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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29620

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At a glance

Schools

1,702

Students

Top rankedWright Middle139^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Westwood Elementary up 7 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wright Middle 10.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 29620 in Abbeville, South Carolina, is served by five schools in the Abbeville 60 school district, enrolling approximately 1,702 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades. The district itself ranks in the 75th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, though individual school performance varies significantly.

For parents, the standout story is Diamond Hill Elementary, which despite being the lowest-ranked school in the district, posts an extraordinary 2.9% chronic absenteeism rate—far better than the state average of 22.3%—and achieves exceptional early-grade math scores, with 3rd graders hitting 83.9% proficiency versus 59.2% statewide. However, that same cohort drops to just 22.9% proficiency by 6th grade, a 61-point decline that suggests a significant transition problem. Meanwhile, Abbeville High is a math powerhouse with 96.4% Algebra 1 proficiency (32 points above the state) and a 95.3% graduation rate, but struggles in English 1 (47.8%) and U.S. History (47.4%), both more than 15 points below state averages. Westwood Elementary offers the most consistent performance, maintaining 3-star ratings across three years with a solid 11.8% chronic absenteeism rate.

Attendance patterns reveal a paradox: the lowest-ranked school has the best attendance, while Long Cane Primary has the worst (28.2% chronic absenteeism) despite being the highest-ranked elementary school. Wright Middle shows dramatic year-over-year volatility, with 6th grade math dropping 16 points and 7th grade math surging 23.5 points. The district also demonstrates that spending doesn't drive outcomes—Diamond Hill spends the least per student ($13,942) yet achieves the best early-grade scores, while Long Cane spends the most ($14,936) with no recent test data available. Notably, free/reduced lunch data is absent for all schools, limiting socioeconomic analysis, but the district's high graduation rate and strong early-grade instruction suggest a system with genuine strengths alongside clear areas for improvement.

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Ranking:

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Wright Middle	Public	6-8	111 Highway 71	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5998	323	31	10.4		151 (46.7%)	154 (47.7%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	55	139^th of 335 public middle schools	58.5%		60.1	110^th of 320 public middle schools	65.6%	29				48.4	66.4	58.1				33.7	48.7	50.6		41.1					$14,155	$699	$257	$956	$10,259	$2,940	$13,199
Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	463	31	14.9		217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	42.5	146^th of 245 public high schools	40.4%		42.9	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%	15															96.4	47.8	47.4	83.5	$15,886	$737	$303	$1,040	$11,447	$3,400	$14,846
Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lake Secession Road	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 446-2600	252	20	12.6		215 (85.3%)	28 (11.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	46.3	336^th of 649 public elementary schools	48.2%		63.8	232^nd of 640 public elementary schools	63.8%	104	64.5	67.7	48.5	57.1			83.9	55.9	42.4	22.9			44.1	28.6					$13,942	$758	$410	$1,168	$10,414	$2,360	$12,774
Long Cane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	815 East Greenwood Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5924	368	29	12.6		155 (42.1%)	186 (50.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$14,936	$1,984	$491	$2,475	$10,273	$2,189	$12,462
Abbeville County Career Center	Public	10-12	100 Old Calhoun Falls Highway	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	No	(864) 366-9069	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westwood Elementary	Public	3-5	124 Highway 28 Bypass	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-9604	296	23	12.8		119 (40.2%)	162 (54.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	51.6	299^th of 649 public elementary schools	53.9%		50.3	306^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.2%	7	61.0	65.7	54.6				73.1	50.0	46.8				43.7						$14,100	$1,152	$365	$1,517	$10,266	$2,317	$12,583

Cities Near Zip Code 29620

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Abbeville	0.88 mi	6	100^th
Due West	10.54 mi	1	16^th
Hodges	10.54 mi	1	4^th
Greenwood	10.88 mi	14	85^th
Donalds	13.13 mi	1	11^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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