Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29661

Summary:

The 29661 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Slater Marietta Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 329 students. The school is part of the Greenville 01 school district, which is ranked 11 out of 75 districts in South Carolina and has a 4-star rating.

Slater Marietta Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 171 out of 644 South Carolina elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 266 out of 638 in 2023-2024 and 270 out of 640 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the district and state, while others lag behind. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 100% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the declining performance, Slater Marietta Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 for the 2023-2024 school year and a per-student spending of $16,060 for the same year. These resource allocation metrics suggest that the school is investing in its students, but further analysis is needed to understand how these resources are being utilized and whether they are effectively addressing the specific needs of the school's student population.

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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
Slater Marietta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Baker Circle	Marietta	29661	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2000	307	24	12.8		249 (81.1%)	12 (3.9%)	33 (10.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	56.8	270^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.6	266^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.3%	4	54.2	59.6	67.4	54.1	59.6	53.0	51.9	$16,124	$2,215	$866	$3,082	$12,053	$990	$13,043

Cities Near Zip Code 29661

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marietta	2.53 mi	1	79^th
Travelers Rest	4.45 mi	4	25^th
Taylors	8.21 mi	9	15^th
Easley	9.93 mi	12	83^rd
Greenville	10.33 mi	62	78^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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