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Foster Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Foster Park Elementary in Union, SC, is a PK-5 school serving 430 students in a community with high economic need, as reflected by a 100% free/reduced lunch rate. The school is part of the Union 01 district and has seen its state ranking decline sharply in the most recent school year, dropping to the 6th percentile statewide.

For parents, the most pressing concern is the school's recent academic slide. In the 2025-2026 school year, Foster Park ranked 610th out of 649 South Carolina elementary schools, a significant drop from the previous year. This places it well behind nearby Monarch Elementary (40th percentile) and Jonesville Elementary/Middle (29th percentile), both in the same district. The contrast with Monarch, located less than a mile away, is especially stark—in 4th-grade math, Monarch posted a 70.8% proficiency rate compared to Foster Park's 27.9%. Science proficiency is also critically low, with only 13.2% of 4th graders meeting state standards, less than half the district average and far below the state's 51.6%.

Two other factors stand out. First, chronic absenteeism has jumped to 25.1%, now exceeding both district and state averages—a likely contributor to the academic struggles. Second, the school spends $16,083 per student, which is actually higher than what higher-performing nearby schools like Monarch ($13,860) and Jonesville ($13,495) spend. This suggests the issue isn't a lack of resources but how they're being used. While there are small pockets of strength—such as 5th-grade ELA exceeding the district average—the overall picture is one of inconsistent performance and a recent, acute decline that needs immediate attention from school leadership.

430

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,083

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Arthur Boulevard
Union, SC 29379

(864) 429-1737

District: Union 01

Students who attend Foster Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sims Middle
High:	Union County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

White:

34.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg58%

622^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Union 01

65^th of 75Union 01 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	10.7	622 of 661	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	560 of 643	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	509 of 644	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	544 of 625	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	491 of 622	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	526 of 643	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	486 of 624	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	357 of 619	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	425 of 638	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	367 of 630	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	407 of 599	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	267 of 594	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	262 of 597	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	254 of 589	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	352 of 580	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	317 of 577	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	356 of 566	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	292 of 559	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	254 of 557	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.3	292 of 550	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.5	245 of 542	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	347 of 384	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	292 of 380	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	256 of 394	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	311 of 393	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	235 of 350	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	277 of 412	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	147 of 174	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	545 of 599	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	502 of 580	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	500 of 568	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	523 of 580	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	556 of 573	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	505 of 554	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	523 of 588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	462 of 570	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	588 of 634	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	476 of 612	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	513 of 602	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	474 of 608	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	530 of 600	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	435 of 580	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	511 of 600	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	470 of 588	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	571 of 591	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	491 of 585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	506 of 571	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	395 of 582	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	453 of 579	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	405 of 561	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	457 of 590	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	444 of 571	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	458 of 463	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	443 of 455	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	408 of 439	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	439 of 472	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	377 of 457	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-24 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

Science13%-38 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)		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
Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	430	30	14.3	100.0%	150 (34.9%)	222 (51.6%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	10.7	622^nd of 661 public elementary schools	5.9%		17.9	540^th of 639 public elementary schools	15.5%	82	38.9	38.2	45.3				33.4	27.9	31.3				13.2		$16,083	$2,685	$1,545	$4,230	$9,864	$1,989	$11,852
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Monarch School Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1733	442	34	13.0	100.0%	279 (63.1%)	141 (31.9%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40.4	398^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.2	334^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.7%	64	53.3	66.6	53.7				48.1	70.8	25.4				40.3		$13,860	$2,396	$1,311	$3,707	$8,349	$1,804	$10,152
Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	483	36	13.4	100.0%	219 (45.3%)	167 (34.6%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.3%)	10.5	624^th of 661 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.3	599^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.3%	25	43.3	42.9	25.4				28.9	32.5	17.9				32.5		$14,327	$2,048	$1,389	$3,438	$9,106	$1,784	$10,890
Jonesville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	557	43	13.1	39.0%	355 (63.7%)	116 (20.8%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.8%)	29.2	468^th of 661 public elementary schools	29.2%		32.7	430^th of 639 public elementary schools	32.7%	38	55.9	59.4	50.0	47.5	53.5	52.1	39.8	46.9	30.4	22.1	30.4	27.1	40.7	35.6	$13,495	$2,107	$1,485	$3,592	$8,174	$1,729	$9,903
Pacolet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 McDowell Street	Pacolet	29372	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6500	429	27	15.8	100.0%	284 (66.2%)	70 (16.3%)	27 (6.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	72.3	177^th of 661 public elementary schools	73.2%		75.9	154^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.9%	23	79.0	68.8	55.4				75.8	75.4	48.3				67.2		$16,799	$1,359	$1,992	$3,351	$11,095	$2,353	$13,448
Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2957 Highway 56	Pauline	29374	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 583-1868	482	32	15.0	46.6%	414 (85.9%)	11 (2.3%)	35 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	65	224^th of 661 public elementary schools	66.1%		72.9	181^st of 639 public elementary schools	71.7%	43	61.1	71.6	67.8				58.5	66.7	57.5				54.3		$12,801	$544	$41	$584	$10,828	$1,389	$12,217
Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	250	20	12.6	100.0%	186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	44.7	359^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.7%		61.7	245^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.7%	114	57.8	61.5	60.0				52.6	38.5	42.2				58.9		$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876
Goucher Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	604 Goucher School	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 210-9262	244	24	10.1	63.8%	208 (85.2%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	42.6	380^th of 661 public elementary schools	42.5%		43.7	350^th of 639 public elementary schools	45.2%	30	66.7		70.0	47.0	44.2	45.9	66.6		36.7	20.6	17.7	16.2		41.2	$16,223	$696	$1,708	$2,404	$9,916	$3,903	$13,819
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6	83.9%	256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	76.8	144^th of 661 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.3	146^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.2%	2	65.2	78.5	74.5				65.3	60.8	76.6				64.7		$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Foster Park Elementary?

Students at Foster Park Elementary are 52% African American, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Foster Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Foster Park Elementary.

What district is Foster Park Elementary in?

Union 01

Is Foster Park Elementary a good school?

Foster Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Foster Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foster Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sims Middle
High : Union County High

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