Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29330

Summary:

The 29330 zip code in South Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Cowpens Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 464 students. Cowpens Elementary is part of the Spartanburg 03 school district, which is ranked 14 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cowpens Elementary is a relatively strong-performing school, consistently ranking in the top half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past three years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite serving a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Cowpens Elementary has maintained its academic excellence.

While Cowpens Elementary has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, the school's other key metrics are positive indicators of its quality. The school spends $14,001 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 14.3, lower than the state average. Overall, Cowpens Elementary appears to be an effective and well-resourced school that is successfully supporting the learning and achievement of its students.

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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
Cowpens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 Foster Street	Cowpens	29330	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6300	460	37	12.4		293 (63.7%)	55 (12.0%)	80 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	67.9	208^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.5%		60	250^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.8%	42	65.1	63.8	79.4	68.3	55.2	63.5	43.1	$14,648	$1,064	$1,314	$2,378	$10,825	$1,444	$12,269

Cities Near Zip Code 29330

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cowpens	0.29 mi	1	57^th
Spartanburg	2.92 mi	33	107^th
Mayo	4.42 mi	1	12^th
Chesnee	5.53 mi	6	26^th
Gaffney	5.91 mi	13	139^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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