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Sugar Ridge Elementary

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Sugar Ridge Elementary ranks 162 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, serving 817 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Spartanburg 02 school district, which is ranked 8th out of 75 districts in the state.

Sugar Ridge Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates for grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 68.3% to 74.3%, compared to the Spartanburg 02 district's 66.2% to 70.9% and the state's 61.8% to 63.5%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 60.9% to 65%, higher than the district's 61.2% to 63.9% and the state's 53.7% to 56.3%. Sugar Ridge Elementary also had a strong 4th grade Science proficiency rate of 54.8%, exceeding the district's 54.6% and the state's 49.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Sugar Ridge Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the Spartanburg 02 district, such as Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary, Shoally Creek Elementary, James H. Hendrix Elementary, and Boiling Springs Elementary. However, some nearby schools in the Spartanburg 01 district, such as New Prospect Elementary and Oakland Elementary, have higher rankings and proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subject areas.

864

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,107

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2055 Hanging Rock Road
Boiling Springs, SC 29316

(864) 578-2884

District: Spartanburg 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

African American:

18.4%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2023 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg56%

162^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	74.5	162 of 640	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	105 of 638	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	152 of 644	76.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	78 of 381	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	16 of 394	95.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	34 of 147	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	22 of 143	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	57 of 174	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	15 of 104	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	12 of 79	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.2	4 of 84	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	162 of 581	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	105 of 565	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	157 of 580	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	82 of 573	85.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	78 of 613	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	49 of 599	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	117 of 608	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	15 of 600	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	149 of 586	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	110 of 568	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	133 of 582	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	57 of 579	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	186 of 460	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	174 of 441	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	237 of 463	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	115 of 455	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)55th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+9 vs state

Mathematics63%+11 vs state

Science55%+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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fairforest Elementary	Public	K-5	1005 Mount Zion Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 439-5000	805	59	13.6		357 (44.3%)	155 (19.3%)	197 (24.5%)	32 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	60.3	252^nd of 640 public elementary schools	60.6%		55.8	280^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.1%	28	61.1	64.9	69.1		61.5	56.9	42.9		53.3		$13,579	$247	$62	$309	$11,648	$1,622	$13,270
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
Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Spring Street	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1371	400	32	12.5		51 (12.8%)	65 (16.3%)	260 (65.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	16.5	556^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.6	564^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.6%	8	43.9	20.9	52.1		44.0	16.6	36.6		15.3		$16,621	$1,600	$248	$1,848	$13,107	$1,666	$14,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Ridge Elementary

What district is Sugar Ridge Elementary in?

Spartanburg 02

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Ridge Elementary?

Students at Sugar Ridge Elementary are 66% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

Is Sugar Ridge Elementary a good school?

Sugar Ridge Elementary ranks 162^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sugar Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 864 students attended Sugar Ridge Elementary.

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