Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29709

Summary:

The 29709 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. While the middle and high schools show some areas of strong academic performance, the overall district and elementary school performance suggest room for improvement, particularly in addressing socioeconomic challenges and chronic absenteeism.

Chesterfield-Ruby Middle School stands out for its exceptional performance on the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 end-of-course exam, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better. The school also has relatively strong English Language Arts proficiency rates. In contrast, Edwards Elementary lags behind in several key metrics, with significantly lower 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state averages.

Chesterfield High School has a strong graduation rate of 85.4% and performs well on end-of-course exams. However, all three schools in the 29709 zip code area face high chronic absenteeism rates of 22.5%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 100% of students across the schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population that may contribute to the academic performance challenges observed.

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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
Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2411 West Boulevard	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-2351	538	37	14.5		295 (54.8%)	166 (30.9%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)	39	387^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.3	380^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.4%	7	43.2	59.5	60.4				47.3	43.2	41.6				44.0						$13,528	$1,422	$1,019	$2,441	$9,679	$1,409	$11,087
Chesterfield High	Public	9-12	401 North Page Street	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-2161	485	35	13.8		310 (63.9%)	116 (23.9%)	27 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	45.6	121^st of 235 public high schools	48.5%		50.3	98^th of 235 public high schools	58.3%	23															73.3	58.9	61.8	83.2	$14,029	$881	$759	$1,641	$10,308	$2,081	$12,389
Chesterfield-Ruby Middle	Public	6-8	14445 Highway 9	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-9401	414	28	14.7		248 (59.9%)	112 (27.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	37.4	197^th of 320 public middle schools	38.4%		31.4	221^st of 325 public middle schools	32.0%	24				50.4	55.6	49.6				26.2	22.3	17.1		45.6	100.0				$13,624	$1,135	$1,096	$2,231	$9,396	$1,996	$11,393

Cities Near Zip Code 29709

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chesterfield	0.65 mi	3	115^th
Ruby	5.28 mi	1	105^th
Cheraw	10.74 mi	4	170^th
Wallace	14.77 mi	1	205^th
Pageland	14.98 mi	3	206^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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