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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29307

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Top rankedCannons Elementary188^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Summary:

The 29307 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Drayton Mills Elementary, Jesse Boyd Elementary, and Cannons Elementary. Based on the available data, Cannons Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 30% of South Carolina elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cannons Elementary students consistently outperform the state and district averages on SC READY assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in 5th grade ELA, 75.5% of Cannons students scored proficient or better, compared to 62.5% statewide and 72.7% in the Spartanburg 03 district. In contrast, Drayton Mills Elementary and Jesse Boyd Elementary have lower rankings and performance metrics.

While all three schools face high chronic absenteeism rates, Cannons Elementary spends the most per student at $17,685, compared to $14,939 for Drayton Mills Elementary and $14,956 for Jesse Boyd Elementary. Additionally, Jesse Boyd Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which may contribute to its stronger performance relative to the other two schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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		223 (57.3%)	83 (21.3%)	56 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	71.7	188^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.6%		75.2	150^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.5%	38	67.8	62.9	75.5	76.3	66.1	71.7	41.9	$18,776	$2,657	$1,509	$4,167	$11,408	$3,201	$14,610
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		337 (61.4%)	128 (23.3%)	35 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (7.1%)	68.8	203^rd of 640 public elementary schools	68.3%		72.3	170^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.4%	33	68.4	72.9	70.7	57.9	51.8	59.8	56.8	$14,307	$778	$1,314	$2,092	$10,969	$1,246	$12,215
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		207 (25.6%)	338 (41.7%)	180 (22.2%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	36.6	404^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.9%		37.8	396^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.9%	8	59.7	57.3	47.5	65.8	46.8	24.5	33.0	$14,682	$1,045	$1,736	$2,781	$10,662	$1,239	$11,902

Cities Near Zip Code 29307

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaffney	2.07 mi	13	139^th
Cowpens	4.51 mi	1	57^th
Spartanburg	5.31 mi	33	107^th
Pacolet	6.66 mi	1	33^rd
Mayo	8.65 mi	1	12^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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