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Kinard Elementary

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Kinard Elementary ranks 205 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kinard Elementary is a mid-sized public school in Clover, SC, serving 463 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly-rated York 02 district. The school benefits from strong district support, including a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $15,152, yet it performs below many of its immediate district neighbors.

Academically, Kinard holds a solid but not stellar 3-star state ranking (68th percentile), placing it behind every other elementary school in its own district. For example, Crowders Creek Elementary and Oakridge Elementary both earn 5-star ratings and rank in the top 50 schools statewide, while Kinard sits in the 200s. The most significant academic concern is a persistent 5th-grade slump, particularly in math. Only 48.5% of Kinard 5th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to 69.6% district-wide—a 21-point gap that has persisted for several years. This pattern is unique to Kinard; other district schools do not show this same grade-level decline. English Language Arts scores show a similar, though less severe, drop in 5th grade.

On a positive note, Kinard demonstrates notable strengths. The school performs exceptionally well with its African American students, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for this group. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 20.5% in 2022-2023 to 11.8% in 2024-2025—now below both state and district averages. However, Kinard serves a high-poverty population (61.5% free/reduced lunch), and support for these students has been inconsistent year-to-year. While Kinard spends more per student than higher-performing peers like Oakridge ($13,429) and Crowders Creek ($12,714), the extra funding has not yet translated into proportional academic gains. For parents considering Kinard, the school offers a caring environment with strong district backing, but 5th-grade math intervention and consistent support for all learners remain key areas to watch.

463

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,152

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Pressly Street
Clover, SC 29710

(803) 810-8700

District: York 02

Students who attend Kinard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clover Middle
High:	Clover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

24.4%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (68th percentile)

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 school63%

District avg74%

South Carolina avg58%

205^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	67.1	205 of 649	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	219 of 640	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	172 of 638	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	257 of 644	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	302 of 625	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	228 of 622	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	203 of 643	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	114 of 624	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	55.9	269 of 639	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.1	332 of 619	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.1	255 of 638	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	204 of 630	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.4	162 of 599	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	59.6	258 of 594	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	361 of 597	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	360 of 589	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.4	189 of 580	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	284 of 577	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	232 of 566	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.0	251 of 559	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.0	374 of 557	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	361 of 550	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.4	319 of 542	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	58 of 369	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	164 of 589	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	189 of 581	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	151 of 565	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	291 of 580	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	336 of 573	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	223 of 554	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	189 of 588	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	160 of 570	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	229 of 624	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.4	121 of 613	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	134 of 599	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	238 of 608	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	368 of 600	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	211 of 580	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	221 of 600	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	167 of 588	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	229 of 583	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	221 of 586	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	186 of 568	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	231 of 582	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	243 of 579	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	216 of 561	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	210 of 590	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.3	86 of 571	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	247 of 454	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	211 of 460	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	145 of 441	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	235 of 463	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	313 of 455	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	242 of 439	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	225 of 472	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	151 of 457	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)84th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+8 vs state

Science59%+7 vs state

Mathematics56%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2011

The principal, teachers, and staff at Kinard Elementary are exceptional! My two younger children have attended since Pre-K and are now in 1st and 3rd grades. They both had speech problems and were in the speech program at Kinard which is excellent! My son has been in the Kinard reading groups since Kindergarten and it has vastly improved his skills. Kinard highly encourages parent involvement and has many areas available for parents to get involved in school activities. The principal, Mrs. Weathers, has blown me away with her sincere, positive, "get involved" attitude. I don't know how she does it, but she seems to know each student by name and greets and talks to every person she sees with a big smile and a warm welcoming manner. Not only are my children doing well with their learning at Kinard Elementary, but they are anxious to go to school and they enjoy their time there. As a parent, I enjoy my time there as well, it's always a pleasure. I can't say enough positive things about Kinard! This elementary school rocks! 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	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
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
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
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
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
Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8400	818	59	13.9		576 (70.4%)	91 (11.1%)	26 (3.2%)	36 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (10.5%)	90.5	47^th of 649 public elementary schools	92.8%		92.4	35^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.5%	12	81.9	82.5	79.6	80.4	75.7	79.0	71.0	$13,429	$379	$354	$733	$11,059	$1,636	$12,696
Crowders Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 Charlotte Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8500	1,104	83	13.3		690 (62.5%)	120 (10.9%)	147 (13.3%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (11.0%)	90.6	44^th of 649 public elementary schools	93.2%		82.8	99^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.5%	55	84.4	85.3	87.1	85.0	69.9	69.8	68.2	$12,714	$304	$384	$689	$10,360	$1,666	$12,026
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kinard Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kinard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kinard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clover Middle
High : Clover High

What district is Kinard Elementary in?

York 02

What is the racial makeup of Kinard Elementary?

Students at Kinard Elementary are 56% White, 24% African American, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Kinard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Kinard Elementary.

Is Kinard Elementary a good school?

Kinard Elementary ranks 205^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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