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New Prospect Elementary

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New Prospect Elementary ranks 134 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Prospect Elementary is a public elementary school located in Inman, South Carolina, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 427 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 01 school district, which is ranked 12th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Prospect Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 63.8% (3rd grade) to 73.9% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 61.8% to 56%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 50% (3rd grade) to 67.3% (4th grade), outperforming the state averages of 56.3% to 39.4%. The school's science proficiency rates are also impressive, with 72.8% of 4th graders and 81.1% of 6th graders scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school's performance with its gifted and talented students is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 10% of South Carolina elementary schools.

While New Prospect Elementary outperforms the nearby O.P. Earle Elementary and Campobello-Gramling School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary consistently outperforms New Prospect Elementary in both subjects, with particularly impressive results in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2021-2022 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state and district averages.

431

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,852

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9251 Highway 9
Inman, SC 29349

(864) 592-1970

District: Spartanburg 01

Students who attend New Prospect Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	T. E. Mabry Middle
High:	Chapman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Spartanburg 01

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg54%

134^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	77.8	134 of 640	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	161 of 638	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	104 of 644	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	109 of 625	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	134 of 622	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	175 of 643	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	193 of 624	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.1	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	87.4	54 of 619	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	81.2	80 of 638	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	88.5	31 of 630	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.6	24 of 599	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	10 of 594	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	17 of 597	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.1	76 of 589	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	82 of 580	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	63 of 577	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	87.1	31 of 566	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	43 of 559	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.4	48 of 557	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	21 of 550	96.2%	★★★★★
2003	87.4	25 of 542	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	109 of 581	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	172 of 565	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.0	78 of 580	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	95 of 573	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	163 of 554	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	165 of 588	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	204 of 570	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	77 of 82	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	96 of 105	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	100 of 109	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	140 of 147	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	69 of 613	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	105 of 599	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	51 of 608	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	80 of 600	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	92 of 580	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	127 of 600	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	168 of 588	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	144 of 586	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	131 of 568	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	134 of 582	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	148 of 579	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	115 of 561	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	149 of 590	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	176 of 571	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	191 of 460	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	222 of 441	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	171 of 463	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	183 of 455	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	206 of 439	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	287 of 472	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	297 of 457	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+29 vs state

English Language Arts69%+8 vs state

Mathematics60%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 12, 2018

My girls love this school. The teachers are quick to respond to any questions or concerns that I have. They went above and beyond to make sure that my girls were caught up on the curriculum after we moved to the school in March. 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 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
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
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
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
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
Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Double Bridge Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-1231	791	56	14.2		501 (63.3%)	158 (20.0%)	21 (2.7%)	41 (5.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.1%)	59.7	255^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.2%		73.2	166^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.0%	89	50.4	67.9	71.6				44.4	63.4	62.4				54.9		$12,046	$1,113	$680	$1,793	$9,376	$877	$10,253
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
Shoally Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3777 Paris Bridge Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-3200	742	51	14.5		401 (54.0%)	165 (22.2%)	66 (8.9%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.2%)	60	254^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.3%		56.9	273^rd of 638 public elementary schools	57.2%	19	73.1	71.0	52.4				58.8	62.4	46.7				44.4		$11,644	$586	$993	$1,578	$9,128	$938	$10,066
James H. Hendrix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1084 Springfield Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 216-4000	709	48	14.8		349 (49.2%)	144 (20.3%)	59 (8.3%)	25 (3.5%)	19 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	105 (14.8%)	52	297^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.6%		57.9	264^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.6%	33	53.9	62.1	62.7				53.9	54.0	46.1				53.1		$13,888	$1,245	$1,297	$2,542	$10,076	$1,270	$11,346

Frequently Asked Questions about New Prospect Elementary

How many students attend New Prospect Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended New Prospect Elementary.

What schools do graduates of New Prospect Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Prospect Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T. E. Mabry Middle
High : Chapman High

What district is New Prospect Elementary in?

Spartanburg 01

Is New Prospect Elementary a good school?

New Prospect Elementary ranks 134^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Prospect Elementary?

Students at New Prospect Elementary are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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