Summary:
Zip code 29627 (Belton, SC) is served by 5 schools—4 elementary schools and 1 middle school—collectively educating about 1,935 students in grades PK-8, with no high school located within the zip code.
For parents, the standout choice in this area is Belton Preparatory Academy, a charter school under the Charter Institute at Erskine that ranks 38th statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars) and outperforms every other local school by 20-30 percentage points in both ELA and math across grades 3-7. It also spends the least per student ($11,222) while achieving the best results. Among traditional public schools in the Anderson 02 district, Belton Elementary is the most consistent, with 3rd grade ELA at 68% and math at 74.2%, both above state averages. Wright Elementary is a smaller school (193 students) that dropped sharply from 38th to 167th in state rankings, with 3rd grade ELA falling from 83.7% to 53.2% year-over-year—likely reflecting cohort volatility. Belton Middle is steadily improving (83rd statewide) and posted a perfect 100% pass rate on the Algebra 1 EOCEP, though its general 7th and 8th grade math proficiency (43% and 47%) remains only slightly above state averages.
The most concerning issue is Marshall Primary, a PK-2 school with a 26.9% chronic absenteeism rate—well above the district (20.8%) and state (22.3%) averages—despite spending the most per student ($18,061). This attendance crisis undermines foundational learning. Overall, the area's schools generally beat state averages, but the gap between Belton Prep and the district schools, plus Marshall's attendance problem, are the key factors parents should weigh when choosing a school.
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