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Northside Elementary

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Northside Elementary ranks 215 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary in Seneca, SC, is a PK-5 public school serving 616 students within the highly rated Oconee 01 school district, which ranks in the top quarter of districts statewide. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating for over a decade, currently ranking in the 67th percentile of South Carolina elementary schools.

Northside's most notable strength is its exceptional performance with African American students, who rank in the 84th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that places this subgroup in the top tier of schools across South Carolina. The school also demonstrates strong fiscal efficiency, spending $13,983 per student while outperforming nearby schools that spend significantly more. For example, Blue Ridge Elementary spends 19% more per student yet ranks 126 places lower, and James M. Brown Elementary spends 19% more but ranks 211 places lower. Northside also keeps chronic absenteeism at 19.8%, well below the district average of 23.2% and notably lower than Blue Ridge's 31.3% rate. Fourth-grade science is a standout subject, with 64.6% proficiency compared to 51.6% statewide.

Families should be aware of a few challenges. The school shows a widening gender gap, with male students ranking in the 75th percentile while female students rank in the 53rd percentile—a gap that has grown significantly in recent years. Fifth-grade math is a concern, with only 44.9% proficiency compared to over 60% in 3rd and 4th grades, suggesting inconsistent math instruction in upper grades. Additionally, outcomes for students with disabilities have declined from the 69th to 45th percentile over two years. While Clemson Elementary in the nearby Pickens 01 district ranks higher overall, Northside serves a significantly more diverse population and achieves solid results despite serving a predominantly low-income student body. For Seneca families, Northside offers a stable, efficient option that outperforms its closest geographic neighbors.

616

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,983

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 North Townville Street
Seneca, SC 29678

(864) 886-4445

District: Oconee 01

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Seneca Middle
High:	Seneca High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

African American:

19.0%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

215^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	65.5	215 of 649	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	249 of 640	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	219 of 638	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	206 of 644	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	198 of 625	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	166 of 622	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	205 of 643	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	200 of 624	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.0	265 of 639	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.9	191 of 619	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.2	203 of 638	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.7	266 of 630	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.4	337 of 599	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	264 of 594	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	202 of 597	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	145 of 589	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	82.0	72 of 580	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	106 of 577	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	80 of 566	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	67.4	177 of 559	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.0	92 of 557	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	79.9	85 of 550	84.5%	★★★★☆
2003	80.7	91 of 542	83.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	60 of 379	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	77 of 381	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	63 of 369	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	90 of 394	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	85 of 393	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	143 of 421	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	79 of 143	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	85 of 174	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	47 of 151	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	277 of 589	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	319 of 581	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	208 of 565	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	186 of 580	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	177 of 573	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	141 of 554	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	215 of 588	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	245 of 570	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	223 of 624	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	261 of 613	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	237 of 599	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	170 of 608	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	160 of 600	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	151 of 580	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	235 of 600	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	232 of 588	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	143 of 583	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	161 of 586	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	212 of 568	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	210 of 582	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	211 of 579	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	184 of 561	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	201 of 590	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	159 of 571	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	258 of 454	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	322 of 460	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	302 of 441	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	266 of 463	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	265 of 455	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	197 of 439	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	224 of 472	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	264 of 457	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)84th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)45th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Science65%+13 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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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	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
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		342 (55.5%)	117 (19.0%)	93 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	65.5	215^th of 649 public elementary schools	66.9%		60.6	249^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.1%	34	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
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		260 (44.9%)	123 (21.2%)	103 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.7%)	45.6	341^st of 649 public elementary schools	47.5%		34.4	421^st of 640 public elementary schools	34.2%	80	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
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		298 (56.2%)	122 (23.0%)	53 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	71.4	179^th of 649 public elementary schools	72.4%		63.7	233^rd of 640 public elementary schools	63.6%	54	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
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		267 (87.5%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	82.5	105^th of 649 public elementary schools	83.8%		82.8	98^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.7%	7	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		471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	78	134^th of 649 public elementary schools	79.4%		76.3	147^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.0%	13	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
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		332 (86.2%)	12 (3.1%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	46.4	334^th of 649 public elementary schools	48.5%		61.7	244^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.9%	90	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
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		333 (59.7%)	18 (3.2%)	190 (34.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	34.2	426^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	491^st of 640 public elementary schools	23.3%	65	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
Fair-Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Oakway Road	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4505	583	47	12.4		496 (85.1%)	11 (1.9%)	39 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	56.9	261^st of 649 public elementary schools	59.8%		61.9	242^nd of 640 public elementary schools	62.2%	19	64.1	71.2	52.1	64.1	57.8	40.4	62.2	$13,935	$828	$290	$1,117	$10,953	$1,865	$12,818
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4		546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	91	41^st of 649 public elementary schools	93.7%		88.8	56^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.3%	15	80.3	82.1	81.2	81.8	85.4	72.2	72.5	$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684
Orchard Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Toccoa Highway	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 886-4515	360	38	9.4		314 (87.2%)	17 (4.7%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	70.1	189^th of 649 public elementary schools	70.9%		63	236^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.1%	47	73.9	74.4	60.0	65.2	58.2	61.4	67.5	$16,612	$2,424	$413	$2,838	$11,650	$2,124	$13,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Middle
High : Seneca High

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 56% White, 19% African American, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Northside Elementary.

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 215^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Northside Elementary in?

Oconee 01

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