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Wellford Academy of Science and Technology

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Wellford Academy of Science and Technology ranks 376 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wellford Academy of Science and Technology is an elementary public magnet school serving grades PK-4 in Wellford, South Carolina, with 496 students enrolled. The school is part of the Spartanburg 05 school district, which is ranked 16 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite the school's focus on science and technology, Wellford Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wellford Academy of Science and Technology's statewide rankings, typically in the 300s-400s out of around 640 schools. Its highest ranking was 292 out of 622 schools in 2020-2021, when it received a 3-star rating. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics lag behind the Spartanburg 05 district and the state of South Carolina across most grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.2% in the district and 61.8% statewide.

While Wellford Academy of Science and Technology performs particularly well for its African American student population, ranking 46 out of 381 schools for that subgroup in 2024-2025, its White student population ranks very low, at 386 out of 460 schools. The school also struggles with its Hispanic and disabled student populations. Additionally, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.4% to 24.7% over the past few years, significantly above the state and district averages.

654

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,229

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg56%

376^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	40.1	376 of 640	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	357 of 638	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
2025	79.7	46 of 381	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	208 of 421	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
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
2025	43.7	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	367 of 581	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	343 of 565	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	44.6	331 of 613	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	324 of 599	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	40.6	355 of 586	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	321 of 568	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	21.0	386 of 460	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	367 of 441	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)88th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-11 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 vs state

Science41%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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		181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	54.6	278^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.6%		60.6	239^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.5%	39	53.8	78.9	66.1	72.9	80.0	82.6	36.6	42.4	38.5	51.3	40.0	56.5	49.0	59.4	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943
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		186 (28.9%)	268 (41.6%)	123 (19.1%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)	24.1	498^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.2%		30.5	441^st of 638 public elementary schools	30.9%	57	48.0	54.3	58.1				37.0	33.3	26.8				26.7		$12,854	$301	$65	$366	$11,068	$1,421	$12,488

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 376^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 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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