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Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

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Prosperity-Rikard Elementary ranks 407 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary is a PK-5 school in Prosperity, SC, serving 386 students within the Newberry 01 district, a solidly average district ranked 38th out of 75 in the state.

This school has experienced a significant decline in recent years. Once a consistently above-average school ranking in the 63rd-67th percentile statewide, it has dropped to the 38th percentile, now earning a 2-star rating. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, though per-student spending is robust at $14,390 and the student-teacher ratio is favorable at 14.2:1. The most concerning trends are a chronic absenteeism rate that has more than doubled from 8.8% to 18.3% in just two years, and persistent weakness in 5th grade math, where proficiency has remained well below district and state averages for three consecutive years. There are also notable performance gaps for certain student groups, with African American students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the 24th and 29th percentiles respectively.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. The 4th grade is a genuine outlier, with ELA proficiency (64.2%) nearly matching the state average and Science proficiency (62.9%) dramatically exceeding both district and state averages—suggesting an effective approach that could be replicated in other grades. The comparison to Pomaria-Garmany Elementary, a similar school just 7 miles away in the same district, is particularly telling: Pomaria-Garmany ranks in the 72nd percentile with 73.4% 3rd grade ELA proficiency versus 47.7% at Prosperity-Rikard. This gap, despite similar demographics, suggests school-level factors like leadership and instruction are driving outcomes. Nearby schools in the Lexington 05 district, such as Lake Murray Elementary (92nd percentile) and Chapin Elementary (85th percentile), highlight a stark performance gap, though they serve a different socioeconomic demographic. The school's spending is higher than several higher-performing schools, raising questions about resource allocation. While the trajectory is concerning, the success in 4th grade and the example of Pomaria-Garmany demonstrate that improvement is achievable with the right school-level strategies.

386

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,161

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

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 — 66th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

407^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	38.7	407 of 661	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	367 of 639	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	388 of 643	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
2026	30.4	293 of 384	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.6	329 of 599	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	265 of 580	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	410 of 568	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
2026	31.2	452 of 634	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	421 of 612	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	371 of 602	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.2	407 of 591	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	431 of 585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	375 of 571	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
2026	38.2	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	340 of 459	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	314 of 446	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science63%+11 vs state

English Language Arts55%-10 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 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 (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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
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	56.9%	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	$15,161	$1,311	$831	$2,142	$11,039	$1,981	$13,019
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	78.6%	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	$16,542	$1,599	$950	$2,550	$11,602	$2,390	$13,992
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	43.0%	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	$15,545	$1,016	$893	$1,910	$11,278	$2,357	$13,635
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	74.3%	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	$17,374	$1,668	$891	$2,559	$12,621	$2,194	$14,814
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	57.4%	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	$17,221	$1,374	$957	$2,331	$12,555	$2,336	$14,890
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	84.3%	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	$15,621	$1,113	$1,070	$2,183	$10,676	$2,762	$13,438
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	26.1%	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	$18,512	$715	$472	$1,187	$14,318	$1,821	$17,326
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	76.1%	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	$17,794	$1,162	$1,108	$2,270	$12,369	$3,155	$15,524
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	32.6%	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	$16,780	$632	$453	$1,084	$12,964	$1,648	$15,695
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	55.9%	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	$12,340	$634	$276	$910	$10,005	$1,425	$11,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Prosperity-Rikard Elementary

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

Is Prosperity-Rikard Elementary a good school?

Prosperity-Rikard Elementary ranks 407^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Prosperity-Rikard Elementary?

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

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