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Abner Creek Academy

Q: Is Abner Creek Academy a good school?

Abner Creek Academy ranks 211 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Abner Creek Academy is a public elementary school in Duncan, SC, serving 807 students in grades PK-5 within the highly rated Spartanburg 05 district. The school has a 14:1 student-teacher ratio and has shown meaningful academic improvement recently, climbing to a 3-star rating and ranking 211th out of 649 elementary schools statewide—a notable jump from the previous two years when it ranked in the 248th-258th range.

The school's most impressive strength is its exceptional work with African American students, where it ranks 18th out of 379 schools statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars)—a consistent top-tier performance for three straight years. However, there's a significant gap in outcomes for other student groups, with White students ranking 270th out of 454 schools (41st percentile, 2 stars). This 229-place difference suggests the school's successful strategies for one group aren't translating equally across all demographics. Another concern is a sharp decline in 5th-grade performance: while 3rd and 4th-grade ELA proficiency sits at 70.6% (at or above district averages), 5th-grade ELA drops to 56.8%—nearly 10 points below the district average—and 5th-grade math (52.8%) similarly lags. This points to a possible transition issue in upper elementary grades.

Compared to nearby schools, Abner Creek sits in a different performance tier than the top-ranked Greenville 01 schools like Monarch Elementary and Oakview Elementary, which rank in the 86th-98th percentile. Chronic absenteeism (16.8%) is better than district and state averages but higher than those top neighbors (5.1%-11.9%). The school also spends more per student ($13,136) than those higher-performing schools without a clear academic payoff. Still, the positive trajectory—strong 3rd and 4th-grade scores, elite subgroup performance, and improving overall rank—suggests a solid foundation. The key priorities should be addressing the 5th-grade slump and replicating the success seen with African American students across all groups.

807

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,136

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Abner Creek Road
Duncan, SC 29334

(864) 949-2334

District: Spartanburg 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

16.4%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

211^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	65.7	211 of 649	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	248 of 640	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	258 of 638	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	268 of 644	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	117 of 625	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	117 of 622	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	109 of 643	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	104 of 624	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	191 of 639	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	183 of 619	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.8	186 of 638	70.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	146 of 630	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	85 of 599	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	78 of 594	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	150 of 597	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	56 of 589	90.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	18 of 379	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	11 of 381	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	22 of 369	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.1	94 of 394	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	37 of 393	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	18 of 350	94.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	89 of 174	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	43 of 122	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	180 of 589	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	251 of 581	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	238 of 565	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	237 of 580	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	117 of 573	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	111 of 554	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	178 of 588	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	156 of 570	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	39 of 105	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	45 of 155	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	52 of 156	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	234 of 624	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	179 of 613	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	199 of 599	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	231 of 608	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.4	70 of 600	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	49 of 580	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	89 of 600	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	99 of 588	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	236 of 583	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	229 of 586	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	238 of 568	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	269 of 582	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	122 of 579	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	114 of 561	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	66 of 590	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	63 of 571	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	270 of 454	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	320 of 460	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	325 of 441	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	141 of 455	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	164 of 439	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	170 of 472	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	155 of 457	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2023)49th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

There even some exceptional teachers and some so far below par, you wonder how they are even permitted to teach. The principal is very friendly as long as you do not disagree with her in any way. You need to get anything she says in writing, be very careful. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

My oldest daughter has been going to this school since it opened 3 years ago. The teachers are great. The Principal, Mrs. Pat Paul and the assistant principal Karen McMakin are very understanding and they will take the time out of their day to take to you if need be. They really care about the kids and that is what matters the most! Close Quote

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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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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%)	65.7	211^th of 649 public elementary schools	67.5%		60.7	248^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.3%	37	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
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%)	83.9	94^th of 649 public elementary schools	85.5%		80.8	109^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.0%	15	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
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%)	61.2	242^nd of 649 public elementary schools	62.7%		54.6	277^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.7%	35	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
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Godfrey Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7100	887	51	17.3		598 (67.4%)	119 (13.4%)	63 (7.1%)	52 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	96	17^th of 649 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.8	10^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.4%	7	86.3	89.7	92.6	83.6	80.9	84.6	89.7	$11,582	$1,051	$482	$1,533	$9,446	$603	$10,049
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Gibb Shoals Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0400	1,293	76	17.0		667 (51.6%)	104 (8.0%)	299 (23.1%)	163 (12.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	88.3	67^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.7%		88.2	62^nd of 640 public elementary schools	90.3%	5	80.8	81.2	81.5	75.5	67.0	75.1	73.5	$10,891	$874	$564	$1,438	$8,842	$611	$9,452
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%)	84.1	93^rd of 649 public elementary schools	85.7%		74.7	159^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.2%	66	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%)	38.1	405^th of 649 public elementary schools	37.6%					(n/a)	62.1	50.6	53.1	56.0	48.2	45.7	35.8
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%)	66.8	207^th of 649 public elementary schools	68.1%					(n/a)	63.2	63.2	73.5	72.4	59.4	69.1	52.9
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 Batesville Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2200	834	52	16.0		544 (65.2%)	126 (15.1%)	75 (9.0%)	44 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	94.7	23^rd of 649 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.1	22^nd of 640 public elementary schools	96.6%	1	83.1	89.1	83.2	85.2	88.4	74.1	91.1	$11,492	$960	$557	$1,517	$9,232	$743	$9,975
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 Five Forks Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0600	870	52	16.6		594 (68.3%)	85 (9.8%)	101 (11.6%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	96.5	13^th of 649 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.9	17^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	87.0	90.8	94.7	86.2	81.7	85.9	88.4	$11,334	$1,161	$531	$1,692	$8,991	$651	$9,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Abner Creek Academy

How many students attend Abner Creek Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Abner Creek Academy.

What schools do graduates of Abner Creek Academy attend?

Students who attend Abner Creek Academy usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Abner Creek Academy?

Students at Abner Creek Academy are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Abner Creek Academy a good school?

Abner Creek Academy ranks 211^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Abner Creek Academy in?

Spartanburg 05

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