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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29669

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Schools

2,179

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Pelzer Elementary92^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Ellen Woodside Elementary up 24 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 29669 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Ellen Woodside Elementary, Fork Shoals School, and West Pelzer Elementary. These schools serve students in grades K-5 and are located within the Greenville 01 and Anderson 01 school districts.

Among the three schools, West Pelzer Elementary stands out as the top performer. It is ranked 92nd out of 640 elementary schools in South Carolina, placing it in the top 15% statewide. West Pelzer has the highest test scores across the board, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates exceeding both the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.6 and the highest per-student spending at $15,775.

While all three schools share the same high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, the schools differ in their student demographics. West Pelzer Elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 80.1%, indicating a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, compared to 68.89% at Ellen Woodside Elementary and 51.68% at Fork Shoals School. These demographic differences may contribute to the variations in academic performance observed among the schools.

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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
West Pelzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 West Stewart Street	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-6424	361	32	11.4		283 (78.4%)	14 (3.9%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	83.2	92^nd of 640 public elementary schools	85.6%		87.4	73^rd of 638 public elementary schools	88.6%	19	66.7	83.9	77.5	62.7	78.6	63.8	69.7	$14,604	$2,407	$572	$2,979	$10,309	$1,316	$11,625
Fork Shoals School	Public	K-5	916 McKelvey Road	Pelzer	29669	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5000	747	49	15.3		522 (69.9%)	78 (10.4%)	89 (11.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	62.2	240^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.5%		71.8	173^rd of 638 public elementary schools	72.9%	67	60.6	69.0	73.1	48.0	56.1	58.0	52.7	$12,189	$1,138	$572	$1,710	$9,767	$712	$10,479
Ellen Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9122 Augusta Road	Pelzer	29669	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4900	1,071	54	19.8		564 (52.7%)	234 (21.8%)	175 (16.3%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.2%)	72	185^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.1	209^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.2%	24	75.7	68.6	67.5	64.8	62.8	55.4	55.1	$9,732	$999	$579	$1,578	$7,602	$552	$8,154

Cities Near Zip Code 29669

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pelzer	0.88 mi	3	45^th
Williamston	1.67 mi	5	41^st
Piedmont	3.65 mi	8	47^th
Easley	8.56 mi	12	83^rd
Anderson	8.79 mi	25	81^st

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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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