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Duncan Elementary School of the Arts

Q: Is Duncan Elementary School of the Arts a good school?

Duncan Elementary School of the Arts ranks 277 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Duncan Elementary School of the Arts is a public elementary school serving 739 students in grades PK-4 in Duncan, South Carolina. It is part of the Spartanburg 05 school district, which is ranked 16th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has seen fluctuating rankings over the past several years, ranging from 277th to 451st out of around 640 South Carolina elementary schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. In comparison, nearby schools like River Ridge Elementary, Abner Creek Academy, and Reidville Elementary have higher and more consistent rankings, ranging from 96th to 319th and ratings of 3 to 4 stars. Duncan Elementary School of the Arts generally performs below the Spartanburg 05 district and the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3-5.

The school has also seen high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.4% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, 100% of Duncan Elementary School of the Arts' students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population, compared to 50% to 83% at the nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school has shown some areas of strength, such as its performance for Hispanic students, suggesting that with targeted interventions and a focus on equity, the school has the potential to improve its overall academic performance and provide a high-quality education for all its students.

670

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,665

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 South Danzler Road
Duncan, SC 29334

(864) 949-2373

District: Spartanburg 05

Students who attend Duncan Elementary School of the Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Beech Springs Middle
	D. R. Hill Middle
High:	James F. Byrnes High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Spartanburg 05's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg56%

277^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 05

16^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
2025	54.6	277 of 640	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	296 of 638	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	354 of 644	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	332 of 625	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	423 of 622	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	399 of 643	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	394 of 624	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	451 of 639	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	401 of 619	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	410 of 638	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	339 of 630	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	284 of 599	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.7	384 of 594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	327 of 597	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	300 of 589	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	314 of 580	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	260 of 577	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	344 of 566	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.4	276 of 559	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	325 of 557	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	345 of 550	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.7	415 of 542	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	157 of 381	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	141 of 369	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	270 of 394	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	115 of 393	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	193 of 350	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	359 of 421	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	357 of 412	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	87 of 143	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.7	122 of 122	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	17 of 79	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	282 of 581	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	275 of 565	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	336 of 580	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	276 of 573	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	395 of 554	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	398 of 588	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	390 of 570	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	58 of 156	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	28 of 115	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	36 of 115	68.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	53 of 86	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	199 of 613	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	218 of 599	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	305 of 608	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	261 of 600	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	382 of 580	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	392 of 600	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	393 of 588	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	261 of 586	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	282 of 568	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	338 of 582	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	369 of 579	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	398 of 561	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	373 of 590	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	358 of 571	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	245 of 460	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	245 of 441	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	273 of 463	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	318 of 455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	373 of 439	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	314 of 472	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	326 of 457	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2024)39th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%-3 vs state

Mathematics57%+4 vs state

Science46%-3 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 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
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		270 (40.3%)	181 (27.0%)	136 (20.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	54.6	277^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.7%		52.7	296^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.6%	19	57.0	63.3	57.6				51.1	63.6	54.0				46.4		$13,665	$1,337	$943	$2,280	$9,905	$1,480	$11,385
Tyger River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12653 E Wade Hampton	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2060	473	41	11.5		208 (44.0%)	101 (21.4%)	126 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)
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		345 (52.8%)	121 (18.5%)	122 (18.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.6%)	40.1	376^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.3	357^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.0%	19	38.4	60.9	59.1				45.3	51.5	51.1				41.0		$15,229	$1,122	$1,051	$2,173	$11,546	$1,510	$13,056
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%)								(n/a)
Lyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2330	750	57	13.2		483 (64.4%)	86 (11.5%)	115 (15.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	68.5	204^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.1	271^st of 638 public elementary schools	57.5%	67	58.4	67.3	63.9				66.1	69.9	63.9				54.9		$12,267	$964	$732	$1,696	$9,295	$1,277	$10,572
Global Academy of School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	30.9	444^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.6%					(n/a)	44.5	40.9	57.4	55.1	60.0	34.4	37.0	41.4	55.5	24.5	14.0	9.4	27.1	47.0	$10,955	$183	$693	$876	$6,262	$3,817	$10,078
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		503 (65.3%)	101 (13.1%)	103 (13.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	74.7	159^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.2%		49.8	319^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.0%	160	73.1	74.6	65.3				73.9	67.3	63.9				45.5		$13,027	$342	$679	$1,021	$10,573	$1,433	$12,005
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		469 (58.1%)	120 (14.9%)	132 (16.4%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.4%)	60.7	248^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.3%		59.1	258^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.6%	10	62.8	67.2	61.7				59.5	53.1	58.6				48.7		$13,136	$605	$793	$1,399	$10,411	$1,326	$11,738
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		439 (61.7%)	91 (12.8%)	106 (14.9%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.7%)	80.8	109^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.1	96^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.0%	13	76.9	80.1	66.7				74.0	76.3	55.5				60.3		$14,038	$687	$690	$1,376	$11,273	$1,389	$12,661
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Duncan Elementary School of the Arts

How many students attend Duncan Elementary School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Duncan Elementary School of the Arts.

What district is Duncan Elementary School of the Arts in?

Spartanburg 05

Is Duncan Elementary School of the Arts a good school?

Duncan Elementary School of the Arts ranks 277^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Duncan Elementary School of the Arts?

Students at Duncan Elementary School of the Arts are 40% White, 27% African American, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Duncan Elementary School of the Arts attend?

Students who attend Duncan Elementary School of the Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beech Springs Middle
Middle : D. R. Hill Middle
High : James F. Byrnes High

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