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West View Elementary

Public Grades K-5

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West View Elementary is a K-5 school in Spartanburg, SC, serving 644 students as part of Spartanburg 06. The school has experienced a significant decline over the past five years, dropping from a 3-star rating to its current 1-star status, and now ranks in the 17th percentile statewide. Academic proficiency trails state averages by wide margins—for example, only 24.1% of 4th graders are proficient in math compared to 52.3% statewide, and 4th grade ELA proficiency sits at 40.2% versus 65.4% statewide. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 68.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

One of the most notable patterns is a pronounced "fourth grade slump." While 3rd grade ELA performance (53.6%) is relatively close to the district average (56.6%), 4th grade scores plummet dramatically to 40.2% versus 58.4% district-wide—a gap that persists into 5th grade across both ELA and math. This suggests a possible curriculum transition issue or a need for additional support as students move into upper elementary coursework. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 23.6% of students missing significant school time, a rate that has remained above 20% for four consecutive years. The school's gifted and talented students rank in the 3rd percentile statewide, indicating that even the highest-achieving students may not be receiving adequate challenge or support.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight both challenges and possibilities. Anderson Mill Elementary, just under three miles away, achieves 4-star status with proficiency rates nearly double West View's in most subjects (78% vs. 24.1% in 4th grade math). GREEN Charter School Spartanburg, less than a mile away, shows strong upper-grade performance with 80% proficiency in 5th grade ELA. However, West View performs comparably to or better than some nearby schools like Jesse S. Bobo Elementary (5th percentile) and Arcadia Elementary (14th percentile). Notably, West View's per-student spending of $12,854 exceeds that of nearby GREEN Charter School ($9,230), yet outcomes are significantly lower—suggesting that additional resources alone are not driving improvement. The school's Hispanic students represent its strongest subgroup, ranking in the 34th percentile, indicating some areas of relative success.

644

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,854

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Oak Grove Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(864) 576-1833

District: Spartanburg 06

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.6%

White:

28.9%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

550^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	18.7	550 of 661	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	445 of 643	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	344 of 644	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	307 of 625	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	283 of 622	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	367 of 643	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	306 of 624	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	241 of 639	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	232 of 619	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.6	117 of 638	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	109 of 630	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	96 of 599	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	75.8	119 of 594	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	131 of 597	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	111 of 589	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.0	128 of 580	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.4	207 of 577	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	207 of 566	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	129 of 559	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	110 of 557	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	76.5	112 of 550	79.6%	★★★★☆
2003	84.0	62 of 542	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	353 of 384	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	327 of 380	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	237 of 369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	131 of 394	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	100 of 393	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	73 of 350	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	229 of 421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	198 of 412	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	149 of 156	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	77 of 147	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	73 of 174	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	127 of 189	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	22 of 84	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	21 of 104	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	525 of 599	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	493 of 580	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	378 of 568	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	254 of 580	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	214 of 573	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	214 of 554	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	339 of 588	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	286 of 570	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	194 of 196	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	95 of 101	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	78 of 82	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	79 of 105	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	96 of 109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	137 of 147	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	105 of 159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	114 of 156	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	50 of 115	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	52 of 86	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	47 of 116	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	567 of 634	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	525 of 612	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	449 of 602	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	325 of 608	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	266 of 600	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	328 of 580	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	459 of 600	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	388 of 588	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	483 of 591	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	436 of 585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	443 of 571	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	398 of 582	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	375 of 579	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	338 of 561	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	361 of 590	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	305 of 571	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	331 of 459	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	271 of 446	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	229 of 463	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	201 of 455	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	155 of 439	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	285 of 472	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	267 of 457	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)74th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

Science23%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Good school just kind of slow about setting up meetings though when you think it's needed Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, October 14, 2013

The faculty and staff are extremely welcoming. The school is clean and the halls are quiet. What a nice experience! Students are learning and teachers are teaching in this school! 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
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
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
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
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
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
Anderson Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 Old Anderson Mill Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-6539	629	49	12.9	52.4%	291 (46.3%)	168 (26.7%)	86 (13.7%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.2%)	76.9	143^rd of 661 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	137^th of 639 public elementary schools	78.6%	6	66.0	75.2	71.2				63.8	78.0	67.8				62.3		$13,870	$69	$79	$148	$12,206	$1,516	$13,722
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
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
Roebuck Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 East Blackstock Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 576-6151	853	67	12.8	70.8%	375 (44.0%)	268 (31.4%)	125 (14.7%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.2%)	41.8	390^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.7	371^st of 639 public elementary schools	41.9%	19	52.2	58.9	62.6				52.9	44.0	52.3				38.3		$13,705	$758	$99	$857	$11,477	$1,371	$12,848
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West View Elementary

What district is West View Elementary in?

Spartanburg 06

What is the racial makeup of West View Elementary?

Students at West View Elementary are 42% African American, 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is West View Elementary a good school?

West View Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend West View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended West View Elementary.

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