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Wellford Academy of Science and Technology

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Wellford Academy of Science and Technology ranks 314 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wellford Academy of Science and Technology is an elementary school in Wellford, SC, serving 654 students in grades PK-5 within the Spartanburg 05 district, a highly-rated district known for its strong academic reputation.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with specific groups of students. It ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for African American students and in the 77th percentile for English Language Learners—both impressive achievements that place it among the top schools in South Carolina for these populations. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $15,229 per pupil with a favorable 12.1 student-teacher ratio, which is more than nearby schools like River Ridge Elementary ($13,027) and Lyman Elementary ($12,267). Despite serving a high-poverty population (83% free/reduced lunch), chronic absenteeism at 18.2% is below the state average of 22.3%, showing strong family engagement.

However, the picture is mixed. While 3rd grade math scores are strong (71.5% proficient), 4th grade math lags significantly (43.2%), and science scores are the school's weakest area at just 37.2% proficiency—a surprising finding given the school's "Science and Technology" name. The good news is the school is on an upward trajectory, jumping from the 34th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026. A dramatic 26-point improvement in 3rd grade reading scores this year suggests new initiatives are working. While overall performance still trails higher-achieving peers like River Ridge Elementary, Wellford's targeted support for diverse learners is producing results that many schools in the area cannot match, making it a solid choice for families seeking a school that prioritizes equity and individualized attention.

654

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,089

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

85%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

864 Syphrit Road
Wellford, SC 29385

(864) 949-2385

District: Spartanburg 05

Students who attend Wellford Academy of Science and Technology usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2026) from a 34th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Spartanburg 05's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

314^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	50.4	314 of 661	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	375 of 639	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	360 of 643	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	424 of 644	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	352 of 625	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	292 of 622	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	404 of 643	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	378 of 624	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	306 of 639	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	218 of 619	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	346 of 638	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	428 of 630	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.4	170 of 599	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	143 of 594	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	66.7	192 of 597	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	209 of 589	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	313 of 580	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	75.7	110 of 577	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.5	246 of 566	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.0	311 of 559	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.8	396 of 557	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.6	276 of 550	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.5	306 of 542	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	62 of 384	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	46 of 380	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	208 of 421	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	70 of 156	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	135 of 174	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	87 of 189	54.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	43.7	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	266 of 599	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.6	366 of 580	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	344 of 568	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	387 of 580	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	314 of 573	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	233 of 554	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	359 of 588	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	401 of 570	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	108 of 156	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	251 of 634	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	330 of 612	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	325 of 602	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	367 of 608	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.7	182 of 600	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	207 of 580	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	404 of 600	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	397 of 588	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	316 of 591	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	355 of 585	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	324 of 571	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	401 of 582	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	351 of 579	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	313 of 561	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	410 of 590	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	330 of 571	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	340 of 463	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	385 of 459	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	369 of 446	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	427 of 463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	339 of 455	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	294 of 439	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	384 of 472	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	357 of 457	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)84th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-5 vs state

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

Science37%-14 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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		85%		$15,089	$1,110	$1,131	$2,241	$11,360	$1,489	$12,848
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	21%		$9,674	$323	$61	$384	$6,296	$2,994	$9,290
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%)	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		91%		$15,642	$1,307	$1,317	$2,624	$11,474	$1,544	$13,018
Fairforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Mount Zion Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 439-5000	805	59	13.6	75.9%	357 (44.3%)	155 (19.3%)	197 (24.5%)	32 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	54.8	277^th of 661 public elementary schools	58.1%		60.3	252^nd of 639 public elementary schools	60.6%	25	61.2	64.7	62.0				56.5	60.3	45.5				55.2		82%		$13,869	$237	$156	$393	$11,765	$1,710	$13,475
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%)	66.7	212^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.9%					(n/a)	63.2	63.2	73.5				72.4	59.4	69.1				52.9		89%		$16,445	$55	$698	$753	$13,723	$1,968	$15,691
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		93%		$16,710	$99	$754	$853	$13,966	$1,891	$15,857
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	66.6%	483 (64.4%)	86 (11.5%)	115 (15.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	65.2	221^st of 661 public elementary schools	66.6%		68.5	204^th of 639 public elementary schools	68.1%	17	61.0	68.8	68.4				62.7	67.2	65.8				48.0		89%		$13,495	$321	$838	$1,159	$10,938	$1,398	$12,336
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		89%		$13,481	$139	$718	$857	$11,153	$1,472	$12,624
Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	K-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highway	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	87%		$12,835	$495	$378	$873	$9,961	$2,001	$11,962
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		93%		$14,842	$146	$232	$378	$12,563	$1,901	$14,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Wellford Academy of Science and Technology

Is Wellford Academy of Science and Technology a good school?

Wellford Academy of Science and Technology ranks 314^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wellford Academy of Science and Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Wellford Academy of Science and Technology.

What district is Wellford Academy of Science and Technology in?

Spartanburg 05

What schools do graduates of Wellford Academy of Science and Technology attend?

Students who attend Wellford Academy of Science and Technology usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Wellford Academy of Science and Technology?

Students at Wellford Academy of Science and Technology are 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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