Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, SC

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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
B. D. Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Overbrook Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6432	617	43	14.4	100.0%	116 (18.8%)	409 (66.3%)	42 (6.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	4.8	633^rd of 638 public elementary schools	0.8%		5.2	638^th of 644 public elementary schools	0.9%	5	17.1	24.6	25.9				18.0	23.1	11.1								$16,181	$1,463	$1,812	$3,276	$11,540	$1,365	$12,905
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Vaughan Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6054	397	34	11.8	100.0%	110 (27.7%)	171 (43.1%)	103 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	3.9	636^th of 638 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.6	629^th of 644 public elementary schools	2.3%	7	27.9	29.5	20.9				16.7	8.2	0.0								$15,392	$1,193	$2,057	$3,249	$10,912	$1,231	$12,143
John E. Ewing Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Junior High Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-2449	405	29	14.2	100.0%	233 (57.5%)	112 (27.7%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	18	271^st of 325 public middle schools	16.6%		22.8	254^th of 325 public middle schools	21.8%	17				32.5	31.3	36.6				18.1	13.2	15.4	90.0				$12,493	$1,169	$1,756	$2,925	$8,268	$1,300	$9,568
Gaffney High	Public	9-12	149 Twin Lake Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2000	1,878	107	17.5	76.8%	1,023 (54.5%)	570 (30.4%)	222 (11.8%)	26 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.0%)	16	203^rd of 235 public high schools	13.6%		17.2	198^th of 237 public high schools	16.5%	5													48.1	40.7	35.4	78.9	$13,821	$931	$1,661	$2,592	$9,514	$1,714	$11,229
Institute of Innovation	Public	9-12	175 Campus Drive	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2576	0	27	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gaffney Middle	Public	6-8	805 East Frederick Street	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6129	852	65	13.2	100.0%	386 (45.3%)	311 (36.5%)	119 (14.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	19.3	264^th of 325 public middle schools	18.8%		27.2	237^th of 325 public middle schools	27.1%	27				36.2	37.4	34.5				17.7	15.3	11.2	66.2				$12,831	$938	$1,661	$2,599	$8,904	$1,329	$10,233
Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3206 Cherokee Avenue	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 489-7198	516	45	11.5	99.4%	367 (71.1%)	84 (16.3%)	45 (8.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	47.4	340^th of 638 public elementary schools	46.7%		61.2	236^th of 644 public elementary schools	63.4%	104	51.3	51.9	58.9	49.3	45.1	52.5	56.5	40.4	23.2	39.7	29.4	32.5
Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	504	34	14.6	68.8%	322 (63.9%)	104 (20.6%)	65 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	56	278^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.9	265^th of 644 public elementary schools	58.9%	13	46.5	66.6	62.3				49.3	60.0	33.3								$12,837	$889	$1,826	$2,714	$8,907	$1,216	$10,123
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Green River Road	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6727	425	30	14.4	73.6%	341 (80.2%)	45 (10.6%)	29 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	42.2	368^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.2	385^th of 644 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	63.3	51.6	42.4				57.2	45.3	24.3								$14,664	$1,016	$1,843	$2,860	$10,457	$1,347	$11,804
Limestone-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	727 Pacolet Highway	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6620	475	37	12.9	100.0%	234 (49.3%)	177 (37.3%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	10	599^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.1%		13	574^th of 644 public elementary schools	10.9%	25	23.1	32.4	40.0				28.9	18.3	12.9								$13,995	$1,521	$1,860	$3,381	$9,478	$1,135	$10,613
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	305	26	11.7	83.9%	271 (88.9%)	13 (4.3%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	79.7	125^th of 638 public elementary schools	80.4%		55.5	276^th of 644 public elementary schools	57.1%	151	61.4	59.1	65.9				79.5	68.2	68.3								$15,219	$1,130	$1,853	$2,982	$11,084	$1,153	$12,237
Draytonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2373 Wilkinsville Highway	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6783	265	21	12.6	100.0%	168 (63.4%)	56 (21.1%)	11 (4.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	39.2	387^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.3%		28.1	458^th of 644 public elementary schools	28.9%	71	69.4	26.4	38.8				69.5	20.6	33.3								$15,666	$1,192	$1,985	$3,178	$11,003	$1,485	$12,488
Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	201 West Ramseur Drive	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 206-2378	530	38	13.9	74.5%	422 (79.6%)	61 (11.5%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	35.9	146^th of 235 public high schools	37.9%		19.1	192^nd of 237 public high schools	19.0%	46													72.8	53.2	45.5	82.5	$15,397	$849	$1,526	$2,375	$11,215	$1,807	$13,022
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	101 London Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6829	366	29	12.6	74.3%	289 (79.0%)	33 (9.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	38.1	192^nd of 325 public middle schools	40.9%		43.8	176^th of 325 public middle schools	45.8%	16				45.0	35.5	52.6				23.2	22.4	33.4	92.7				$13,231	$1,009	$1,724	$2,733	$9,043	$1,455	$10,498
Blacksburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 East Cherokee Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6936	372	24	15.6	100.0%	290 (78.0%)	37 (9.9%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,745	$1,545	$1,651	$3,196	$9,188	$1,361	$10,549
Blacksburg Elementary	Public	3-5	402 Hardin Street	Blacksburg	29702	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6518	321	23	13.8	100.0%	246 (76.6%)	43 (13.4%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	33.7	423^rd of 638 public elementary schools	33.7%		27.4	466^th of 644 public elementary schools	27.6%	43	47.1	44.9	35.8				42.2	53.0	30.2								$12,674	$1,318	$1,760	$3,078	$8,264	$1,332	$9,596

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