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Drayton Mills Elementary

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Drayton Mills Elementary ranks 353 rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Drayton Mills Elementary in Spartanburg, SC, is a PK-5 school in the Spartanburg 07 district, serving 810 students in a predominantly low-income area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Drayton Mills has one of the most impressive turnaround stories in the region. Just a few years ago, the school ranked in the bottom 5% of South Carolina elementary schools, but it has climbed steadily to the 47th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—a jump of 267 positions. The school now holds a 2-star rating, up from 0 stars, and outperforms several nearby schools with similar demographics, including E. P. Todd School (37th percentile) and Mary H. Wright Elementary (9th percentile). Math is a particular strength: 3rd and 4th graders meet or exceed state averages, and 4th grade math proficiency (58.1%) beats both the district and state. The school is especially effective with African American students, who rank in the 78th percentile statewide, and Hispanic students, who rank in the 65th percentile.

While the progress is remarkable, some challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism sits at 30%, higher than the state average, and 5th grade math proficiency drops significantly compared to 4th grade. The school also has room to grow in supporting disabled students and closing a gender gap where girls outperform boys. Still, Drayton Mills achieves these results while spending less per student ($14,682) than several nearby schools like The Cleveland Academy of Leadership ($18,773) and Cannons Elementary ($18,776). For parents, this is a school that has proven it can help children succeed despite significant obstacles, and its consistent year-over-year growth suggests the improvements are here to stay.

810

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,651

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

1500 Skylyn Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29307

(864) 586-7979

District: Spartanburg 07

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg58%

353^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 42 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 07

33^rd of 75Spartanburg 07 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	45.2	353 of 661	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	403 of 639	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	400 of 643	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	473 of 644	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	497 of 625	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	519 of 622	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	613 of 643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	84 of 384	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	54.9	158 of 380	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	111 of 369	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	217 of 394	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	269 of 393	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	278 of 350	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	410 of 421	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	128 of 156	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	123 of 147	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	125 of 143	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	131 of 174	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	139 of 151	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	99 of 104	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	272 of 599	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	342 of 580	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	355 of 568	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	417 of 580	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	439 of 573	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	458 of 554	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	572 of 588	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	57 of 159	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	79 of 156	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	52 of 114	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.0	112 of 116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	258 of 634	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	338 of 612	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	299 of 602	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	401 of 608	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	446 of 600	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	484 of 580	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	577 of 600	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	387 of 591	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	422 of 585	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	388 of 571	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	459 of 582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	488 of 579	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	520 of 561	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	560 of 590	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	298 of 463	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	357 of 459	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	386 of 446	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	398 of 463	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	413 of 455	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	388 of 439	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	456 of 472	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)78th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2026)18th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-7 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science48%-4 vs state

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Drayton Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Skylyn Drive	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 586-7979	810	58	13.9	75.2%	207 (25.6%)	338 (41.7%)	180 (22.2%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	45.2	353^rd of 661 public elementary schools	46.6%		36.6	403^rd of 639 public elementary schools	36.9%	50	54.1	59.8	57.8				58.7	58.1	38.5				47.9		94%		$14,651	$772	$1,265	$2,037	$11,191	$1,423	$12,614
Jesse Boyd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1505 Fernwood Glendale Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4430	549	48	11.3	43.5%	337 (61.4%)	128 (23.3%)	35 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (7.1%)	69.4	198^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.0%		68.8	203^rd of 639 public elementary schools	68.2%	5	70.2	67.7	75.6				69.1	58.1	56.1				54.8		91%		$15,154	$437	$899	$1,336	$12,177	$1,642	$13,818
Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	631	51	12.3	26.3%	453 (71.8%)	85 (13.5%)	47 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	91.5	37^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.4%		87	67^th of 639 public elementary schools	89.5%	30	84.0	85.1	85.0				80.5	71.1	73.6				77.2		95%		$15,539	$465	$868	$1,333	$12,898	$1,308	$14,206
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 110	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		≥ 96%		$23,276	$146	$38	$184	$16,615	$6,478	$23,093
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	86.8%	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	94%		$13,996	$713	$672	$1,385	$10,072	$2,538	$12,611
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	91.1%	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		≥ 96%		$17,344	$2,419	$1,508	$3,927	$11,969	$1,448	$13,417
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	79.8%	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		92%		$15,871	$1,723	$1,789	$3,511	$10,566	$1,794	$12,360
Cannons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Converse Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6100	389	32	12.1	64.6%	223 (57.3%)	83 (21.3%)	56 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	77.8	137^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.3%		71.7	188^th of 639 public elementary schools	70.6%	51	73.5	74.6	65.1				76.4	69.0	65.1				62.1		95%		$17,248	$1,156	$1,494	$2,650	$12,449	$2,148	$14,598
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	74.7%	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		96%		$16,867	$1,600	$144	$1,744	$13,065	$2,058	$15,123
E. P. Todd School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	150 Old Canaan Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4475	559	49	11.4	69.6%	135 (24.2%)	240 (42.9%)	89 (15.9%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (13.2%)	37.6	415^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.2%		24.5	494^th of 639 public elementary schools	22.7%	79	69.5	57.8	56.8				48.8	25.1	32.4				48.4		88%		$15,990	$880	$1,095	$1,975	$12,561	$1,454	$14,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Drayton Mills Elementary

Is Drayton Mills Elementary a good school?

Drayton Mills Elementary ranks 353^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Drayton Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Drayton Mills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Drayton Mills Elementary?

Students at Drayton Mills Elementary are 42% African American, 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Drayton Mills Elementary in?

Spartanburg 07

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