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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29341

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Schools

2,380

Students

Top rankedGrassy Pond Elementary281^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grassy Pond Elementary up 65 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Luther L. Vaughan Elementary 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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Summary:

Zip code 29341 in Gaffney, South Carolina, is home to five elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the Cherokee 01 school district, which currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks 57th out of 75 districts in the state.

For parents, the standout choice in this area is Grassy Pond Elementary, which ranks in the 58th percentile statewide (3 stars) and leads the zip code in nearly every subject. Its 4th-grade math proficiency (68.1%) is nearly double the district average, and it also has the lowest per-student spending ($4,628) yet the best outcomes. A close second is Northwest Elementary, ranking in the 54th percentile (3 stars) with strong 3rd-grade math (64.3%) and 4th-grade ELA (67.1%), plus the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 16.2%. On the other end, Luther L. Vaughan Elementary (2nd percentile) and B. D. Lee Elementary (4th percentile) both rank in the bottom 5% of South Carolina schools, with Limestone-Central Elementary (9th percentile) not far ahead. The gap is stark: Grassy Pond's 4th-grade math proficiency is nearly six times higher than Luther L. Vaughan's 4th-grade science proficiency (11.8%).

Key takeaways for families: chronic absenteeism strongly tracks with performance—the top two schools have rates below the state average (22.3%), while the bottom three all exceed 26%, with Limestone-Central and B. D. Lee near 31%. Interestingly, higher spending and smaller class sizes do not guarantee success; Luther L. Vaughan spends the most per student ($5,850) and has the best student-teacher ratio (11.9:1) yet performs worst, while Grassy Pond spends the least and has the largest classes. Mathematics is the biggest weakness across all schools, with Limestone-Central's 5th-grade math proficiency at just 12.7%. Science is also a concern, as even Grassy Pond falls below the state average. Northwest is the only school showing consistent year-over-year improvement in rankings, while B. D. Lee and Luther L. Vaughan show mixed or declining trends.

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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 (2024)	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
B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	603	40	15.1	100.0%	115 (19.1%)	393 (65.2%)	55 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	8.9	638^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.5	624^th of 639 public elementary schools	2.3%	14	41.3	29.2	45.4	32.2	15.2	30.3	17.7	$5,496	$1,653	$1,002	$2,655	$1,808	$1,032	$2,841
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	399	34	11.9	100.0%	101 (25.3%)	161 (40.4%)	126 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	6.1	650^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.4	634^th of 639 public elementary schools	0.8%	16	39.7	28.9	20.8	41.1	18.4	18.9	11.8	$5,850	$1,627	$818	$2,445	$2,368	$1,037	$3,405
Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	436	33	13.2	100.0%	202 (46.3%)	166 (38.1%)	44 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	13.4	603^rd of 661 public elementary schools	8.8%		18.4	538^th of 639 public elementary schools	15.8%	65	43.6	43.9	49.2	33.9	26.8	12.7	34.2	$5,349	$1,703	$838	$2,541	$1,963	$846	$2,808
Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	519	33	15.5	68.8%	325 (62.6%)	105 (20.2%)	73 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	54.6	281^st of 661 public elementary schools	57.5%		44.2	346^th of 639 public elementary schools	45.9%	65	66.7	60.9	60.3	59.3	68.1	46.6	43.5	$4,628	$1,137	$737	$1,874	$1,909	$846	$2,754
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	423	31	13.8	73.6%	339 (80.1%)	42 (9.9%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	51.6	304^th of 661 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.7	337^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.3%	33	62.9	67.1	57.2	64.3	59.2	36.7	40.7	$4,759	$1,218	$763	$1,981	$1,931	$847	$2,778

Cities Near Zip Code 29341

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaffney	0.57 mi	13	141^st
Blacksburg	9.12 mi	4	128^th
Cowpens	9.27 mi	1	61^st
Mayo	10.09 mi	1	27^th
Chesnee	10.63 mi	6	32^nd

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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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