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Cannons Elementary

Q: Is Cannons Elementary a good school?

Cannons Elementary ranks 135 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cannons Elementary in Spartanburg, SC, is a PK-5 school serving 389 students in the Spartanburg 03 district, a high-performing district ranked in the 87th percentile statewide.

Cannons Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic results, particularly given that 100% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 79th percentile statewide and earned a 4-star rating, but its performance with students from low socio-economic backgrounds is even more impressive—ranking in the 91st percentile and earning a 5-star rating. The school shows particular strength in mathematics, with proficiency rates in grades 3-5 ranging from 65% to 76%, well above state averages. This success is supported by significant per-student spending of $18,776, which is higher than nearby schools like Mayo Elementary ($13,458) and Shoally Creek Elementary ($11,644). The school has maintained a 4-star rating for five consecutive years, showing a clear upward trajectory since a dip in 2018-2019.

While Cannons outperforms several nearby schools, including Cowpens Elementary (65th percentile) and Drayton Mills Elementary (47th percentile), it faces some challenges. Chronic absenteeism sits at 22.3%, higher than Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary (10.1%) and Pine St. Elementary (7.9%), though below the district average. There is also a notable achievement gap between female and male students, with girls ranking in the 83rd percentile and boys in the 71st. Science proficiency, while improving to 62.1%, remains the school's weakest subject area. Overall, Cannons Elementary delivers strong results for its student population, making it a solid choice for families in the area.

389

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,776

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1315 Old Converse Road
Spartanburg, SC 29307

(864) 279-6100

District: Spartanburg 03

Students who attend Cannons Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clifdale Middle
High:	Broome High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

African American:

21.3%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg58%

135^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 03

10^th of 75Spartanburg 03 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
2026	78.0	135 of 649	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	188 of 640	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	150 of 638	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	148 of 644	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	140 of 625	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	219 of 622	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	327 of 643	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	183 of 624	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.5	154 of 639	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	141 of 619	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	57.8	238 of 638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	185 of 630	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	61.0	248 of 599	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	242 of 594	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	176 of 597	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	154 of 589	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.9	174 of 580	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	171 of 577	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	138 of 566	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	140 of 559	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	96 of 557	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	96 of 550	82.5%	★★★★☆
2003	57.4	247 of 542	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	99 of 589	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	143 of 581	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	128 of 565	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	147 of 580	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	149 of 573	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	239 of 554	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	437 of 588	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	59 of 624	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	84 of 613	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	58 of 599	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	72 of 608	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	45 of 600	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	126 of 580	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	307 of 600	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.0	127 of 588	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	171 of 583	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	209 of 586	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	167 of 568	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	135 of 582	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	126 of 579	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	163 of 561	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.2	442 of 590	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	179 of 454	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.1	118 of 460	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	105 of 441	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	163 of 463	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	171 of 455	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	275 of 439	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	407 of 472	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.5	136 of 457	70.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+7 vs state

Mathematics70%+17 vs state

Science62%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	78	135^th of 649 public elementary schools	79.2%		71.7	188^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.6%	53	73.5	74.6	65.1	76.4	69.0	65.1	62.1	$18,776	$2,657	$1,509	$4,167	$11,408	$3,201	$14,610
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%)	63.8	229^th of 649 public elementary schools	64.7%		67.9	208^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.5%	21	66.3	67.7	69.4	61.1	54.4	63.9	51.4	$14,648	$1,064	$1,314	$2,378	$10,825	$1,444	$12,269
Drayton Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Skylyn Drive	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 586-7979	810	58	13.9		207 (25.6%)	338 (41.7%)	180 (22.2%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	45.3	346^th of 649 public elementary schools	46.7%		36.6	404^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.9%	58	54.1	59.8	57.8	58.7	58.1	38.5	47.9	$14,682	$1,045	$1,736	$2,781	$10,662	$1,239	$11,902
Jesse Boyd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1505 Fernwood Glendale Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4430	549	48	11.3		337 (61.4%)	128 (23.3%)	35 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (7.1%)	69.5	194^th of 649 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.8	203^rd of 640 public elementary schools	68.3%	9	70.2	67.7	75.6	69.1	58.1	56.1	54.8	$14,307	$778	$1,314	$2,092	$10,969	$1,246	$12,215
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%)	75.6	152^nd of 649 public elementary schools	76.6%		73.6	173^rd of 640 public elementary schools	73.0%	21	75.6	72.8	76.8	83.7	58.0	58.5	52.3	$12,598	$988	$729	$1,717	$9,828	$1,053	$10,881
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%)	75.7	150^th of 649 public elementary schools	76.9%		84.7	87^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.4%	63	64.6	77.1	71.1	73.9	68.8	55.8	68.7	$13,458	$700	$1,252	$1,953	$10,232	$1,273	$11,506
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%)	65.1	218^th of 649 public elementary schools	66.4%		60	254^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.3%	36	65.0	73.9	67.5	58.3	58.2	57.9	54.5	$11,644	$586	$993	$1,578	$9,128	$938	$10,066
Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	631	51	12.3		453 (71.8%)	85 (13.5%)	47 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	91.6	37^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.3%		87	67^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.5%	30	84.0	85.1	85.0	80.5	71.1	73.6	77.2	$15,117	$705	$927	$1,632	$12,211	$1,273	$13,484
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 11	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 253-1800	306	30	10.2		9 (2.9%)	266 (86.9%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	83.5	100^th of 649 public elementary schools	84.6%					(n/a)	87.8	72.2	72.7	95.1	75.0	86.3	50.0
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	151 Franklin Street	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4444	521	40	13.1		41 (7.9%)	340 (65.3%)	85 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	34.1	427^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.2%		34.4	420^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.4%	7	56.6	42.9	51.9	58.4	42.3	40.4	40.0	$18,773	$2,314	$2,523	$4,838	$12,212	$1,724	$13,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Cannons Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cannons Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cannons Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clifdale Middle
High : Broome High

How many students attend Cannons Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Cannons Elementary.

What district is Cannons Elementary in?

Spartanburg 03

Is Cannons Elementary a good school?

Cannons Elementary ranks 135^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cannons Elementary?

Students at Cannons Elementary are 57% White, 21% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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