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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29653

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School

349

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHodges Elementary23^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Summary:

The 29653 zip code area is home to a single outstanding elementary school, Hodges Elementary, which serves students in the Greenwood 50 school district. Hodges Elementary is a standout institution, ranking in the top 4% of all elementary schools in South Carolina and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Hodges Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming their peers at the district and state levels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the SC READY assessments. The school's proficiency rates range from 75% to 90%, with particularly strong results in 5th-grade English Language Arts, where students achieved a 90% proficiency rate compared to 73.1% for the district and 62.5% for the state. This high level of academic achievement is even more impressive given that Hodges Elementary serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hodges Elementary's success can be attributed to its significant investment in education, as evidenced by its high per-student spending of $15,075 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.6. This commitment to providing personalized attention and resources has enabled the school to consistently deliver outstanding results, earning it a ranking of 23rd out of 640 elementary schools in South Carolina for the 2024-2025 school year.

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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
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0		260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	95	23^rd of 640 public elementary schools	96.4%		91.8	39^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.9%	16	83.7	85.7	90.0	81.4	85.7	75.0	78.6	$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067

Cities Near Zip Code 29653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hodges	2.14 mi	1	3^rd
Greenwood	3.4 mi	14	84^th
Ware Shoals	7.39 mi	3	118^th
Donalds	9.54 mi	1	9^th
Due West	10.2 mi	1	8^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.