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Lyman Elementary

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Lyman Elementary ranks 221 st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lyman Elementary is a mid-sized school in Lyman, SC, serving 750 students in grades PK-5 as part of the high-performing Spartanburg 05 district, which ranks in the top 20% of districts statewide.

If you're looking at Lyman Elementary, the first thing to know is that this school has a real strength in mathematics, especially in the upper grades. In 4th and 5th grade, math proficiency rates run about 15 points higher than the state average—a significant edge that suggests a strong, consistent math program. The school also stands out for its work with Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top tier of schools in South Carolina for these groups. Similarly, students from low-income backgrounds perform better here than at many other schools, with scores that exceed the school's overall ranking. On the flip side, English Language Arts scores are more average, hovering near state levels, and the school's performance with its White student population lags behind its other subgroups—an area that families may want to ask about. Chronic absenteeism, which spiked a couple of years ago, has improved and is now below the state average, which is a positive sign for school culture and consistency.

Compared to nearby options, Lyman holds its own. It outperforms Wellford Academy of Science and Technology and Duncan Elementary School of the Arts in overall ranking, and it does so while spending less per student than either—a sign of efficient resource use. The closest competition is Tyger River Elementary, which edges out Lyman in a few subjects like 5th grade ELA and 3rd grade math, though Lyman counters with a stronger 4th grade math score. For context, Woodland Elementary in the Greenville 01 district is a top-tier outlier that outperforms Lyman by 10-20 points in most subjects, but that gap largely reflects differences in demographics and resources. Overall, Lyman Elementary is a solid, dependable choice—particularly strong in math and for diverse learners—with a few areas, like ELA and consistency for all student groups, that are worth watching.

750

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,267

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 Holly Springs Road
Lyman, SC 29365

(864) 949-2330

District: Spartanburg 05

Students who attend Lyman Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

15.3%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓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%

221^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	221 of 661	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	273 of 643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	216 of 644	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	160 of 625	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	203 of 622	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	189 of 643	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	229 of 624	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	242 of 619	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	151 of 638	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	85 of 630	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	202 of 599	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.9	141 of 594	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	140 of 597	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	57.1	266 of 589	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	180 of 369	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	84 of 156	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.6	34 of 143	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	98 of 174	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	39 of 151	74.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	25 of 79	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	44 of 84	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	67 of 104	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	206 of 599	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	179 of 580	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	271 of 568	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	174 of 580	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	183 of 573	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	188 of 554	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	177 of 588	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	226 of 570	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	49 of 159	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	93.0	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	65.1	34 of 114	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	63 of 115	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	62 of 115	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.1	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	197 of 634	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	140 of 612	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	190 of 602	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	166 of 608	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	114 of 600	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	133 of 580	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	112 of 600	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	201 of 588	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	223 of 591	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	213 of 585	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	247 of 571	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	238 of 582	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	129 of 579	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	204 of 561	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	205 of 590	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	230 of 571	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	258 of 463	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	246 of 459	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	297 of 446	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	270 of 463	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	229 of 455	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	243 of 439	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	290 of 472	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	276 of 457	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)51st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)46th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

Science48%-4 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
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		$12,267	$964	$732	$1,696	$9,295	$1,277	$10,572
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
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 American Legion Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2600	683	42	16.2	72.1%	295 (43.2%)	159 (23.3%)	174 (25.5%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	54.4	283^rd of 661 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.3	229^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.2%	54	65.6	66.4	59.6				62.4	55.4	40.4				51.5		$12,568	$1,378	$619	$1,997	$9,892	$679	$10,571
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
Chandler Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-2400	873	51	16.9	100.0%	303 (34.7%)	214 (24.5%)	281 (32.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.9%)	47.1	333^rd of 661 public elementary schools	49.6%		53.6	284^th of 639 public elementary schools	55.6%	49	62.5	58.3	53.5				57.9	51.0	37.7				58.9		$12,179	$1,260	$619	$1,879	$9,609	$691	$10,300
Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Motlow School Road	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8120	503	39	13.0	65.0%	409 (81.3%)	19 (3.8%)	49 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	65.4	219^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.9%		76.9	142^nd of 639 public elementary schools	77.8%	77	74.6	69.7	63.1	61.7			77.8	47.0	44.7	53.4			56.1	54.8	$11,689	$904	$996	$1,900	$8,593	$1,196	$9,789
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		$13,579	$247	$62	$309	$11,648	$1,622	$13,270
Inman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Oakland Avenue	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8403	565	40	14.3	100.0%	392 (69.4%)	69 (12.2%)	54 (9.6%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)								(n/a)	68.0						77.6								$11,890	$772	$924	$1,696	$8,847	$1,346	$10,193
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyman Elementary

Is Lyman Elementary a good school?

Lyman Elementary ranks 221^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lyman Elementary in?

Spartanburg 05

What is the racial makeup of Lyman Elementary?

Students at Lyman Elementary are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lyman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Lyman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lyman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyman Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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