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Varennes Elementary

Summary:

Varennes Elementary is a public elementary school in Anderson, South Carolina, serving 370 students in grades 3-5. The school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly minority and from low-income families, as well as consistently low academic performance compared to nearby schools.

Varennes Elementary has a much higher percentage of African American (44.32%) and Hispanic (26.49%) students compared to the surrounding schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of White students. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in 5th grade. Despite spending more per student ($13,094) than nearby schools, Varennes Elementary has struggled to improve student outcomes, suggesting the need for a more targeted approach to resource allocation and instructional practices.

The performance gap between Varennes Elementary and the surrounding schools, such as Starr Elementary, Concord Elementary, and Nevitt Forest Elementary, has been widening over the years. This suggests that Varennes Elementary may need to explore opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing with these higher-performing schools within the Anderson 05 district to address the unique challenges faced by its student population, which includes a significant number of English Language Learners.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 3-5

 1820 Highway 29 South
       Anderson, SC  29626

(864) 260-5215

District: Anderson 05

SchoolDigger Rank:
470th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,094 Help


Students who attend Varennes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Robert Anderson Middle
High:    Westside High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  370

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.3%
Hispanic:
26.5%
White:
23.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Varennes Elementary ranks worse than 73.7% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Anderson 05 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Varennes Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Anderson 05 School District. Student population at Varennes Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (44.3%), Hispanic (26.5%), White (23.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Varennes Elementary is 12.8, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Anderson 05 School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Varennes Elementary is $13,094, which is the 4th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Anderson 05 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Varennes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Varennes Elementary 470th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Varennes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Anderson 05:

SchoolDigger ranks Anderson 05 20th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Varennes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 43.69 336th 542 38.0%
2004 21.26 476th 550 13.5%
2005 46.76 333rd 557 40.2%
2006 60.41 241st 559 56.9%
2007 31.80 439th 566 22.4%
2008 45.42 354th 577 38.6%
2009 41.95 375th 580 35.3%
2010 25.86 493rd 589 16.3%
2011 41.56 396th 597 33.7%
2012 21.45 516th 594 13.1%
2013 19.58 527th 599 12.0%
2014 21.63 551st 630 12.5%
2015 30.55 478th 638 25.1%
2016 17.95 541st 619 12.6%
2017 19.35 547th 639 14.4%
2018 14.23 563rd 624 9.8%
2019 11.90 586th 643 8.9%
2021 13.86 538th 622 13.5%
2022 13.75 547th 625 12.5%
2023 21.94 514th 644 20.2%
2024 26.43 470th 638 26.3%
See the entire list of South Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.73 58th 82 29.3%
2019 19.60 88th 104 15.4%
2021 26.99 63rd 84 25.0%
2022 29.33 61st 84 27.4%
2023 40.39 40th 72 44.4%
2024 36.81 46th 79 41.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.70 512th 588 12.9%
2019 17.56 537th 600 10.5%
2021 19.00 489th 580 15.7%
2022 20.57 499th 600 16.8%
2023 34.82 415th 608 31.7%
2024 41.48 363rd 599 39.4%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.75 512th 570 10.2%
2019 8.60 560th 588 4.8%
2021 10.29 515th 554 7.0%
2022 11.34 520th 573 9.2%
2023 19.60 483rd 580 16.7%
2024 24.19 441st 565 21.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.83 163rd 189 13.8%
2022 17.53 136th 151 9.9%
2023 25.54 132nd 174 24.1%
2024 26.11 115th 143 19.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.70 524th 571 8.2%
2019 14.36 532nd 590 9.8%
2021 15.87 478th 561 14.8%
2022 16.20 494th 579 14.7%
2023 22.27 466th 582 19.9%
2024 26.56 423rd 568 25.5%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.36 368th 412 10.7%
2019 17.90 385th 421 8.6%
2021 30.56 261st 350 25.4%
2022 27.49 312th 393 20.6%
2023 31.75 289th 394 26.6%
2024 41.89 218th 369 40.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.62 77th 104 26.0%
2019 21.13 96th 116 17.2%
2021 28.71 64th 86 25.6%
2022 29.26 87th 115 24.3%
2023 46.42 61st 115 47.0%
2024 46.26 60th 115 47.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Varennes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.24 452nd 457 1.1%
2019 5.74 462nd 472 2.1%
2021 2.87 436th 439 0.7%
2022 6.66 442nd 455 2.9%
2023 18.51 397th 463 14.3%
2024 19.34 381st 441 13.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Open Quote Love this school! The entire staff is welcoming and accommodating. Thank you for taking such good care of all of the children there. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Open Quote Wonderful school! Amazing teachers, administrators and faculty! Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Open Quote Terrible school. If the kids don't show up, parents fault at this age,then they don't learn. These kids are acidemicly way behind. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Varennes Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 253 158 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1989 230 160 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1990 232 151 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1991 349 224 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1992 327 218 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1993 333 207 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1994 340 174 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1995 344 223 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1996 344 223 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1997 366 241 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1998 352 272 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1999 352 282 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 636
2000 323 268 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 600
2001 296 311 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 613
2002 264 321 3 14 0 n/a n/a 2 604
2003 264 321 3 14 0 n/a n/a 2 604
2004 164 350 0 16 0 n/a n/a 2 532
2005 92 310 0 11 0 n/a n/a 1 414
2006 77 273 0 14 0 n/a n/a 1 365
2007 81 285 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2008 78 296 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2009 56 246 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2010 74 299 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2011 79 278 0 20 0 0 4 0 381
2012 74 265 0 28 0 0 9 0 376
2013 97 191 1 36 0 0 8 0 333
2014 74 184 1 41 1 1 10 0 312
2015 76 172 0 53 0 0 9 0 310
2016 87 191 0 63 1 1 22 0 365
2017 95 200 0 75 0 0 20 0 390
2018 92 208 1 70 1 0 27 0 399
2019 91 172 1 70 0 0 24 0 358
2020 84 168 0 65 0 0 27 0 344
2021 79 171 0 70 0 0 19 0 339
2022 74 163 0 83 1 0 30 0 351
2023 86 164 0 98 1 0 21 0 370

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Varennes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 412 29.4 14.0 n/a
1989 391 27.8 14.0 n/a
1990 385 26.2 14.6 n/a
1991 575 34.9 16.4 32.9
1992 546 31.7 17.2 39.2
1993 540 31.1 17.4 40.4
1994 516 31.5 16.4 39.1
1995 569 33.0 17.2 38
1996 569 33.0 17.2 38
1997 610 37.0 16.5 47.2
1998 629 40.0 15.7 46.9
1999 636 39.0 16.3 53.5
2000 600 41.0 14.6 53.8
2001 613 39.0 15.7 63.8
2002 604 43.5 13.9 64.6
2003 604 43.5 13.9 64.6
2004 532 45.2 11.8 83.2
2005 414 41.2 10.0 86.2
2006 365 39.2 9.3 88.5
2007 379 51.0 7.4 88.4
2008 387 35.2 11.0 88.6
2009 319 32.2 9.9 87.5
2010 390 29.0 13.4 93.8
2011 381 31.0 12.2 90.8
2012 376 32.3 11.6 92.3
2013 333 24.8 13.4 92.5
2014 312 25.0 12.4 94.2
2015 310 25.0 12.4 94.8
2016 365 26.0 14.0 92.9
2017 390 28.0 13.9 100
2018 399 30.0 13.3 100
2019 358 27.0 13.2 100
2020 344 27.0 12.7 100
2021 339 25.2 13.4 100
2022 351 26.7 13.1 100
2023 370 28.7 12.8 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Varennes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 412 29.4 14.0 n/a
1989 391 27.8 14.0 n/a
1990 385 26.2 14.6 n/a
1991 575 34.9 16.4 32.9
1992 546 31.7 17.2 39.2
1993 540 31.1 17.4 40.4
1994 516 31.5 16.4 39.1
1995 569 33.0 17.2 38
1996 569 33.0 17.2 38
1997 610 37.0 16.5 47.2
1998 629 40.0 15.7 46.9
1999 636 39.0 16.3 53.5
2000 600 41.0 14.6 53.8
2001 613 39.0 15.7 63.8
2002 604 43.5 13.9 64.6
2003 604 43.5 13.9 64.6
2004 532 45.2 11.8 83.2
2005 414 41.2 10.0 86.2
2006 365 39.2 9.3 88.5
2007 379 51.0 7.4 88.4
2008 387 35.2 11.0 88.6
2009 319 32.2 9.9 87.5
2010 390 29.0 13.4 93.8
2011 381 31.0 12.2 90.8
2012 376 32.3 11.6 92.3
2013 333 24.8 13.4 92.5
2014 312 25.0 12.4 94.2
2015 310 25.0 12.4 94.8
2016 365 26.0 14.0 92.9
2017 390 28.0 13.9 100
2018 399 30.0 13.3 100
2019 358 27.0 13.2 100
2020 344 27.0 12.7 100
2021 339 25.2 13.4 100
2022 351 26.7 13.1 100
2023 370 28.7 12.8 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Varennes Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,040 (11.3%) $713 (7.7%) $1,754 (19.0%) $6,462 (70.0%) $1,013 (11.0%) $7,475 (81.0%) $9,229
2020 $1,002 (9.9%) $672 (6.6%) $1,674 (16.5%) $7,428 (73.2%) $1,049 (10.3%) $8,478 (83.5%) $10,152
2021 $1,264 (11.4%) $603 (5.4%) $1,867 (16.8%) $8,090 (72.7%) $1,173 (10.5%) $9,264 (83.2%) $11,131
2022 $1,731 (13.6%) $825 (6.5%) $2,556 (20.0%) $8,914 (69.9%) $1,284 (10.1%) $10,197 (80.0%) $12,753
2023 $2,224 (17.0%) $788 (6.0%) $3,012 (23.0%) $8,811 (67.3%) $1,271 (9.7%) $10,082 (77.0%) $13,094

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Varennes Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 586th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 514th of 644 Elementary schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Varennes Elementary)29.139.7
 10.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05)45.157.9
 12.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Varennes Elementary)36.542.2
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05)5560.1
 5.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Varennes Elementary)2628
 2%
   4th Grade Science (Anderson 05)52.446.8
 5.6%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Varennes Elementary)29.842.4
 12.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05)50.859.1
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Varennes Elementary)27.930.3
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05)51.348.7
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Varennes Elementary)13.732
 18.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05)42.755.4
 12.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Varennes Elementary)2222.1
 0.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05)48.145.3
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students358370
 3.4%
African American172164
 4.7%
American Indian01
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic7098
 40%
Pacific Islander00
White9186
 5.5%
Two or More Races2421
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Varennes Elementary

Students who attend Varennes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert Anderson Middle
High : Westside High

In the 2022-23 school year, 370 students attended Varennes Elementary.

Varennes Elementary ranks 470th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Varennes Elementary are 44% African American, 26% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races.


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