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River Ridge Elementary

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River Ridge Elementary ranks 94 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

River Ridge Elementary in Moore, SC, is a mid-sized public school serving 770 students in grades PK-5 within the highly regarded Spartanburg 05 district, which ranks in the top 16% of districts statewide.

River Ridge has shown remarkable academic growth over the past two years, jumping from the 50th percentile to the 86th percentile in statewide rankings—a 226-position improvement that places it among the top elementary schools in the Spartanburg area. The school now holds a 4-star rating and outperforms both district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade level. Most notably, 3rd graders posted exceptional proficiency rates of 84.4% in ELA and 84.5% in math, significantly outpacing district averages by roughly 15 points. What makes this even more impressive is that 64% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 93rd percentile for low-income student performance—a dramatic leap from the 39th percentile just two years ago. The school also excels in supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide. Among nearby schools, only Reidville Elementary (86th percentile) matches River Ridge's performance, while Berry Shoals Elementary (38th percentile) and Roebuck Elementary (41st percentile) trail significantly. River Ridge also achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,027) than several peers, including Reidville ($14,038) and Anderson Mill Elementary ($13,870).

Despite these strengths, there are areas worth watching. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 6.6% in 2021-2022 to 17.1% in 2024-2025, though it remains below the state average of 22.3%. Additionally, while 3rd-grade scores are exceptional, proficiency declines noticeably by 4th and 5th grades—a 19-point drop in math from 3rd to 4th grade—suggesting an opportunity to sustain early gains into upper elementary. Overall, River Ridge represents a model of academic excellence and equity, delivering strong results for all students at a lower cost than many neighboring schools.

770

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,027

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5960 Reidville Road
Moore, SC 29369

(864) 949-7620

District: Spartanburg 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

13.4%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

94^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 05

12^th of 75Spartanburg 05 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	84.0	94 of 661	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	159 of 639	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	322 of 643	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	244 of 644	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	210 of 625	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	210 of 622	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	185 of 643	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	153 of 624	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	218 of 639	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	176 of 619	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	174 of 638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	57.5	287 of 630	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	321 of 599	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	234 of 594	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.4	147 of 597	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	131 of 589	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	123 of 580	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	216 of 577	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	219 of 566	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	280 of 559	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	372 of 557	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.2	182 of 550	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.9	97 of 542	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	203 of 369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	181 of 394	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	78 of 393	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	65 of 350	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	190 of 421	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	114 of 412	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	17 of 156	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	79 of 143	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	61 of 174	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	85 of 151	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	68 of 122	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	60 of 161	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	33 of 79	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	29 of 72	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	81 of 599	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	129 of 580	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	276 of 568	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	249 of 580	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	201 of 573	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	215 of 554	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	176 of 588	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	129 of 570	77.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	53 of 196	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	87.8	12 of 115	89.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	47 of 634	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	68.5	163 of 612	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	370 of 602	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	244 of 608	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	180 of 600	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	229 of 580	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	193 of 600	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	195 of 588	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	101 of 591	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	186 of 585	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	327 of 571	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	234 of 582	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	223 of 579	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	176 of 561	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	189 of 590	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	188 of 571	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	83.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	84 of 463	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	176 of 459	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	291 of 446	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	256 of 463	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	250 of 455	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	238 of 439	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	198 of 472	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	183 of 457	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2022)90th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)67th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+14 vs state

Mathematics73%+19 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 (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
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Reidville Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-7620	770	56	13.7	64.3%	503 (65.3%)	101 (13.1%)	103 (13.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	84	94^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.8%		74.7	159^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.1%	65	84.4	75.7	74.0				84.5	65.5	68.5				62.5		$13,027	$342	$679	$1,021	$10,573	$1,433	$12,005
Berry Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Shoals Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2300	476	41	11.7		179 (37.6%)	125 (26.3%)	121 (25.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	38	411^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.8%					(n/a)	62.1	50.6	53.1				56.0	48.2	45.7				35.8
Reidville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Main Street	Reidville	29375	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2388	712	53	13.4	50.7%	439 (61.7%)	91 (12.8%)	106 (14.9%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.7%)	83.8	97^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.8	109^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.9%	12	71.3	77.9	80.6				69.6	70.2	77.6				67.3		$14,038	$687	$690	$1,376	$11,273	$1,389	$12,661
Anderson Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 Old Anderson Mill Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-6539	629	49	12.9	52.4%	291 (46.3%)	168 (26.7%)	86 (13.7%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.2%)	76.9	143^rd of 661 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	137^th of 639 public elementary schools	78.6%	6	66.0	75.2	71.2				63.8	78.0	67.8				62.3		$13,870	$69	$79	$148	$12,206	$1,516	$13,722
Global Academy of School	Public, Charter	K-8	9768 Warren H. Abernathy Hwy	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 765-0004	598	44	13.5		568 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	31.2	448^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.2%		30.9	443^rd of 639 public elementary schools	30.7%	5	49.3	46.6	45.7	66.0	59.2	73.8	55.7	30.1	24.3	51.1	42.5	40.0	27.4	55.3	$10,955	$183	$693	$876	$6,262	$3,817	$10,078
Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South Danzler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-2373	670	60	11.1	100.0%	270 (40.3%)	181 (27.0%)	136 (20.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	61.1	247^th of 661 public elementary schools	62.6%		54.6	277^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.7%	30	63.5	68.7	62.9				64.4	64.6	53.1				47.9		$13,665	$1,337	$943	$2,280	$9,905	$1,480	$11,385
Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	864 Syphrit Road	Wellford	29385	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 949-2385	654	54	12.1	83.1%	345 (52.8%)	121 (18.5%)	122 (18.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.6%)	50.4	314^th of 661 public elementary schools	52.5%		40.1	375^th of 639 public elementary schools	41.3%	61	64.7	54.0	60.2				71.5	43.2	63.1				37.2		$15,229	$1,122	$1,051	$2,173	$11,546	$1,510	$13,056
West View Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Oak Grove Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-1833	644	49	13.1	68.5%	186 (28.9%)	268 (41.6%)	123 (19.1%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)	18.7	550^th of 661 public elementary schools	16.8%		24.1	497^th of 639 public elementary schools	22.2%	53	53.6	40.2	54.8				45.5	24.1	27.8				23.2		$12,854	$301	$65	$366	$11,068	$1,421	$12,488
Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	K-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highw	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 586-3939	412	37	11.1	62.9%	181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	45.7	347^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.5%		54.6	278^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.5%	69	52.2	63.6	80.0	64.0	60.8	54.5	36.4	43.6	32.7	38.0	47.8	27.3	45.5	46.9	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943
Abner Creek Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2050 Abner Creek Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 949-2334	807	58	14.0	53.7%	469 (58.1%)	120 (14.9%)	132 (16.4%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.4%)	65.6	216^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.3%		60.7	248^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.2%	32	70.6	70.6	56.8				68.0	61.2	52.8				57.3		$13,136	$605	$793	$1,399	$10,411	$1,326	$11,738

Frequently Asked Questions about River Ridge Elementary

What district is River Ridge Elementary in?

Spartanburg 05

What schools do graduates of River Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Florence Chapel Middle
High : James F. Byrnes High

What is the racial makeup of River Ridge Elementary?

Students at River Ridge Elementary are 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend River Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended River Ridge Elementary.

Is River Ridge Elementary a good school?

River Ridge Elementary ranks 94^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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