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Arcadia Elementary

Q: Is Arcadia Elementary a good school?

Arcadia Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Arcadia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Arcadia Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Arcadia Elementary?

Students at Arcadia Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Arcadia Elementary is a K-5 public school in Spartanburg, SC, serving approximately 400 students as part of Spartanburg 06.

Arcadia Elementary faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently ranking in the bottom 15% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade. In the most recent school year, the school earned a 1-star rating, ranking 558th out of 649 schools statewide. Proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math are well below state averages across all grade levels, and the gap widens as students progress—5th grade ELA proficiency sits at 30.3% compared to the state average of 63.6%, while 5th grade math is at 24.2% versus 49.1% statewide. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism has more than tripled in two years, jumping from 8.4% to 24.3%. This attendance crisis likely contributes to the academic struggles, as students missing critical instructional time fall further behind.

Despite these challenges, there are some bright spots. English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking in the 35th percentile statewide—notably better than the school's overall performance—suggesting effective ELL support programs. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $16,621 per student (higher than nearby West View Elementary at $12,854 and Lone Oak Elementary at $15,489) and maintaining a favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio. However, this investment hasn't translated into outcomes. Nearby schools in the same district, like Lone Oak Elementary (37th percentile) and Woodland Heights Elementary (31st percentile), outperform Arcadia in nearly every subject. The starkest contrast is with Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg, a charter school serving a similar demographic that ranks in the 85th percentile with 3rd grade ELA proficiency at 87.8% and math at 95.1%. Arcadia's test scores also show significant year-to-year volatility, making it difficult to assess the true effectiveness of instructional programs. To improve, the school will need to address attendance issues head-on and examine what higher-performing schools serving similar populations are doing differently.

400

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,621

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Spring Street
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(864) 576-1371

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

African American:

16.3%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

558^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 06

48^th of 75Spartanburg 06 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	16.9	558 of 649	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	556 of 640	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	564 of 638	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	510 of 644	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	516 of 625	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	530 of 622	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	554 of 643	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	537 of 624	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	565 of 639	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.3	384 of 619	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	421 of 638	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	346 of 630	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	413 of 599	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	449 of 594	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	443 of 597	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	458 of 589	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	454 of 580	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	475 of 577	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	498 of 566	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.8	375 of 559	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.4	417 of 557	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.2	358 of 550	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.1	397 of 542	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	67 of 103	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	70 of 104	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	45 of 79	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	25 of 72	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	51 of 84	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	62 of 82	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	507 of 589	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	493 of 581	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	509 of 565	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	500 of 580	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	542 of 573	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	510 of 554	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	503 of 588	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	503 of 570	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.0	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	114 of 155	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	118 of 156	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	82 of 116	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	83 of 104	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	501 of 624	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	485 of 613	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	491 of 599	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	437 of 608	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	465 of 600	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	461 of 580	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	442 of 600	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	499 of 588	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	521 of 583	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	521 of 586	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	518 of 568	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	440 of 582	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	432 of 579	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	477 of 561	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	515 of 590	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	494 of 571	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)35th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-25 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

Science33%-18 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Arcadia is a great school that is family oriented. The faculty and staff a true heart for the students that attend the school and go out of their way to help in any way. Arcadia has overcome many obstacles and met AYP for the last few years, even though the state keeps raising the bar to ridiculous heights that no one thought they would make it. Go Arcadia Elementary! 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 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
Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Spring Street	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1371	400	32	12.5		51 (12.8%)	65 (16.3%)	260 (65.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	16.9	558^th of 649 public elementary schools	14.0%		16.5	556^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.1%	2	47.8	39.6	30.3				48.5	38.0	24.2				33.3		$16,621	$1,600	$248	$1,848	$13,107	$1,666	$14,773
Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Powell Mill Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-2085	364	29	12.5		27 (7.4%)	215 (59.1%)	85 (23.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	10.1	618^th of 649 public elementary schools	4.8%		7.6	621^st of 640 public elementary schools	3.0%	3	50.0	43.1	35.6				46.0	17.3	16.4				12.1		$15,903	$1,920	$124	$2,044	$12,127	$1,732	$13,858
Lone Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	7314 Lone Oak Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 503-9088	336	28	12.0		50 (14.9%)	63 (18.8%)	191 (56.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	37	412^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.5%		23.4	502^nd of 640 public elementary schools	21.6%	90	57.9	65.6	49.3				50.8	42.6	43.8				36.1		$15,489	$1,528	$144	$1,672	$11,879	$1,938	$13,817
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%)	45.9	340^th of 649 public elementary schools	47.6%		54.6	278^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.6%	62	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	$9,230	$1,151	$137	$1,288	$5,539	$2,404	$7,943
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	151 Franklin Street	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4444	521	40	13.1		41 (7.9%)	340 (65.3%)	85 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	34.1	427^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.2%		34.4	420^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.4%	7	56.6	42.9	51.9				58.4	42.3	40.4				40.0		$18,773	$2,314	$2,523	$4,838	$12,212	$1,724	$13,935
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%)	18.7	541^st of 649 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.1	498^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.2%	43	53.6	40.2	54.8				45.5	24.1	27.8				23.2		$12,854	$301	$65	$366	$11,068	$1,421	$12,488
Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 John B. White Sr. Bouleva	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-0506	407	35	11.6		90 (22.1%)	222 (54.5%)	55 (13.5%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	30.6	448^th of 649 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.8	428^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.1%	20	55.3	55.9	48.7				64.3	37.7	38.1				26.0		$17,903	$2,468	$155	$2,624	$13,415	$1,864	$15,279
James H. Hendrix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1084 Springfield Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 216-4000	709	48	14.8		349 (49.2%)	144 (20.3%)	59 (8.3%)	25 (3.5%)	19 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	105 (14.8%)	54.8	274^th of 649 public elementary schools	57.8%		52	297^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.6%	23	67.9	68.4	57.6				62.3	51.2	38.7				55.0		$13,888	$1,245	$1,297	$2,542	$10,076	$1,270	$11,346
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 11	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 253-1800	306	30	10.2		9 (2.9%)	266 (86.9%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	83.5	100^th of 649 public elementary schools	84.6%					(n/a)	87.8	72.2	72.7				95.1	75.0	86.3				50.0
Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	454	40	11.3		79 (17.4%)	284 (62.6%)	51 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.8%)	25.6	486^th of 649 public elementary schools	25.1%		35.6	412^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.6%	74	54.2	35.5	62.2	47.1	56.3	63.3	47.9	13.3	31.2	35.3	37.5	43.3	8.9	39.2	$13,164	$991	$173	$1,164	$8,806	$3,194	$12,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Arcadia Elementary

How many students attend Arcadia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Arcadia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Arcadia Elementary?

Students at Arcadia Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Arcadia Elementary in?

Spartanburg 06

Is Arcadia Elementary a good school?

Arcadia Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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