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O. P. Earle Elementary

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O. P. Earle Elementary ranks 412 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

O. P. Earle Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Landrum, SC, serving 424 students within the highly-rated Spartanburg 01 district, though its own recent performance has dipped below both its district and nearby peers.

After peaking in the 68th percentile statewide in 2021-2022, the school has fallen to the 37th percentile in the most recent rankings, placing it in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools. This decline is especially noticeable in 4th-grade math, where proficiency dropped from 53.9% to just 32.8% in one year—far below the state average of 52.3%. The school also shows a significant gender gap, with female students ranking in the 23rd percentile versus the 45th percentile for males. Subgroups including White students (11th percentile) and disabled students (7th percentile) have seen dramatic drops in recent years, while gifted and talented students consistently rank in the bottom 5th percentile. On a positive note, 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency remains a bright spot at 60.9%, nearly matching the state average and outperforming the district.

What makes this situation particularly striking is the contrast with neighboring schools. Just a short drive away, Tigerville Elementary (in Greenville 01) is a top-10 school in the state with proficiency rates in the 80-97% range, while O. P. Earle's rates hover between 32.8% and 60.9%. Even within its own district, schools like Inman Elementary and Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary outperform O. P. Earle despite spending less per student. The school spends $13,482 per student—higher than most nearby peers—yet achieves lower results, suggesting the challenge lies in how resources are used rather than a lack of funding. Chronic absenteeism also swung wildly from 23.6% to 0.7% in one year, an unusual pattern worth investigating. For parents, this school offers a favorable 12.2:1 student-teacher ratio and a strong district foundation, but the recent downward trends in key areas warrant close attention.

424

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,140

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

87%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

100 Redland Road
Landrum, SC 29356

(864) 457-3416

District: Spartanburg 01

Students who attend O. P. Earle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Landrum Middle
High:	Landrum High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th 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 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg58%

412^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 01

15^th of 75Spartanburg 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	37.9	412 of 661	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	365 of 639	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	271 of 643	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	336 of 644	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	203 of 625	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	279 of 622	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	272 of 643	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	263 of 624	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	307 of 639	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	339 of 619	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	220 of 638	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.5	180 of 630	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	46 of 599	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	72 of 594	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	86 of 597	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	107 of 589	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	65.6	195 of 580	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	330 of 577	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	243 of 566	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	130 of 559	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	100 of 557	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.9	86 of 550	84.4%	★★★★☆
2003	74.0	129 of 542	76.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	83 of 174	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	459 of 599	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	446 of 580	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	306 of 568	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	348 of 580	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	178 of 573	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	367 of 554	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	201 of 588	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	227 of 570	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.5	101 of 105	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	106 of 109	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	141 of 147	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	440 of 634	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	396 of 612	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	310 of 602	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	384 of 608	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	208 of 600	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	203 of 580	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	300 of 600	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	210 of 588	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	323 of 591	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	257 of 585	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	205 of 571	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	284 of 582	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	199 of 579	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	208 of 561	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	316 of 590	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	291 of 571	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	413 of 463	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	410 of 459	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	328 of 446	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	270 of 455	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	353 of 439	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	336 of 472	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	337 of 457	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2026)8th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)4th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-8 vs state

Mathematics45%-9 vs state

Science44%-7 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
O. P. Earle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Redland Road	Landrum	29356	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 457-3416	424	35	12.2	65.4%	363 (85.6%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	37.9	412^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.7%		41.1	365^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.9%	47	59.2	50.0	60.9				53.1	32.8	47.0				44.3		87%		$14,140	$1,204	$920	$2,124	$10,825	$1,191	$12,016
Campobello-Gramling School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Fagan Avenue	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-9110	866	54	16.1	53.6%	745 (86.0%)	22 (2.5%)	61 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	64.7	226^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.8%		67.6	210^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.1%	16	75.3	72.9	64.3	56.8	64.0	65.7	76.4	48.6	61.4	45.9	52.4	55.8	53.1	48.6	80%		$11,206	$258	$762	$1,020	$9,054	$1,131	$10,186
New Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9251 Highway 9	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 592-1970	431	34	12.8	66.7%	374 (86.8%)	13 (3.0%)	25 (5.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	73.8	168^th of 661 public elementary schools	74.6%		77.8	134^th of 639 public elementary schools	79.0%	34	65.6	75.4	80.0	68.1			55.7	63.9	56.4	44.7			68.9	76.6	82%		$13,471	$626	$981	$1,607	$10,578	$1,285	$11,864
Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Motlow School Road	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8120	503	39	13.0	65.0%	409 (81.3%)	19 (3.8%)	49 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	65.4	219^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.9%		76.9	142^nd of 639 public elementary schools	77.8%	77	74.6	69.7	63.1	61.7			77.8	47.0	44.7	53.4			56.1	54.8	80%		$12,992	$1,012	$988	$2,000	$9,843	$1,149	$10,992
Inman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8403	565	40	14.3	—	392 (69.4%)	69 (12.2%)	54 (9.6%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)								(n/a)	68.0						77.6								79%		$12,858	$730	$966	$1,696	$9,791	$1,370	$11,162
Skyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4221 Highway 14 North	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7200	760	46	16.4	50.5%	608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	95.4	20^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.0%		94	26^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.9%	6	91.9	85.4	92.0				89.5	79.7	75.2				82.1		88%		$12,487	$663	$455	$1,117	$10,693	$677	$11,370
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Cooley Springs School Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 592-1211	355	24	14.6	72.3%	288 (81.1%)	19 (5.4%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	89.8	52^nd of 661 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.4	60^th of 639 public elementary schools	90.6%	8	73.0	86.9	80.4				85.2	81.9	64.7				78.3		77%		$14,257	$584	$1,184	$1,768	$11,186	$1,302	$12,489
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Mud Creek Road	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 814-3870	722	46	15.5	66.8%	564 (78.1%)	77 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	78.3	134^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.7%		76.1	149^th of 639 public elementary schools	76.7%	15	70.7	73.0	80.0				76.7	62.3	58.9				65.4		83%		$12,512	$659	$844	$1,503	$9,690	$1,319	$11,008
Sugar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Hanging Rock Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-2884	864	55	15.8	69.9%	571 (66.1%)	159 (18.4%)	16 (1.9%)	38 (4.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	70.7	186^th of 661 public elementary schools	71.9%		74.5	162^nd of 639 public elementary schools	74.6%	24	64.4	74.1	76.2				69.1	56.9	63.3				53.3		78%		$11,266	$754	$780	$1,535	$8,598	$1,133	$9,731
Tigerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Tigerville Elementary School Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4600	268	22	12.1	50.0%	230 (85.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	97.1	7^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.7	5^th of 639 public elementary schools	99.2%	2	90.4	97.5	87.5				87.1	92.5	79.2				97.5		85%		$16,864	$613	$562	$1,174	$14,711	$979	$15,689

Frequently Asked Questions about O. P. Earle Elementary

Is O. P. Earle Elementary a good school?

O. P. Earle Elementary ranks 412^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend O. P. Earle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended O. P. Earle Elementary.

What district is O. P. Earle Elementary in?

Spartanburg 01

What is the racial makeup of O. P. Earle Elementary?

Students at O. P. Earle Elementary are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of O. P. Earle Elementary attend?

Students who attend O. P. Earle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landrum Middle
High : Landrum High

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