68.0	59.6		70.2	$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		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
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		577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	85	86^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.2	110^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.8%	24	82.3	79.9		70.6	70.7		60.9	$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		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
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		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	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3		590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	88.8	55^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.4%		89	62^nd of 638 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	78.1	76.6		80.2	81.6		66.8	$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Pomaria-Garmany Elementary

Is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary a good school?

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary ranks 186^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pomaria-Garmany Elementary in?

Newberry 01

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

How many students attend Pomaria-Garmany Elementary?

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

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.

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