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Oakland Elementary

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Oakland Elementary ranks 149 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Inman, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district, which is ranked 8th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakland Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored 68%, 76.6%, and 74.6% proficient or better in ELA, respectively, compared to the state averages of 61.8%, 63.5%, and 62.5%. In Mathematics, the school's 4th-grade students scored 70.2% proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.7%. The school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is also particularly strong, ranking in the top 25% of schools in the state for this subgroup.

However, Oakland Elementary faces some challenges, including an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 16.3% in 2020-2021 to 24.7% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance for white students and students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of schools in the state for these subgroups. Compared to nearby schools, such as Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary and Sugar Ridge Elementary, which have even stronger academic performance, particularly in Mathematics, Oakland Elementary's performance is still relatively strong, but there is room for improvement in certain areas.

722

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,766

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Mud Creek Road
Inman, SC 29349

(864) 814-3870

District: Spartanburg 02

Students who attend Oakland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rainbow Lake Middle
High:	Boiling Springs High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

African American:

10.7%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg56%

149^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 02

8^th of 75Spartanburg 02 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	76.1	149 of 640	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	222 of 638	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	223 of 644	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	142 of 625	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	113 of 622	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	206 of 643	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	218 of 624	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.8	135 of 639	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.3	175 of 619	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	108 of 638	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	87.2	37 of 630	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	37 of 599	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.5	56 of 594	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	63 of 597	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	85.8	47 of 589	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	37 of 580	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	62 of 577	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	61 of 566	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	65 of 559	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	82.7	66 of 557	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	84.8	58 of 550	89.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	66 of 147	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	108 of 143	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	75 of 174	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	33 of 151	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	27 of 122	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	64 of 189	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	42 of 104	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	37 of 84	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	117 of 581	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	211 of 565	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	216 of 580	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	125 of 573	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	84 of 554	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	226 of 588	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	255 of 570	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	127 of 147	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	148 of 613	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	200 of 599	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	173 of 608	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	39 of 600	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	43 of 580	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	59.2	245 of 600	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	221 of 588	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	167 of 586	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	216 of 568	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	212 of 582	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	131 of 579	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	123 of 561	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	185 of 590	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	168 of 571	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	240 of 460	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	293 of 441	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	280 of 463	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	178 of 455	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	187 of 439	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	306 of 472	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	314 of 457	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2025)55th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)14th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+10 vs state

Mathematics62%+10 vs state

Science62%+13 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Foster's Grove Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-2215	551	39	14.2		433 (78.6%)	36 (6.5%)	10 (1.8%)	24 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	73.6	173^rd of 640 public elementary schools	73.0%		75.1	151^st of 638 public elementary schools	76.3%	22	67.5	75.0	70.7		72.1	60.0	58.5		52.5		$12,598	$988	$729	$1,717	$9,828	$1,053	$10,881
Lone Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	7314 Lone Oak Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 503-9088	336	28	12.0		50 (14.9%)	63 (18.8%)	191 (56.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	23.4	502^nd of 640 public elementary schools	21.6%		26.5	469^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.5%	33	55.4	48.6	39.0		46.4	42.8	23.8		27.1		$15,489	$1,528	$144	$1,672	$11,879	$1,938	$13,817
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Elementary

What district is Oakland Elementary in?

Spartanburg 02

What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rainbow Lake Middle
High : Boiling Springs High

Is Oakland Elementary a good school?

Oakland Elementary ranks 149^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Oakland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary?

Students at Oakland Elementary are 78% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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