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Jesse S. Bobo Elementary

Q: Is Jesse S. Bobo Elementary a good school?

Jesse S. Bobo Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Jesse S. Bobo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Jesse S. Bobo Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jesse S. Bobo Elementary?

Students at Jesse S. Bobo Elementary are 59% African American, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Asian.

Public Grades K-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jesse S. Bobo Elementary is a K-5 school in Spartanburg, SC, serving 364 students within the Spartanburg 06 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

This school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math and science. In the most recent testing year, only 17.3% of 4th graders and 16.4% of 5th graders scored proficient in math—rates that are roughly one-third to one-half of those at nearby same-district schools like Lone Oak Elementary (43.8% in 5th grade) and Woodland Heights Elementary (38.1%). The gap is even starker in 4th grade science, where Bobo's 12.1% proficiency rate trails every comparable school, including West View Elementary (23.2%) and Arcadia Elementary (24.2%). A particularly concerning pattern emerges in math: while 3rd grade proficiency (46%) is relatively close to district levels, there is a dramatic drop-off by 4th and 5th grade, suggesting students who enter with near-grade-level skills are not being adequately supported as they progress. Chronic absenteeism is also a serious issue, with 31.9% of students chronically absent—well above the state average of 22.3%.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. Third grade ELA has shown consistent improvement, rising from 24.6% proficiency in 2023-24 to 50% in the most recent year. Male students and African American students also showed improvement in the latest testing cycle. The school spends $15,903 per student, which is higher than several better-performing peers, suggesting that additional funding alone isn't translating into outcomes. The contrast with Pine St. Elementary, located just 4 miles away in Spartanburg 07, is striking—Pine St. ranks in the 94th percentile statewide with 84-85% ELA proficiency, demonstrating that high achievement is possible in the area. For parents considering this school, the favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio and recent ELA gains offer some hope, but the persistent math and science gaps, combined with high absenteeism, remain significant concerns.

364

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,903

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

495 Powell Mill Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(864) 576-2085

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (30% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

631^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	10.1	631 of 661	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	555 of 643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	550 of 644	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	552 of 625	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	567 of 622	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	553 of 624	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	582 of 619	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	576 of 638	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	549 of 630	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	563 of 599	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	539 of 594	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	539 of 597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	473 of 589	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	490 of 580	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	471 of 577	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	467 of 566	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.2	449 of 559	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.9	376 of 557	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.8	404 of 550	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.7	438 of 542	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	340 of 384	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	350 of 380	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	245 of 369	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	315 of 394	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	305 of 393	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	274 of 350	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	318 of 421	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	312 of 412	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	120 of 174	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	588 of 599	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	559 of 580	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	526 of 568	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	521 of 580	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	517 of 573	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	503 of 554	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	545 of 588	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	523 of 570	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.0	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	599 of 634	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	588 of 612	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	488 of 602	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	495 of 608	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	506 of 600	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	519 of 580	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	542 of 600	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	502 of 588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	524 of 591	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	565 of 585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	477 of 571	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	492 of 582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	507 of 579	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	538 of 561	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	535 of 590	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	496 of 571	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	1.0	456 of 457	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2023)31st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)1st percentile-12 vs school

White (2018)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-29 vs state

Science12%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

jessie s bobo is a joke do not send your kids there! thay will take adult/personal conflict out on your kids! further more they refuse to comunicate with parents. worst school ever! 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 (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
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	100.0%	27 (7.4%)	215 (59.1%)	85 (23.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	10.1	631^st of 661 public elementary schools	4.5%		7.6	620^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	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
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	100.0%	51 (12.8%)	65 (16.3%)	260 (65.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	16.9	568^th of 661 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.5	555^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.1%	13	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
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	100.0%	90 (22.1%)	222 (54.5%)	55 (13.5%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	30.6	454^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.8	427^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.2%	27	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
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	62.9%	181 (43.9%)	100 (24.3%)	59 (14.3%)	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (7.8%)	45.7	347^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.5%		54.6	278^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.5%	69	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
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	68.5%	186 (28.9%)	268 (41.6%)	123 (19.1%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)	18.7	550^th of 661 public elementary schools	16.8%		24.1	497^th of 639 public elementary schools	22.2%	53	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
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	100.0%	41 (7.9%)	340 (65.3%)	85 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	34.1	432^nd of 661 public elementary schools	34.6%		34.4	419^th of 639 public elementary schools	34.4%	13	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
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	100.0%	50 (14.9%)	63 (18.8%)	191 (56.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	36.9	418^th of 661 public elementary schools	36.8%		23.4	501^st of 639 public elementary schools	21.6%	83	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
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	100.0%	79 (17.4%)	284 (62.6%)	51 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.8%)	25.5	493^rd of 661 public elementary schools	25.4%		35.6	411^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.7%	82	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
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%)	83.3	102^nd of 661 public elementary schools	84.6%					(n/a)	87.8	72.2	72.7				95.1	75.0	86.3				50.0
Mary H. Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	457 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-4477	451	38	11.7	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	332 (73.6%)	75 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	13.7	599^th of 661 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	561^st of 639 public elementary schools	12.2%	38	47.7	37.2	42.4				38.6	32.2	26.8				25.5		$16,051	$2,551	$2,090	$4,642	$10,432	$978	$11,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse S. Bobo Elementary

What district is Jesse S. Bobo Elementary in?

Spartanburg 06

What is the racial makeup of Jesse S. Bobo Elementary?

Students at Jesse S. Bobo Elementary are 59% African American, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Jesse S. Bobo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Jesse S. Bobo Elementary.

Is Jesse S. Bobo Elementary a good school?

Jesse S. Bobo Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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