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Fairforest Elementary

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Fairforest Elementary ranks 271 st of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fairforest Elementary is a K-5 public school in Spartanburg, SC, serving 805 students within the Spartanburg 06 district, and it has earned a solid 3-star rating for four consecutive years while steadily climbing in statewide rankings.

Fairforest stands out as a high-performing school in its immediate area, significantly outpacing nearby elementary schools in the same district. In the most recent school year, Fairforest's state ranking (271st) was dramatically higher than Lone Oak Elementary (412th), West View Elementary (541st), Jesse S. Bobo Elementary (618th), and Arcadia Elementary (558th). This gap shows up clearly in test scores—for example, Fairforest's 4th-grade math proficiency rate (60.3%) is more than double West View's (24.1%) and more than triple Jesse S. Bobo's (17.3%). The school also shines in science, with a 4th-grade proficiency rate of 55.2%, well above the state average and far ahead of nearby schools like Wellford Academy of Science and Technology and Jesse S. Bobo. Notably, Fairforest achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,579) than several lower-performing district peers, suggesting strong operational efficiency.

Fairforest is particularly effective at supporting students who often face educational barriers. It ranks in the 79th percentile statewide for English Language Learner (ELL) students and the 70th percentile for both Hispanic and low-income students, pointing to successful language acquisition and academic support strategies. The school also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate (16.6%) compared to district peers, whose rates range from 23.6% to 32.3%. However, there are areas for growth: performance for Disabled Students (33rd percentile) and Gifted and Talented Students (8th percentile) lags behind, and there is a persistent gender gap, with male students ranking in the 62nd-70th percentile while female students rank in the 36th-49th percentile. For parents, this school offers strong overall academics, exceptional support for ELL and low-income students, and a clear focus on science—though families with gifted or disabled students may want to ask about enrichment and support services.

805

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,579

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1005 Mount Zion Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303

(864) 439-5000

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

24.5%

African American:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

271^st of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	54.9	271 of 649	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	252 of 640	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	280 of 638	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	292 of 644	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	346 of 625	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	404 of 622	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	310 of 643	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	326 of 624	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	335 of 639	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	364 of 619	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	338 of 638	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.8	318 of 630	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.6	159 of 599	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	183 of 594	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.8	301 of 597	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	338 of 589	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	367 of 580	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	325 of 577	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	327 of 566	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	293 of 559	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	256 of 557	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.4	173 of 550	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.8	106 of 542	80.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	141 of 379	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	209 of 381	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	159 of 369	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	173 of 394	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	69 of 421	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	103 of 154	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	81 of 147	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	118 of 174	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	118 of 151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	46 of 122	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	103 of 189	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	91 of 161	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	22 of 103	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	20 of 104	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	26 of 79	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	16 of 72	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	44 of 84	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	35 of 104	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	329 of 589	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	295 of 581	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	362 of 565	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	289 of 580	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	365 of 573	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	398 of 554	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	332 of 588	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	334 of 570	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	74 of 82	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	95 of 105	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	107 of 109	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	142 of 147	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	46 of 155	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	44 of 156	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	39 of 115	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	46 of 115	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	42 of 115	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	50 of 116	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	189 of 624	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	132 of 613	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	231 of 599	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	236 of 608	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	337 of 600	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	358 of 580	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	244 of 600	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	242 of 588	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	221 of 583	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	200 of 586	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	170 of 568	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	265 of 582	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	299 of 579	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	352 of 561	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	279 of 590	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	293 of 571	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	289 of 454	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	239 of 460	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	256 of 441	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	331 of 455	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	391 of 439	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	358 of 472	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	390 of 457	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2026)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Science55%+4 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, July 13, 2014

This is a powerful and dedicated staff. They put children first and love them deeply. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

I have sent to children though this school and I love the teacher attention to the student, they have a wonderful anti-bully program and student learn to work togethger to get thing done. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Monday, February 14, 2011

Fairforest Elementary School is the best elementary school I've ever gone to. The teachers are loving, kind, and awesome! I just loved going there. Every time i think back, it makes me want to go back and just restart and go back! 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
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%)	54.9	271^st of 649 public elementary schools	58.2%		60.3	252^nd of 640 public elementary schools	60.6%	19	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
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%)	50.4	309^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.4%		40.1	376^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.3%	67	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
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%)	31.3	442^nd of 649 public elementary schools	31.9%		30.9	444^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.6%	2	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
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
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
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
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		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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairforest Elementary

Is Fairforest Elementary a good school?

Fairforest Elementary ranks 271^st of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fairforest Elementary?

Students at Fairforest Elementary are 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Fairforest Elementary in?

Spartanburg 06

How many students attend Fairforest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Fairforest Elementary.

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