Summary:
Zip code 29385 is home to a single school, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology, an elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 654 students in the Spartanburg 05 district.
For parents in this area, the story is one of a school on a strong upward trajectory, but with some notable unevenness. The most exciting news is the dramatic improvement in 3rd-grade scores between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. In just one year, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency jumped from 38.4% to 64.7%, and 3rd-grade math soared from 45.3% to 71.5%. That math score now beats both the district (69.5%) and state (59.2%) averages. This progress helped the school's overall state ranking climb from the 41st percentile (2 stars) to the 52nd percentile (3 stars). The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1 and a chronic absenteeism rate (18.2%) that is better than both the district and state averages, suggesting a supportive learning environment.
However, the gains are not consistent across all grades and subjects. The biggest red flag is 4th-grade math, where only 43.2% of students are proficient—a staggering 28.3-point drop from the 3rd-grade score and well below the district (60.4%) and state (52.3%) averages. Science is another area of concern, with just 37.2% of 4th-graders proficient, trailing the state average by nearly 15 points. While 5th-grade math (63.1%) is strong, the school lags behind district averages in all ELA subjects and 4th-grade math. In short, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology is clearly making effective changes in the early grades, but parents should be aware that 4th grade appears to be a challenging transition point that the school will need to address to ensure success across the board.
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