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Arcadia Elementary

Public Grades K-5
556th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of South Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Arcadia Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 382 students. The school is part of the Spartanburg 06 school district, which is ranked 44 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arcadia Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 510-565 out of 644 schools over the past several years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance on standardized tests is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 493 out of 581 for female students, 521 out of 586 for male students, and 101 out of 101 for gifted and talented students in the 2024-2025 school year. Arcadia Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 26.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Spartanburg 06 district, such as West View Elementary and Woodland Heights Elementary, Arcadia Elementary's performance is significantly lower, with lower rankings, proficiency rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's high poverty levels, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, may be contributing to these challenges, but the higher per-student spending at Arcadia Elementary compared to nearby schools does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

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 — 34th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg49%
South Carolina avg56%
556th of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 06
44th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202516.5556 of 64013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.6564 of 63811.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4510 of 64420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2516 of 62517.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6530 of 62214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201917.2554 of 64313.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.0537 of 62413.9%★☆☆☆☆
201717.0565 of 63911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201639.3384 of 61938.0%★★☆☆☆
201536.5421 of 63834.0%★★☆☆☆
201450.4346 of 63045.1%★★☆☆☆
201336.4413 of 59931.1%★★☆☆☆
201233.1449 of 59424.4%★☆☆☆☆
201133.8443 of 59725.8%★☆☆☆☆
201030.8458 of 58922.2%★☆☆☆☆
200929.3454 of 58021.7%★☆☆☆☆
200827.5475 of 57717.7%★☆☆☆☆
200719.6498 of 56612.0%★☆☆☆☆
200640.8375 of 55932.9%★★☆☆☆
200532.4417 of 55725.1%★☆☆☆☆
200442.2358 of 55034.9%★★☆☆☆
200333.1397 of 54226.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202532.770 of 10432.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.145 of 7943.0%★★☆☆☆
202353.825 of 7265.3%★★★☆☆
202239.951 of 8439.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.666 of 8421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.379 of 10424.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.262 of 8224.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202519.6493 of 58115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.4509 of 5659.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.9500 of 58013.8%★☆☆☆☆
20228.9542 of 5735.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.9510 of 5547.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.1503 of 58814.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.3503 of 57011.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
20250.0101 of 1010.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202527.3118 of 15624.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.786 of 11525.2%★☆☆☆☆
202342.069 of 11540.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.473 of 11536.5%★★☆☆☆
202126.168 of 8620.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.182 of 11629.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.483 of 10420.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202525.8485 of 61320.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2491 of 59918.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.3437 of 60828.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7465 of 60022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6461 of 58020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8442 of 60026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0499 of 58815.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202513.7521 of 58611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.2518 of 5688.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.3440 of 58224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5432 of 57925.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0477 of 56115.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9515 of 59012.7%★☆☆☆☆
201818.4494 of 57113.5%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts39%-24 vs state
Mathematics32%-21 vs state
Science15%-34 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, August 27, 2011

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

Arcadia Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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


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