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Greenwood Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Charter Academy is a public charter school in Greenwood, SC, serving 432 students in grades PK through 7 under the Charter Institute at Erskine. While the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 and spends about $12,667 per student—less than most nearby schools—its academic performance lags significantly behind the surrounding area.

State testing shows that proficiency rates at Greenwood Charter typically fall between 20-55%, while nearby schools in the Greenwood 50 district often reach 60-90%. For example, in 3rd grade math, only 24.1% of Greenwood Charter students scored proficient, compared to 80.4% at Hodges Elementary and 84.3% at Merrywood Elementary. Even Lakeview Elementary, located just 0.66 miles away, achieves 66.7% ELA proficiency and 57.2% math proficiency in 3rd grade, compared to Greenwood Charter's 50% and 24.1% respectively. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating.

One of the most pressing concerns is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.4% for 2024-2025—nearly triple the district average of 11.5% and well above the state rate of 22.3%. This is the highest rate among all nearby schools. Additionally, math proficiency remains a persistent challenge, with 4th grade math at just 22.1% (less than half the state average of 52.3%). The school also shows a dramatic decline in upper grades, with 7th grade math proficiency dropping to just 6.1% in 2024-2025 before recovering to 30.8% in 2025-2026. On a positive note, 4th grade science proficiency (42.4%) is close to the district average (43.2%), suggesting some areas of relative strength. While the school's ranking has remained stable over two years, the combination of low academic achievement, high absenteeism, and a significant gap with neighboring schools suggests that families should carefully consider these factors when evaluating educational options.

432

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,134

Per pupil spending ?

3.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

412 Bypass 72 NW
Greenwood, SC 29649

(864) 854-8450

District: Charter Institute at Erskine

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

African American:

36.3%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 21% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

513^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2024

From bottom 19% (2024) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

230^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 10 pts since 2025

From bottom 23% (2025) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Charter Institute at Erskine

43^rd of 75Charter Institute at Erskine 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	513 of 661	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	493 of 639	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	520 of 643	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	377 of 384	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	342 of 369	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	426 of 599	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	409 of 580	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	449 of 568	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	540 of 634	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	526 of 612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	479 of 602	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	505 of 591	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	509 of 585	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	511 of 571	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	360 of 463	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	367 of 459	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	392 of 446	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	230 of 341	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	248 of 321	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	195 of 310	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	191 of 295	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	193 of 325	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	253 of 308	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	233 of 298	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	166 of 271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	191 of 259	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-9 vs state

Science38%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-21 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 (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	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
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 854-8450	432	38	11.3	—	217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23.3	513^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.8	493^rd of 639 public elementary schools	22.8%	20	50.0	50.8	56.5	51.1	55.0	50.0	24.1	22.1	34.8	23.8	30.8	35.0	42.4	31.9	$12,134	$1,479	$1,092	$2,571	$6,091	$3,472	$9,563
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8	79.0%	157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	63.2	237^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.1%		73.4	178^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.1%	59	66.7	64.7	77.9				57.2	51.0	57.3				53.0		$16,329	$2,544	$722	$3,266	$11,709	$1,354	$13,063
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	379	40	9.4	78.9%	70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	69.6	196^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.1	132^nd of 639 public elementary schools	79.3%	64	64.8	68.8	73.4				58.0	64.1	60.9				60.9		$17,308	$2,267	$716	$2,983	$12,914	$1,411	$14,325
Merrywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5700	562	46	12.3	64.4%	265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	80	123^rd of 661 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.1	126^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.3%	3	85.7	75.6	73.8				84.3	60.4	61.9				58.2		$14,420	$1,892	$531	$2,423	$10,771	$1,225	$11,996
Eleanor S. Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 East Durst Avenue	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5660	535	41	12.9	84.0%	165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	51	311^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.4	257^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.8%	54	70.2	76.4	57.8				54.6	46.2	33.7				49.5		$14,474	$1,528	$575	$2,103	$11,283	$1,088	$12,371
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Marshall Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5680	529	46	11.4	83.7%	146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	82	110^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.4	121^st of 639 public elementary schools	81.1%	11	87.7	91.3	75.0				67.7	62.3	50.0				84.0		$15,549	$1,974	$638	$2,612	$11,302	$1,635	$12,937
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	680	45	15.1	63.9%	311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	67.6	208^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.5%		65.8	218^th of 639 public elementary schools	65.9%	10	77.4	72.3	69.8				69.9	41.7	52.1				62.9		$12,636	$1,529	$581	$2,110	$9,542	$983	$10,526
Woodfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1032 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 941-5540	521	45	11.5	84.4%	113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	64.6	228^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.5	213^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.7%	15	73.1	65.8	74.3				61.6	42.1	63.5				55.3		$16,583	$2,117	$889	$3,006	$12,248	$1,329	$13,577
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0	53.7%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	92.9	31^st of 661 public elementary schools	95.3%		95	23^rd of 639 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	85.7	90.7	81.1				80.4	88.3	67.9				86.1		$15,245	$2,181	$588	$2,770	$11,237	$1,239	$12,476
Ninety Six Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	121 South Cambridge Street	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 543-3112	283	25	11.3	62.2%	219 (77.4%)	41 (14.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$15,686	$2,149	$814	$2,963	$10,681	$2,042	$12,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Charter Academy

How many students attend Greenwood Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Greenwood Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Charter Academy?

Students at Greenwood Charter Academy are 50% White, 36% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Greenwood Charter Academy in?

Charter Institute at Erskine

Is Greenwood Charter Academy a good school?

Greenwood Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 22.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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