Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29690

Summary:

The 29690 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Greenville 01 school district. This district is ranked 11th out of 75 in South Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Two elementary schools stand out as exceptional performers: Gateway Elementary, ranked 31st out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools with a 5-star rating, and Heritage Elementary, ranked 43rd with a 5-star rating. Both schools consistently achieve high test scores, outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Travelers Rest High School has a strong 85.4% four-year graduation rate and a 2.3% dropout rate, while also performing above the state average in End of Course (EOC) exams. Northwest Middle School stands out with exceptional performance in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, with 99.99% of students proficient or better. Overall, the schools in the 29690 zip code area are providing a quality education, with the elementary schools, in particular, demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1592 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6000	547	38	14.2		435 (79.5%)	49 (9.0%)	45 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	88.5	59^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.8%		91.1	43^rd of 638 public elementary schools	93.3%	16	85.5	77.7	78.4				89.5	68.1	67.0				68.1						$13,787	$1,422	$672	$2,094	$10,955	$737	$11,693
Travelers Rest High	Public	9-12	301 North Main Street	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0000	1,277	67	19.2		912 (71.4%)	177 (13.9%)	131 (10.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.4%)	58.8	81^st of 235 public high schools	65.5%		52.8	91^st of 235 public high schools	61.3%	10															74.3	67.3	66.6	87.6	$12,589	$686	$598	$1,284	$10,306	$998	$11,305
Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	1606 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6900	783	47	16.7		580 (74.1%)	103 (13.2%)	59 (7.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	58.1	115^th of 320 public middle schools	64.1%		54.6	134^th of 325 public middle schools	58.8%	19				60.2	67.4	51.6				38.9	39.8	25.6		51.6	100.0				$11,582	$1,010	$733	$1,743	$9,137	$702	$9,839
Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hawkins Road	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5200	659	39	16.7		486 (73.7%)	79 (12.0%)	52 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	92.8	31^st of 640 public elementary schools	95.2%		88	68^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.3%	37	80.6	83.5	80.8				78.6	81.6	74.8				81.6						$12,518	$1,537	$663	$2,201	$9,644	$673	$10,317

Cities Near Zip Code 29690

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Travelers Rest	2.17 mi	4	25^th
Marietta	3.7 mi	1	79^th
Taylors	4.98 mi	9	15^th
Greenville	6.27 mi	62	78^th
Greer	7.41 mi	13	24^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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