Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29682

Summary:

The 29682 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Six Mile Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Pickens 01 school district. Despite facing economic challenges, with over 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Six Mile Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts.

Six Mile Elementary maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top 25-30% of South Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.3% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 70.7% for the district and 63.5% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 and spends $10,538 per student, suggesting efficient resource allocation to support student learning and well-being.

Over the past three years, Six Mile Elementary has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the 227th-ranked elementary school in 2022-2023 to the 171st-ranked in 2024-2025. This consistent progress indicates the school is continuously working to enhance its educational outcomes and provide a high-quality learning environment for its students, despite the economic challenges faced by the community.

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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
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5		515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	73.7	171^st of 640 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%	3	66.3	80.3	68.0	58.2	65.1	54.7	69.7	$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181

Cities Near Zip Code 29682

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Six Mile	1.29 mi	1	44^th
Pickens	5.41 mi	7	56^th
Central	6.29 mi	3	36^th
Liberty	7.43 mi	5	99^th
Seneca	7.88 mi	6	75^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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