Best Public Schools in Anderson, SC

Summary:

The city of Anderson, South Carolina is home to 21 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools, across the Anderson 05 and Anderson 04 school districts. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standout institutions like Midway Elementary, North Pointe Elementary, and Southwood Academy for the Arts leading the way in academic achievement.

The data highlights significant disparities in performance between schools, even within the same district. For example, while Midway Elementary and North Pointe Elementary in the Anderson 05 district have exceptional test scores, other schools in the same district, such as Nevitt Forest Elementary and Varennes Elementary, struggle with much lower proficiency rates. This suggests a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, as the schools with the highest free and reduced lunch rates tend to have the lowest test scores.

The data also highlights the importance of school choice and specialized programs, with Southwood Academy for the Arts and Pendleton High standing out for their exceptional performance. Conversely, the South Carolina Preparatory Academy, a virtual charter school, has the lowest test scores among the high schools, underscoring the challenges faced by some alternative educational models.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
Concord Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2701 Calrossie Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5105	616	39	15.8	55.8%	364 (59.1%)	147 (23.9%)	48 (7.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	81.2	109^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.9%		80.7	112^th of 644 public elementary schools	82.6%	3	70.7	76.3	64.9				63.6	70.1	55.0								$11,517	$672	$618	$1,291	$8,950	$1,276	$10,227
Nevitt Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1401 Bolt Drive	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5190	572	39	14.7	100.0%	98 (17.1%)	355 (62.1%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.1%)	39.1	388^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.2%		40.1	388^th of 644 public elementary schools	39.8%		44.3	54.7	51.0				55.8	37.3	26.1								$12,480	$1,930	$961	$2,892	$8,193	$1,396	$9,588
Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	526	40	13.3	100.0%	175 (33.3%)	208 (39.5%)	68 (12.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.5%)	60	247^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.3%		59.5	246^th of 644 public elementary schools	61.8%	1	56.6	61.1	52.5				57.2	51.4	51.3								$12,027	$1,231	$782	$2,014	$8,484	$1,529	$10,014
Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 East Calhoun Street	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5090	441	33	13.2	100.0%	159 (36.1%)	183 (41.5%)	51 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	48	336^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.3%		44.6	353^rd of 644 public elementary schools	45.2%	17	56.7	59.2	46.1				59.7	38.2	35.4								$13,385	$1,097	$840	$1,937	$9,700	$1,748	$11,448
McCants Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Marchbanks Avenue	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5145	561	43	13.1	52.8%	325 (57.9%)	138 (24.6%)	40 (7.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	90.6	25^th of 325 public middle schools	92.3%		88	34^th of 325 public middle schools	89.5%	9				72.0	67.3	62.8				64.5	59.8	54.5	98.9				$12,055	$764	$519	$1,282	$9,416	$1,358	$10,773
Southwood Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Southwood Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 260-5205	389	35	11.1	55.3%	240 (61.7%)	89 (22.9%)	38 (9.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	98	11^th of 325 public middle schools	96.6%		97.7	12^th of 325 public middle schools	96.3%	1				78.0	82.3	83.8				72.7	77.4	75.3	100.0				$17,138	$531	$702	$1,232	$13,256	$2,650	$15,906
Anderson Five Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1225 South McDuffie Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 260-5538	68	16	4.1	50.0%	59 (86.8%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,488	$188	$118	$306	$9,840	$1,342	$11,182
The South Carolina Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1650 E. Greenville St. Suite H	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(864) 923-6909	692	34	20.6	69.7%	403 (58.2%)	203 (29.3%)	51 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	5.9	229^th of 235 public high schools	2.6%		9.3	217^th of 237 public high schools	8.4%	12				43.3	34.4	34.7				23.4	17.0	6.3	24.3	28.3	28.6	74.3
Anderson Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	315 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 222-4120	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Centerville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1529 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5100	598	41	14.5	100.0%	291 (48.7%)	175 (29.3%)	68 (11.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.0%)	34	421^st of 638 public elementary schools	34.0%		45.1	347^th of 644 public elementary schools	46.1%	74	52.1	37.1	55.0				45.9	30.9	28.7								$11,909	$1,391	$718	$2,109	$8,735	$1,065	$9,800
Glenview Middle	Public	6-8	2575 Old Williamston Road	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-4060	667	51	13.1	64.0%	326 (48.9%)	224 (33.6%)	45 (6.7%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	66	94^th of 325 public middle schools	71.1%		71.6	80^th of 325 public middle schools	75.4%	14				56.7	51.7	47.7				49.5	41.9	39.2	100.0				$11,402	$760	$647	$1,408	$8,698	$1,297	$9,994
North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	473	33	14.1	39.1%	337 (71.2%)	54 (11.4%)	32 (6.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	90.7	46^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.1	47^th of 644 public elementary schools	92.7%	1	80.0	76.9	80.0				70.0	68.3	77.6								$13,967	$2,497	$721	$3,218	$9,349	$1,400	$10,749
New Prospect Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	126 New Prospect Church Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5195	438	34	12.7	100.0%	149 (34.0%)	179 (40.9%)	57 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.6%)	20	523^rd of 638 public elementary schools	18.0%		28.6	455^th of 644 public elementary schools	29.3%	68	28.2	47.2	34.9				32.8	37.5	24.3								$12,188	$1,133	$860	$1,993	$9,007	$1,188	$10,195
West Market School of Early Education	Public	PK	1909 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5200	151	10	14.6	98.0%	46 (30.5%)	62 (41.1%)	23 (15.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.9%)								(n/a)
Robert Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	2302 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 716-3890	1,176	92	12.7	100.0%	402 (34.2%)	495 (42.1%)	174 (14.8%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.2%)	29.5	229^th of 325 public middle schools	29.5%		36.2	203^rd of 325 public middle schools	37.5%	26				43.5	37.5	30.7				29.7	27.5	16.9	100.0				$10,801	$906	$505	$1,411	$8,297	$1,093	$9,389
Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,714	100	17.1	80.5%	654 (38.2%)	628 (36.6%)	293 (17.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (7.4%)	24	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%		30.4	157^th of 237 public high schools	33.8%	22													54.8	42.8	48.7	79.5	$10,350	$668	$451	$1,119	$7,577	$1,654	$9,231
Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	721	49	14.8	39.4%	522 (72.4%)	95 (13.2%)	35 (4.9%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	90.2	48^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.8	37^th of 644 public elementary schools	94.3%	11	67.2	84.8	75.3				66.4	85.7	74.0								$10,520	$1,104	$506	$1,610	$7,756	$1,154	$8,910
T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,994	103	19.3	48.1%	1,121 (56.2%)	545 (27.3%)	153 (7.7%)	56 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (5.9%)	65.5	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%		68.3	52^nd of 237 public high schools	78.1%	7													70.8	73.2	67.8	88.1	$10,185	$496	$422	$918	$7,657	$1,610	$9,267
Homeland Park Primary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	3519 Wilmont Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5125	440	28	15.5	100.0%	115 (26.1%)	159 (36.1%)	129 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)								(n/a)																	$14,013	$1,374	$1,196	$2,570	$10,146	$1,297	$11,443
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	405	29	13.9	100.0%	303 (74.8%)	39 (9.6%)	27 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	70	183^rd of 638 public elementary schools	71.3%		76.1	142^nd of 644 public elementary schools	78.0%	41	49.1	73.0	72.7				52.5	60.4	54.6								$12,073	$1,755	$858	$2,613	$8,294	$1,167	$9,460
Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	940	57	16.4	61.6%	696 (74.0%)	141 (15.0%)	43 (4.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.3%)	66.9	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%		77.8	32^nd of 237 public high schools	86.5%	23													80.7	63.7	71.4	90.2	$13,736	$464	$1,041	$1,505	$9,309	$2,923	$12,232
Varennes Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1820 Highway 29 South	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5215	367	25	14.5	100.0%	82 (22.3%)	144 (39.2%)	117 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	26.4	470^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.3%		21.9	514^th of 644 public elementary schools	20.2%	44	38.8	54.6	31.2				41.4	41.6	16.8								$13,094	$2,224	$788	$3,012	$8,811	$1,271	$10,082
McLees Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4900 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3600	566	39	14.3	100.0%	320 (56.5%)	123 (21.7%)	51 (9.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.0%)	58.7	260^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.2%		60.3	243^rd of 644 public elementary schools	62.3%	17	54.6	56.8	61.1				61.3	53.4	39.0								$12,005	$789	$612	$1,401	$9,435	$1,169	$10,603

Cities Near Anderson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pendleton	6.37 mi	4	14^th
Belton	6.57 mi	5	26^th
Williamston	9.7 mi	5	38^th
Starr	10 mi	2	12^th
Honea Path	11.95 mi	3	32^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.