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Chesnee Elementary

Q: Is Chesnee Elementary a good school?

Chesnee Elementary ranks 143 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chesnee Elementary is a public elementary school serving 629 students in grades PK-5 in Chesnee, South Carolina, which is part of the highly-ranked Spartanburg 02 school district. This school has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 143 out of 640 schools.

Chesnee Elementary excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.8% of 3rd graders, 71.7% of 4th graders, and 76.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 61.8%, 63.5%, and 62.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math, with 63.9% of 3rd graders, 60.7% of 4th graders, and 76.8% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 56.3%, 53.7%, and 48.1%. Chesnee Elementary also excels in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 62nd out of 613 South Carolina elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year.

While Chesnee Elementary's overall performance is impressive, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.6% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024. This is an area the school should focus on improving, as nearby schools in the Spartanburg 02 district, such as Boiling Springs Elementary and Oakland Elementary, also have high chronic absenteeism rates of 22.5%. However, Chesnee Elementary's exceptional performance for its low-SES students, ranking in the top 10% of South Carolina elementary schools in this category, is a testament to the school's effective use of resources and instructional practices.

635

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,519

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 Fairfield Road
Chesnee, SC 29323

(864) 461-7322

District: Spartanburg 02

Students who attend Chesnee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chesnee Middle
High:	Chesnee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

African American:

8.7%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg56%

143^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	76.7	143 of 640	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	138 of 638	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	122 of 644	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	119 of 625	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	139 of 622	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	110 of 643	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	140 of 624	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	60.9	239 of 619	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	142 of 638	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	61.7	248 of 630	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	288 of 599	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	299 of 594	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	251 of 597	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	206 of 589	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.1	271 of 580	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	265 of 577	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	240 of 566	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.9	265 of 559	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.1	263 of 557	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.6	241 of 550	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	50.3	294 of 542	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	88.7	8 of 143	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	18 of 174	89.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	91 of 581	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	86 of 565	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	104 of 580	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	127 of 573	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	123 of 554	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	110 of 588	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	172 of 570	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	91 of 147	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	62 of 613	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	46 of 599	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	55 of 608	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	41 of 600	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	42 of 580	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	38 of 600	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	117 of 588	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	188 of 586	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	165 of 568	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	158 of 582	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	132 of 561	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	116 of 590	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	120 of 571	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	224 of 460	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	211 of 441	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	226 of 463	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	225 of 455	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	225 of 439	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	201 of 472	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	222 of 457	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)94th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+11 vs state

Mathematics67%+14 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Chesnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	985 Fairfield Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 461-7322	635	42	15.3		510 (80.3%)	55 (8.7%)	17 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.5%)	76.7	143^rd of 640 public elementary schools	77.7%		78	138^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.4%	5	73.8	71.7	76.8	63.9	60.7	76.8	51.6	$12,519	$813	$1,124	$1,937	$9,428	$1,154	$10,582
Mayo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Springdale Road	Mayo	29368	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 461-2622	328	23	14.2		277 (84.5%)	9 (2.7%)	17 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	84.7	87^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.1	87^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.4%		77.1	80.0	74.5	70.9	72.0	61.8	68.0	$13,458	$700	$1,252	$1,953	$10,232	$1,273	$11,506
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
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
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	423	31	13.8		339 (80.1%)	42 (9.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	45.7	337^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.3%		42.2	368^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.3%	31	66.7	62.3	52.1	64.1	43.4	37.6	28.3	$4,759	$1,218	$763	$1,981	$1,931	$847	$2,778
Cowpens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 Foster Street	Cowpens	29330	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6300	460	37	12.4		293 (63.7%)	55 (12.0%)	80 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	67.9	208^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.5%		60	250^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.8%	42	65.1	63.8	79.4	68.3	55.2	63.5	43.1	$14,648	$1,064	$1,314	$2,378	$10,825	$1,444	$12,269
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
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
Cannons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Converse Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6100	389	32	12.1		223 (57.3%)	83 (21.3%)	56 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	71.7	188^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.6%		75.2	150^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.5%	38	67.8	62.9	75.5	76.3	66.1	71.7	41.9	$18,776	$2,657	$1,509	$4,167	$11,408	$3,201	$14,610
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesnee Elementary

Is Chesnee Elementary a good school?

Chesnee Elementary ranks 143^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chesnee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chesnee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chesnee Middle
High : Chesnee High

What district is Chesnee Elementary in?

Spartanburg 02

How many students attend Chesnee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Chesnee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chesnee Elementary?

Students at Chesnee Elementary are 80% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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