Best Public Schools in Moore, SC

Summary:

The city of Moore, South Carolina is home to three schools: two elementary schools, Anderson Mill Elementary and River Ridge Elementary, and one middle school, R.P. Dawkins Middle. These schools serve students in the Spartanburg 06 and Spartanburg 05 districts.

Anderson Mill Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 184 out of 638 South Carolina elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3-5, with particularly strong performance in 3rd and 4th grade. In contrast, River Ridge Elementary has a more mixed performance, with some grades performing above the district and state, while others fall below.

R.P. Dawkins Middle is another standout, consistently ranking in the top half of South Carolina middle schools with a 3-star rating. The school excels in End-of-Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exams, with proficiency rates over 99% in 2023-2024 and 100% in 2022-2023. Additionally, R.P. Dawkins Middle performs above the district and state averages in 6th-8th grade English Language Arts proficiency.

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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)	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	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
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5960 Reidville Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-7620	812	61	13.3	64.3%	503 (61.9%)	146 (18.0%)	102 (12.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	49.8	319^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.0%		60	244^th of 644 public elementary schools	62.1%	75	44.9	54.6					61.3	46.4						$12,336	$545	$686	$1,231	$10,050	$1,055	$11,106
Anderson Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 Old Anderson Mill Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-6539	639	48	13.4	52.4%	296 (46.3%)	183 (28.6%)	78 (12.2%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59 (9.2%)	69.9	184^th of 638 public elementary schools	71.2%		65.2	218^th of 644 public elementary schools	66.1%	34	62.5	63.2	53.7				63.4	65.3	53.7					$11,587	$365	$27	$391	$10,095	$1,100	$11,195
R. P. Dawkins Middle	Public	6-8	1300 East Blackstock Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-8088	847	60	14.1	69.3%	262 (30.9%)	362 (42.7%)	123 (14.5%)	27 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.3%)	54.8	132^nd of 325 public middle schools	59.4%		58.6	114^th of 325 public middle schools	64.9%	18				49.0	47.8	50.1				37.1	36.8	32.6	100.0	$9,971	$114	$46	$160	$8,820	$991	$9,811
R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1151 Center Point Drive	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-5020	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Moore

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roebuck	3.3 mi	3	117^th
Duncan	3.36 mi	7	63^rd
Spartanburg	3.67 mi	31	99^th
Reidville	5.01 mi	1	15^th
Wellford	6.67 mi	1	112^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.

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.

Best Public Schools in Moore, SC

Anderson Mill Elementary

R. P. Dawkins Middle

River Ridge Elementary

R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center

Cities Near Moore