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Bethany Elementary

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Bethany Elementary ranks 157 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bethany Elementary in Clover, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 388 students in grades PK through 5 within the highly-rated York 02 district, which ranks 2nd out of 75 districts statewide.

Bethany is a dependable school that consistently earns 4-star ratings and outperforms the state average in most subjects. Its greatest strength is its work with students from low-income backgrounds—the school ranks in the 80th percentile for this group, notably higher than its overall ranking. This means the school is particularly effective at helping economically disadvantaged students succeed. However, there are two areas of concern. First, math and science proficiency lags behind district peers, especially in 4th and 5th grades. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency sits at 54.6% compared to the district average of 70.2%, a gap that has persisted for several years. Second, chronic absenteeism has been climbing steadily, from 7.9% in 2021-2022 to 18.5% in 2024-2025—the highest rate among nearby district schools like Oakridge Elementary (6.6%) and Griggs Road Elementary (7.8%).

On the positive side, Bethany excels in English Language Arts, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency (79.2%) actually exceeding the district average. The school also spends generously per student ($16,859) and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. While it doesn't reach the top-tier status of some district peers, Bethany significantly outperforms schools in the neighboring York 01 district—for instance, its 3rd-grade ELA scores are far higher than Cotton Belt Elementary (52.9%) and Harold C. Johnson Elementary (64.6%). For parents, Bethany offers a solid, stable education with strong literacy instruction and excellent support for disadvantaged students, but it's worth asking about the school's plans to address math achievement and rising absenteeism.

388

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,859

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

337 Maynard Grayson Road
Clover, SC 29710

(803) 810-8800

District: York 02

Students who attend Bethany Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clover Middle
High:	Clover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of York 02's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg74%

South Carolina avg58%

157^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the York 02

2^nd of 75York 02 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	74.9	157 of 649	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	187 of 640	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	158 of 638	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	158 of 644	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	189 of 625	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	99 of 622	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	196 of 643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	149 of 624	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	95 of 639	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	133 of 619	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	96 of 638	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	67 of 630	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	56 of 599	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.5	11 of 594	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	80.6	92 of 597	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	87 of 589	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	85 of 580	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	76 of 577	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	90.3	15 of 566	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	80.5	80 of 559	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	97 of 557	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	66.0	184 of 550	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.5	140 of 542	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	145 of 589	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	151 of 581	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	140 of 565	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	188 of 580	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	244 of 573	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	106 of 554	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	161 of 588	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	125 of 570	78.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	125 of 624	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	101 of 613	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	136 of 599	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	128 of 608	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	127 of 600	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	19 of 580	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	93 of 600	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	134 of 588	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	162 of 583	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	214 of 586	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	160 of 568	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	116 of 582	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	177 of 579	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.3	76 of 561	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	231 of 590	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	225 of 571	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	180 of 454	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	255 of 460	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	267 of 441	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	265 of 463	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	201 of 439	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	292 of 472	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	254 of 457	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)8th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+11 vs state

Mathematics63%+10 vs state

Science55%+3 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 Maynard Grayson Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8800	388	33	11.7		330 (85.1%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	74.9	157^th of 649 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.7	187^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.8%	30	79.2	69.1	77.9	71.7	54.6	63.3	54.5	$16,859	$711	$562	$1,273	$13,473	$2,113	$15,586
Kinard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Pressly Street	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8700	463	36	13.0		261 (56.4%)	113 (24.4%)	36 (7.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.6%)	67.1	205^th of 649 public elementary schools	68.4%		65.8	219^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.8%	14	72.4	80.0	63.7	59.4	60.0	48.5	58.6	$15,152	$859	$496	$1,355	$12,000	$1,797	$13,797
Larne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3598 Filbert Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8600	574	54	10.6		389 (67.8%)	73 (12.7%)	55 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.2%)	80	122^nd of 649 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.3	138^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.4%	16	73.9	73.1	76.4	72.8	70.5	67.7	57.7	$16,913	$1,540	$505	$2,045	$12,911	$1,957	$14,868
Griggs Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Griggs Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8200	510	39	13.0		361 (70.8%)	47 (9.2%)	40 (7.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	86.6	77^th of 649 public elementary schools	88.1%		87.8	63^rd of 640 public elementary schools	90.2%	14	76.4	86.8	71.2	75.3	74.4	68.1	74.4	$15,075	$629	$390	$1,019	$12,107	$1,949	$14,056
Cotton Belt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1176 Black Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1947	428	34	12.7		234 (54.7%)	103 (24.1%)	42 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	27.7	471^st of 649 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.7	485^th of 640 public elementary schools	24.2%	14	52.9	45.9		50.0	45.9		34.1	$15,517	$1,528	$837	$2,365	$11,729	$1,422	$13,151
Hunter Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Hunter Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-1926	427	32	13.3		245 (57.4%)	81 (19.0%)	52 (12.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	68	202^nd of 649 public elementary schools	68.9%		65.4	222^nd of 640 public elementary schools	65.3%	20	67.1	73.0		57.9	62.9		61.5	$16,545	$2,471	$1,261	$3,732	$11,439	$1,374	$12,813
Harold C. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Jefferson Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 818-6040	388	32	12.3		192 (49.5%)	92 (23.7%)	60 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	47.7	323^rd of 649 public elementary schools	50.2%		27.8	468^th of 640 public elementary schools	26.9%	145	64.6	59.3		63.1	42.3		44.1	$16,699	$2,918	$910	$3,828	$11,385	$1,485	$12,871
Blacksburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 East Cherokee Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6936	363	24	15.2		273 (75.2%)	38 (10.5%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)								(n/a)								$5,370	$1,913	$627	$2,540	$1,983	$846	$2,829
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8300	353	33	10.8		263 (74.5%)	18 (5.1%)	31 (8.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	83.5	99^th of 649 public elementary schools	84.7%		85.8	78^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.8%	21	75.0	80.9	77.2	57.8	77.8	81.5	73.0	$19,415	$880	$1,958	$2,838	$14,499	$2,078	$16,577
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1543 Chester Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1942	378	32	11.8		224 (59.3%)	81 (21.4%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	54.8	273^rd of 649 public elementary schools	57.9%		61.2	246^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.6%	27	65.4	65.0		61.4	45.5		53.3	$16,006	$2,323	$908	$3,231	$10,738	$2,037	$12,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethany Elementary

How many students attend Bethany Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Bethany Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bethany Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bethany Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clover Middle
High : Clover High

What is the racial makeup of Bethany Elementary?

Students at Bethany Elementary are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Bethany Elementary a good school?

Bethany Elementary ranks 157^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bethany Elementary in?

York 02

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