Best Public Schools in Spartanburg, SC

Summary:

The city of Spartanburg, South Carolina is home to 28 schools across 4 different school districts, serving students from elementary through high school. The data reveals a complex educational landscape, with pockets of excellence alongside significant challenges in academic performance and resource allocation.

Among the standout schools are Pine St. Elementary, a 5-star school that consistently ranks among the top in the state, and Jesse Boyd Elementary, a high-performing 4-star school. At the high school level, Broome High stands out with its 4-star rating and strong performance on end-of-course exams. The public charter school, High Point Academy, also demonstrates that school choice can provide quality educational options, ranking in the top 10% of schools statewide.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with a strong correlation between poverty and low test scores. Many schools in the Spartanburg 07 and Spartanburg 06 districts struggle with low proficiency rates, while the Spartanburg 03 district and the School Public Charter School District show stronger overall performance. Addressing these disparities will be crucial for ensuring all students in Spartanburg have access to a high-quality education.

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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
Jesse Boyd Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1505 Fernwood Glendale Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4430	495	41	11.9	57.2%	310 (62.6%)	109 (22.0%)	29 (5.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.9%)	72.3	170^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.4%		74.9	155^th of 644 public elementary schools	75.9%	15	68.4	68.5	58.8				72.3	57.3	45.8								$14,026	$775	$1,232	$2,007	$10,725	$1,294	$12,019
E. P. Todd School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	150 Old Canaan Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4475	576	52	11.0	100.0%	136 (23.6%)	278 (48.3%)	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	70 (12.2%)	21	513^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.3	540^th of 644 public elementary schools	16.1%	27	42.1	34.5	41.5				30.7	21.5	40.0								$17,763	$1,358	$1,562	$2,920	$13,359	$1,485	$14,843
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	151 Franklin Street	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4444	463	38	12.0	100.0%	35 (7.6%)	320 (69.1%)	71 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	49.9	317^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.2	298^th of 644 public elementary schools	53.7%	19	50.9	39.0	51.5				52.6	55.2	52.4								$19,943	$3,090	$2,491	$5,581	$12,481	$1,881	$14,363
Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	646	46	13.9	39.3%	468 (72.4%)	101 (15.6%)	37 (5.7%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	91.9	38^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.0%		90	60^th of 644 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	78.8	81.3	77.9				70.6	77.6	68.8								$13,832	$880	$1,093	$1,973	$10,666	$1,193	$11,859
Mary H. Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	457 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-4477	455	35	12.8	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	353 (77.6%)	50 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	12.1	575^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	591^st of 644 public elementary schools	8.2%	16	26.8	35.1	25.8				14.9	29.8	31.8								$14,855	$2,346	$1,949	$4,296	$9,659	$900	$10,559
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	467 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4435	683	66	10.4	100.0%	54 (7.9%)	487 (71.3%)	83 (12.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.3%)	31.9	217^th of 325 public middle schools	33.2%		20.7	259^th of 325 public middle schools	20.3%	42				45.6	37.1	38.6				36.4	18.4	14.7	100.0				$13,569	$1,630	$1,404	$3,034	$9,283	$1,252	$10,535
McCracken Middle	Public	6-8	300 Webber Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4457	926	71	13.0	77.8%	429 (46.3%)	354 (38.2%)	79 (8.5%)	23 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.2%)	64.7	100^th of 325 public middle schools	69.2%		58.3	115^th of 325 public middle schools	64.6%	15				61.1	55.0	48.2				42.3	41.6	31.6	95.7				$12,431	$522	$1,151	$1,673	$9,382	$1,376	$10,759
Spartanburg High	Public	9-12	2250 E. Main Street	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 594-4410	2,056	134	15.3	85.4%	644 (31.3%)	1,012 (49.2%)	242 (11.8%)	54 (2.6%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	97 (4.7%)	49.8	100^th of 235 public high schools	57.4%		43.9	121^st of 237 public high schools	48.9%	21													71.2	64.7	54.7	84.8	$13,888	$781	$992	$1,773	$10,493	$1,622	$12,115
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 11	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	No	(864) 253-1800	320	44	7.2	100.0%	10 (3.1%)	274 (85.6%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	52.9	295^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.8%		54.3	284^th of 644 public elementary schools	55.9%	11	50.0	57.8	44.5				60.5	65.8	37.8								$13,736	$412	$2,779	$3,192	$2,003	$8,542	$10,545
Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Powell Mill Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-2085	381	29	13.1	100.0%	49 (12.9%)	219 (57.5%)	76 (19.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	15.6	550^th of 638 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.8	550^th of 644 public elementary schools	14.6%		24.6	36.5	34.3				33.3	34.9	26.9								$13,675	$2,133	$67	$2,200	$10,201	$1,274	$11,475
Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 John B. White Sr. Bouleva	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-0506	393	33	11.9	100.0%	78 (19.8%)	199 (50.6%)	63 (16.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	48.4	332^nd of 638 public elementary schools	48.0%		31.3	441^st of 644 public elementary schools	31.5%	109	40.8	55.2	50.0				53.5	48.3	54.2								$12,548	$1,057	$47	$1,104	$10,180	$1,263	$11,444
Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	482	51	9.5	100.0%	131 (27.2%)	270 (56.0%)	39 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.7%)	22.7	501^st of 638 public elementary schools	21.5%		42.3	366^th of 644 public elementary schools	43.2%	135	44.0	34.6	53.1	50.0	44.0	45.7	16.0	29.1	14.3	18.1	16.0	2.9	60.0				$11,994	$1,040	$492	$1,532	$7,823	$2,639	$10,462
Fairforest Middle	Public	6-8	150 Lincoln School Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1270	1,054	71	14.8	100.0%	262 (24.9%)	269 (25.5%)	399 (37.9%)	33 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.3%)	21.7	254^th of 325 public middle schools	21.8%		29.3	228^th of 325 public middle schools	29.8%	26				39.0	32.2	32.5				22.9	21.6	13.1	100.0				$10,002	$671	$109	$780	$8,086	$1,137	$9,223
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Oak Grove Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 576-1833	641	49	13.0	83.0%	185 (28.9%)	261 (40.7%)	125 (19.5%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	30.5	441^st of 638 public elementary schools	30.9%		45.4	344^th of 644 public elementary schools	46.6%	97	51.0	36.3	50.0				39.2	26.6	38.8								$11,026	$222	$28	$250	$9,575	$1,201	$10,776
Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Spring Street	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1371	373	31	12.0	100.0%	43 (11.5%)	69 (18.5%)	242 (64.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	13.6	564^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.6%		22.4	510^th of 644 public elementary schools	20.8%	54	21.4	22.4	45.0				24.2	25.4	31.7								$13,466	$1,269	$55	$1,323	$10,804	$1,339	$12,143
Fairforest Elementary	Public	K-5	1005 Mount Zion Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 439-5000	782	52	15.1	82.2%	404 (51.7%)	139 (17.8%)	157 (20.1%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	55.8	280^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.1%		53.2	292^nd of 644 public elementary schools	54.7%	12	51.9	60.2	51.8				62.8	55.3	37.7								$11,139	$509	$27	$536	$9,378	$1,225	$10,603
Lone Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	7314 Lone Oak Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 503-9088	318	27	11.7	100.0%	50 (15.7%)	57 (17.9%)	176 (55.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.4%)	26.5	469^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.5%		20.3	532^nd of 644 public elementary schools	17.4%	63	47.7	35.4	41.1				44.7	35.4	25.0								$14,369	$1,757	$56	$1,813	$11,156	$1,399	$12,555
Green Charter School Spartanburg	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8150 Warren H. Abernathy Highw	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 586-3939	454	34	13.3	38.8%	217 (47.8%)	99 (21.8%)	62 (13.7%)	40 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	60.6	239^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.5%		76	144^th of 644 public elementary schools	77.6%	95	64.2	66.1	71.4	47.4	83.4	62.9	55.2	40.3	59.6	23.7	50.0	59.2
Global Academy of School	Public, Charter	K-5	9768 Warren H. Abernathy Hwy	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(904) 859-4157																			(n/a)	33.3	60.7	50.0				35.7	53.5	42.8
Drayton Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Skylyn Drive	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 586-7979	751	58	13.0	100.0%	182 (24.2%)	349 (46.5%)	143 (19.0%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.0%)	37.8	396^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.9%		27.1	473^rd of 644 public elementary schools	26.6%	77	45.0	50.4	47.1				63.0	35.1	29.3
School School for the Blind High	Public	9-12	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7600	26	8	3.2	11.5%	16 (61.5%)	8 (30.8%)	1 (3.8%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
School School for the Deaf High	Public	9-12	355 Cedar Spring Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7743	27	17	1.5	11.1%	11 (40.7%)	7 (25.9%)	4 (14.8%)	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)
School School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7743	37	21	1.7	8.1%	14 (37.8%)	16 (43.2%)	2 (5.4%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
School School for the Blind Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7600	20	30	.6	15.0%	9 (45.0%)	6 (30.0%)	4 (20.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cedar Springs Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	355 Cedar Springs Road	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Deaf & Blind School	No	No	No	No	(864) 577-7771	51	13	3.9	5.9%	18 (35.3%)	20 (39.2%)	11 (21.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Daniel Morgan Technology Center	Public	9-12	201 Zion Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6900	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cannons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Converse Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6100	393	28	14.1	100.0%	220 (56.0%)	84 (21.4%)	62 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.1%)	75.2	150^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.5%		75.6	148^th of 644 public elementary schools	77.0%	2	53.3	60.3	62.3				67.7	72.4	69.5								$16,309	$1,844	$1,079	$2,924	$10,393	$2,992	$13,386
Broome High	Public	9-12	381 Cherry Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6700	825	48	17.3	67.5%	564 (68.4%)	123 (14.9%)	91 (11.0%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	64.9	61^st of 235 public high schools	74.0%		43.4	122^nd of 237 public high schools	48.5%	61													69.2	72.0	59.8	93.5	$13,381	$436	$188	$625	$9,683	$3,073	$12,756
Clifdale Middle	Public	6-8	451 Heritage Hill Road	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 279-6200	695	48	14.3	77.8%	449 (64.6%)	109 (15.7%)	83 (11.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	66.2	93^rd of 325 public middle schools	71.4%		66.7	92^nd of 325 public middle schools	71.7%	1				51.5	57.1	48.4				45.1	44.4	39.1	98.6
High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,251	94	13.2	69.5%	812 (64.9%)	225 (18.0%)	114 (9.1%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.8%)								(n/a)	55.9	50.0	40.0	59.6	57.4	64.5	66.2	41.5	38.0	38.4	33.4	37.3	77.9	77.8	65.4	93.6	$10,995	$721	$854	$1,575	$6,791	$2,629	$9,420

Cities Near Spartanburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moore	2.29 mi	4	62^nd
Roebuck	4.05 mi	3	106^th
Boiling Springs	5.37 mi	5	42^nd
Duncan	6.57 mi	7	71^st
Wellford	7.37 mi	1	139^th

See the top SC South Carolina cities

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.