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Keowee Elementary

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Keowee Elementary ranks 107 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Keowee Elementary is a small, highly-rated PK-5 school in Seneca, SC, serving 305 students within the Oconee 01 district, and it has earned a 4-star rating while ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for 2025-2026.

This school truly shines in mathematics. For example, 5th graders posted a 74.1% proficiency rate, which is a remarkable 25 percentage points above the state average. Keowee also stands out for its exceptional work with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 83rd percentile for this group—a huge jump from just a few years ago. The school achieves these results with a favorable 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio and does so efficiently, spending less per student ($14,852) than several lower-performing schools in its own district. While its chronic absenteeism rate of 18.7% is below the district average, it has been trending upward and is worth watching. The school has also shown steady, year-over-year improvement in its state ranking, climbing from the 65th percentile in 2021-2022 to its current standing, which points to sustainable, effective strategies rather than a one-year fluke.

When compared to its immediate neighbors, Keowee is a clear leader. It significantly outperforms other Oconee 01 schools like Westminster Elementary (49th percentile) and Blue Ridge Elementary (47th percentile). However, a look across the district line shows that Clemson Elementary in Pickens 01 posts even higher scores, particularly in math, and has a much lower absenteeism rate. While Keowee’s science scores exceed state averages, this subject remains its biggest area for potential growth compared to its stellar ELA and math results.

305

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,852

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7051 Keowee School Road
Seneca, SC 29672

(864) 886-4475

District: Oconee 01

Students who attend Keowee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walhalla Middle
High:	Walhalla High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (72% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

107^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Oconee 01

18^th of 75Oconee 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	82.4	107 of 661	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	98 of 639	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	178 of 643	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	177 of 644	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	221 of 625	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.0	108 of 622	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	202 of 643	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	159 of 624	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	118 of 639	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	144 of 619	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	161 of 638	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	167 of 630	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	175 of 599	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	98 of 594	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	103 of 597	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	61 of 589	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	80 of 580	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	125 of 577	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	123 of 566	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	85.8	45 of 559	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	74.6	118 of 557	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.0	141 of 550	74.4%	★★★★☆
2003	78.0	104 of 542	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	121 of 599	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	60 of 580	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	144 of 568	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	162 of 580	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	152 of 573	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	110 of 554	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	306 of 588	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	190 of 570	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	109 of 634	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	119 of 612	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	225 of 602	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	192 of 608	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	227 of 600	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	93 of 580	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	292 of 600	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	237 of 588	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	128 of 591	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	136 of 585	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	201 of 571	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	184 of 582	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	273 of 579	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	101 of 561	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	123 of 590	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	143 of 571	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	208 of 463	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	189 of 459	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	296 of 446	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	282 of 463	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	332 of 455	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	220 of 439	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	324 of 472	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	292 of 457	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+11 vs state

Mathematics73%+20 vs state

Science59%+8 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 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
Keowee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7051 Keowee School Road	Seneca	29672	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4475	305	28	10.8	60.4%	267 (87.5%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	82.4	107^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.8%		82.8	98^th of 639 public elementary schools	84.7%	9	78.0	71.4	77.6	78.0	67.4	74.1	59.2	$14,852	$1,007	$310	$1,317	$11,262	$2,273	$13,535
Walhalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Fowler Road	West Union	29696	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4480	612	45	13.6	65.3%	471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	77.8	136^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.4%		76.3	147^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.0%	11	74.7	77.6	72.7	62.6	71.3	69.8	57.5	$14,023	$650	$382	$1,032	$11,169	$1,822	$12,991
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 North Townville Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4445	616	49	12.4	68.3%	342 (55.5%)	117 (19.0%)	93 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	65.4	220^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.6	249^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.0%	29	70.1	68.8	68.3	60.8	60.5	44.9	64.6	$13,983	$404	$286	$690	$11,413	$1,880	$13,293
James M. Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Coffee Road	Walhalla	29691	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4470	558	53	10.5	100.0%	333 (59.7%)	18 (3.2%)	190 (34.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	34.1	433^rd of 661 public elementary schools	34.5%		25.2	490^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.3%	57	52.3	60.8	52.1	36.9	51.3	34.8	48.6	$16,672	$1,910	$307	$2,217	$12,571	$1,883	$14,454
Tamassee-Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 North Highway 11	Tamassee	29686	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4540	204	18	11.2	75.1%	176 (86.3%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	72.4	174^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.7%		48	319^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.1%	145	77.5	79.2	62.5	64.6	70.8	46.9	75.0	$19,609	$1,339	$349	$1,688	$15,560	$2,361	$17,921
Ravenel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Ravenel School Road	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4450	530	41	12.9	73.0%	298 (56.2%)	122 (23.0%)	53 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	71.3	182^nd of 661 public elementary schools	72.5%		63.7	233^rd of 639 public elementary schools	63.5%	51	78.6	68.4	66.0	74.2	65.8	54.2	55.7	$14,435	$689	$294	$983	$11,304	$2,148	$13,452
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	995 South Oak Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4550	579	52	11.1	100.0%	260 (44.9%)	123 (21.2%)	103 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.7%)	45.6	348^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.4	420^th of 639 public elementary schools	34.3%	72	67.8	56.0	57.3	53.6	44.0	45.3	50.0	$16,602	$2,670	$344	$3,014	$11,452	$2,136	$13,588
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5	57.2%	515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	74.8	160^th of 661 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.7	171^st of 639 public elementary schools	73.2%	11	66.3	76.3	77.9	61.8	60.8	64.0	65.9	$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181
Westminster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Hamilton Street	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4520	385	36	10.6	75.1%	332 (86.2%)	12 (3.1%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	46.4	340^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.6%		61.7	244^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.8%	96	67.6	55.7	69.1	61.5	37.1	50.9	34.3	$16,331	$1,298	$404	$1,701	$12,351	$2,279	$14,630
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7	100.0%	280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	45.2	355^th of 661 public elementary schools	46.3%		59.3	259^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.5%	96	55.2	59.8	63.6	42.4	49.4	53.5	45.4	$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Keowee Elementary

Is Keowee Elementary a good school?

Keowee Elementary ranks 107^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Keowee Elementary in?

Oconee 01

What is the racial makeup of Keowee Elementary?

Students at Keowee Elementary are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Keowee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Keowee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walhalla Middle
High : Walhalla High

How many students attend Keowee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Keowee Elementary.

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