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Cowpens Elementary

Q: Is Cowpens Elementary a good school?

Cowpens Elementary ranks 229 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cowpens Elementary in Cowpens, SC, serves approximately 460 students in grades PK-5 within the Spartanburg 03 school district, and has earned a solid 3-star rating with a statewide ranking in the 65th percentile.

One of the most impressive things about Cowpens Elementary is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds. Despite 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school ranks in the top quartile statewide for this group, earning a 4-star rating. This is a real strength that shows the school is making a meaningful difference for its students. The school also does a great job with efficiency—it spends about $14,648 per student, which is over $4,000 less than nearby Cannons Elementary spends, yet Cowpens still achieves comparable results. In fact, 5th graders at Cowpens are particularly strong, with math proficiency (63.9%) beating the state average by nearly 15 points and ELA scores also exceeding state and district averages.

However, there are a few challenges families should know about. Chronic absenteeism has more than tripled in recent years, rising from 7.7% to 24.7%—a rate higher than nearby Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary (10.1%) and Mayo Elementary (10.6%). There's also a growing gap between how girls and boys perform, with girls ranking in the 73rd percentile and boys in the 52nd. Additionally, 4th grade math and science scores lag behind district averages, suggesting a need for extra support at that grade level. While the school has improved from its recent low point, it hasn't yet returned to its pre-pandemic performance levels. Still, with its strong track record supporting economically disadvantaged students and efficient use of resources, Cowpens Elementary offers a caring, capable learning environment with clear opportunities for growth.

460

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,648

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

341 Foster Street
Cowpens, SC 29330

(864) 279-6300

District: Spartanburg 03

Students who attend Cowpens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clifdale Middle
High:	Broome High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

17.4%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2023 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2026) from a 54th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg58%

229^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	63.8	229 of 649	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	208 of 640	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	250 of 638	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	295 of 644	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	181 of 625	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	140 of 622	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	259 of 643	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	241 of 624	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	290 of 639	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	182 of 619	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.8	146 of 638	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	207 of 630	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	280 of 599	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	221 of 594	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	263 of 597	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	210 of 589	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.2	335 of 580	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	290 of 577	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	229 of 566	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	190 of 559	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	241 of 557	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.5	333 of 550	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.3	209 of 542	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	160 of 589	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	174 of 581	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	201 of 565	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	288 of 580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	163 of 573	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	132 of 554	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	267 of 588	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	261 of 570	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	162 of 624	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	138 of 613	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	168 of 599	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	219 of 608	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.2	101 of 600	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	75 of 580	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	200 of 600	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	173 of 588	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	282 of 583	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	226 of 586	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	264 of 568	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	273 of 582	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	183 of 579	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	127 of 561	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	239 of 590	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	221 of 571	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	296 of 454	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	220 of 460	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	287 of 441	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	337 of 463	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	217 of 455	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	203 of 439	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	288 of 472	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	294 of 457	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-30 vs school

Homeless (2024)17th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+3 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

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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 (2024)	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 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
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	75.8%	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
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	68.6%	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
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	50.5%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	73.6%	339 (80.1%)	42 (9.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	51.7	298^th of 649 public elementary schools	54.1%		45.7	337^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.3%	39	62.9	67.1	57.2				64.3	59.2	36.7				40.7		$4,759	$1,218	$763	$1,981	$1,931	$847	$2,778
Goucher Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	604 Goucher School	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 210-9262	244	24	10.1	63.8%	208 (85.2%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	42.7	374^th of 649 public elementary schools	42.4%		43.7	350^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.3%	24	66.7		70.0	47.0	44.2	45.9	66.6		36.7	20.6	17.7	16.2		41.2	$16,223	$696	$1,708	$2,404	$9,916	$3,903	$13,819
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	84.4%	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	31.9%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowpens Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cowpens Elementary?

Students at Cowpens Elementary are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cowpens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cowpens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clifdale Middle
High : Broome High

What district is Cowpens Elementary in?

Spartanburg 03

Is Cowpens Elementary a good school?

Cowpens Elementary ranks 229^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cowpens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Cowpens Elementary.

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