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O. P. Earle Elementary

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O. P. Earle Elementary ranks 366 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

O. P. Earle Elementary is a public elementary school in Landrum, South Carolina, serving 442 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Spartanburg 01 School District, which is ranked 12th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While the school's academic performance, as measured by SC READY assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, the challenges are not unique to O. P. Earle Elementary. Nearby schools like Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary, New Prospect Elementary, and Campobello-Gramling School also outperform O. P. Earle in academic assessments. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.6% to 24.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Additionally, O. P. Earle Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.78% to 68.86%, which is higher than the state average and comparable to many of the nearby schools. The school's spending per student, between $11,079 and $12,351, is higher than the state average and similar to the spending levels of nearby schools, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges. Addressing the persistent academic underperformance, equity concerns, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges will require a multi-faceted approach involving targeted interventions, resource allocation, and community-based solutions.

424

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,482

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 66th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg60%

South Carolina avg56%

366^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 01

12^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
2025	41.1	366 of 640	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	269 of 638	57.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2023	48.5	83 of 174	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	447 of 581	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	305 of 565	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	37.2	397 of 613	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	309 of 599	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	55.5	257 of 586	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	204 of 568	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
2025	15.4	411 of 460	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	327 of 441	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2023)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-32 vs school

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

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 vs state

Science43%-6 vs state

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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 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	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		363 (85.6%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	41.1	366^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.8%		57.3	269^th of 638 public elementary schools	57.8%	97	50.0	61.6	61.8				38.6	53.9	39.7				43.1		$13,482	$1,438	$885	$2,323	$9,956	$1,204	$11,159
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		745 (86.0%)	22 (2.5%)	61 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	67.6	210^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.2%		54.9	283^rd of 638 public elementary schools	55.6%	73	74.1	62.0	62.2	64.1	64.5	64.9	73.2	38.0	63.1	52.2	34.5	44.0	43.6	56.5	$10,722	$341	$747	$1,088	$8,528	$1,106	$9,634
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		374 (86.8%)	13 (3.0%)	25 (5.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	77.8	134^th of 640 public elementary schools	79.1%		73.8	161^st of 638 public elementary schools	74.8%	27	63.8	67.3	68.9	73.9			50.0	67.3	64.5	59.4			72.8	81.1	$12,852	$604	$990	$1,594	$10,100	$1,157	$11,257
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		409 (81.3%)	19 (3.8%)	49 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	76.9	142^nd of 640 public elementary schools	77.8%		78.1	135^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.8%	7	72.7	66.6	70.3	73.9			71.2	55.0	51.4	68.1			59.4	68.1	$11,689	$904	$996	$1,900	$8,593	$1,196	$9,789
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)	74.0						80.5								$11,890	$772	$924	$1,696	$8,847	$1,346	$10,193
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		608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	94	26^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.9%		89.9	53^rd of 638 public elementary schools	91.7%	27	91.0	84.0	83.2				84.4	73.1	79.0				79.0		$12,294	$1,172	$540	$1,713	$9,991	$591	$10,582
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		288 (81.1%)	19 (5.4%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	88.4	60^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.6%		88	66^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.7%	6	73.4	76.5	78.6				90.6	82.3	73.2				62.8		$14,852	$1,026	$1,243	$2,269	$11,286	$1,297	$12,583
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		564 (78.1%)	77 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	76.1	149^th of 640 public elementary schools	76.7%		63.6	222^nd of 638 public elementary schools	65.2%	73	68.0	76.6	74.6				60.7	70.2	57.6				61.7		$11,766	$954	$626	$1,580	$9,095	$1,091	$10,187
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		571 (66.1%)	159 (18.4%)	16 (1.9%)	38 (4.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	74.5	162^nd of 640 public elementary schools	74.7%		81.5	105^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.5%	57	71.9	68.3	74.3				60.9	64.3	65.0				54.8		$12,107	$1,210	$696	$1,906	$8,989	$1,212	$10,201
Tigerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Tigerville Elementary Schoo	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4600	268	22	12.1		230 (85.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	97.7	5^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.2	8^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	97.6	92.0	90.4				93.1	82.0	92.9				86.0		$16,101	$1,269	$714	$1,983	$13,151	$967	$14,118

Frequently Asked Questions about O. P. Earle Elementary

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

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

Is O. P. Earle Elementary a good school?

O. P. Earle Elementary ranks 366^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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