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Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

Q: Is Prosperity-Rikard Elementary a good school?

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary ranks 368 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Prosperity-Rikard Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Prosperity-Rikard Elementary?

Students at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary are 54% White, 29% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Prosperity-Rikard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mid-Carolina Middle High : Mid-Carolina High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary is a public elementary school serving 390 students in grades PK-5 in Prosperity, South Carolina, which is part of the Newberry 01 school district.

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary has consistently outperformed the Newberry 01 district and the state of South Carolina on various subject area assessments, with 60.3% of its 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to 52.4% for the district and 61.8% for the state, and 53.7% of its 4th graders proficient in Math compared to 49.5% for the district and 53.7% for the state. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.8% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 100% of Prosperity-Rikard Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

When compared to other schools in the Newberry 01 district, Prosperity-Rikard Elementary generally performs better on state assessments, particularly in ELA and Math, but some schools like Pomaria-Garmany Elementary and Little Mountain Elementary outperform Prosperity-Rikard across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism and supporting its high-poverty student population could be key to improving Prosperity-Rikard Elementary's overall academic outcomes.

386

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,390

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

381 South Wheeler Avenue
Prosperity, SC 29127

(803) 364-2321

District: Newberry 01

Students who attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

28.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

368^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	41.0	368 of 640	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	385 of 638	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	360 of 644	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	231 of 625	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	232 of 622	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	234 of 643	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	221 of 624	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	211 of 639	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	208 of 619	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	276 of 638	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	324 of 630	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	311 of 599	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	343 of 594	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	419 of 597	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	434 of 589	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.6	357 of 580	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	360 of 577	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	397 of 566	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.7	273 of 559	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	312 of 557	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.4	213 of 550	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.8	264 of 542	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	394 of 394	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	307 of 412	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	265 of 581	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	408 of 565	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	333 of 580	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	200 of 573	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	229 of 554	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	259 of 588	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	244 of 570	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	422 of 613	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	368 of 599	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	307 of 608	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	214 of 600	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	232 of 580	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	175 of 600	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	174 of 588	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	432 of 586	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	373 of 568	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	350 of 582	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	255 of 579	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	209 of 561	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	220 of 590	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	194 of 571	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	341 of 460	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	314 of 441	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	285 of 463	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	188 of 455	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	213 of 439	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	192 of 472	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	243 of 457	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+6 vs state

English Language Arts54%-8 vs state

Mathematics43%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

How many students attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Prosperity-Rikard Elementary.

Is Prosperity-Rikard Elementary a good school?

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary ranks 368^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Prosperity-Rikard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Prosperity-Rikard Elementary?

Students at Prosperity-Rikard Elementary are 54% White, 29% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Prosperity-Rikard Elementary in?

Newberry 01

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