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Ravenel Elementary

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Ravenel Elementary ranks 233 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ravenel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Seneca, South Carolina, serving 519 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Oconee 01 school district, which is ranked 21 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ravenel Elementary consistently outperforms the Oconee 01 district and the state of South Carolina in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ravenel's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 66.3%, compared to 65.8% for the district and 61.8% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.4% to 24.7% in recent years, which can negatively impact student learning. Additionally, Ravenel Elementary serves a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.03% to 82.67% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Oconee 01 district, Ravenel Elementary's performance is generally stronger, outperforming schools like Walhalla Elementary, Fair-Oak Elementary, and Keowee Elementary. However, Northside Elementary and Blue Ridge Elementary, which are also in the Oconee 01 district, have lower test scores and state rankings compared to Ravenel. When compared to higher-performing districts like Anderson 04 and Pickens 01, Ravenel's performance, particularly in mathematics, is generally lower, suggesting the school could benefit from learning from the practices and strategies employed by these districts.

530

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,435

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Ravenel School Road
Seneca, SC 29678

(864) 886-4450

District: Oconee 01

Students who attend Ravenel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Seneca Middle
High:	Seneca High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

African American:

23.0%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg56%

233^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Oconee 01

21^st 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
2025	63.7	233 of 640	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	304 of 638	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	221 of 644	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	251 of 625	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	231 of 622	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	187 of 643	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	340 of 624	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	313 of 639	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	235 of 619	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	306 of 638	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.2	302 of 630	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.3	271 of 599	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	244 of 594	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	183 of 597	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.7	160 of 589	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	155 of 580	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.5	165 of 577	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	155 of 566	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	159 of 559	71.6%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	127 of 557	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	67.5	172 of 550	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.8	138 of 542	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	248 of 369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	86 of 394	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	123 of 393	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	101 of 350	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	26 of 421	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	57.4	150 of 412	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.3	71 of 151	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	126 of 161	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	243 of 581	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	278 of 565	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	172 of 580	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	249 of 573	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	203 of 554	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	234 of 588	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	380 of 570	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	180 of 613	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	360 of 599	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	218 of 608	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	210 of 600	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	191 of 580	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	134 of 600	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	335 of 588	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	208 of 586	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	303 of 568	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	251 of 582	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	254 of 579	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	245 of 561	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	132 of 590	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	289 of 571	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	266 of 460	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	259 of 441	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	231 of 463	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	293 of 455	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	224 of 439	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	178 of 472	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.5	338 of 457	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Science61%+12 vs state

Mathematics60%+7 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, August 15, 2021

I love working at Ravenel. The learning environment that Ravenel provides its students is ideal. We help students reach their full potential by teaching to the whole child. The faculty and staff are like family, and Ravenel is a second home for these students. We work hard everyday to shine our light, and help the children in our community shine theirs. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
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%)	63.7	233^rd of 640 public elementary schools	63.6%		51	304^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.4%	71	66.3	65.9	51.9		63.9	63.5	50.6		61.2		$14,435	$689	$294	$983	$11,304	$2,148	$13,452
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%)	60.6	249^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.1%		64	219^th of 638 public elementary schools	65.7%	30	62.2	62.7	64.9		51.5	59.6	55.6		56.6		$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%)	34.4	421^st of 640 public elementary schools	34.2%		35.2	411^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.6%	10	57.0	47.1	50.6		47.7	42.5	38.2		44.8		$16,602	$2,670	$344	$3,014	$11,452	$2,136	$13,588
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%)	88.8	56^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.7	33^rd of 638 public elementary schools	94.8%	23	79.4	78.4	77.4		74.1	80.8	70.9		68.8		$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684
Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	547	41	13.4		325 (59.4%)	116 (21.2%)	28 (5.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	65.5	221^st of 640 public elementary schools	65.5%		64.1	218^th of 638 public elementary schools	65.8%	3	65.8	66.2	70.2	62.2	67.1	52.7	57.9	48.7	41.9	54.1	$14,569	$1,287	$1,107	$2,394	$10,235	$1,939	$12,175
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		280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	59.3	259^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.5%		62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%	27	60.1	66.3	62.3		58.8	61.4	47.8		50.0		$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028
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%)	82.8	98^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.7%		71.1	176^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.4%	78	73.9	67.3	85.1		76.1	63.8	68.1		70.7		$14,852	$1,007	$310	$1,317	$11,262	$2,273	$13,535
Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	243	21	11.5		206 (84.8%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	84.5	88^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.3%		81.4	107^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.2%	19	87.1	84.5	80.0	71.0	83.9	62.3	62.9	55.3	66.7	52.6	$19,250	$697	$1,597	$2,294	$14,552	$2,404	$16,957
La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	450	31	14.5		336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	93.1	30^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.2	42^nd of 638 public elementary schools	93.4%	12	77.3	82.8	82.4	78.3	81.8	86.2	72.1	81.7	70.7	76.7	$14,091	$1,023	$1,045	$2,069	$10,133	$1,889	$12,022
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%)	76.3	147^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.0%		68.7	192^nd of 638 public elementary schools	69.9%	45	76.2	68.0	71.3		65.3	60.0	62.4		64.0		$14,023	$650	$382	$1,032	$11,169	$1,822	$12,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Ravenel Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ravenel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ravenel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seneca Middle
High : Seneca High

How many students attend Ravenel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Ravenel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ravenel Elementary?

Students at Ravenel Elementary are 56% White, 23% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Ravenel Elementary in?

Oconee 01

Is Ravenel Elementary a good school?

Ravenel Elementary ranks 233^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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