Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29055

Summary:

The 29055 zip code in South Carolina is home to two schools: Great Falls High and Great Falls Elementary, both serving the Chester 01 district. While Great Falls Elementary is performing better than the district and state averages on key academic measures, Great Falls High is struggling, particularly in English and social studies.

Great Falls High School is ranked 153 out of 235 high schools in South Carolina, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excelled on the EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exam, with 85.46% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 72.5%. However, it struggled on the EOCEP English 1 and U.S. History and the Constitution exams, with proficiency rates below the state and district averages. Great Falls High also has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 77.72%, indicating a high-need student population.

In contrast, Great Falls Elementary is ranked 293 out of 638 elementary schools in South Carolina, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the district and state averages on the SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics exams for grades 3-5, and excelled on the SCPASS Science exam for 4th grade, with 60.4% of students proficient or better, compared to the district and state averages of 36.1% and 46.6%, respectively. However, Great Falls Elementary also serves a high-need student population, with a 100% free/reduced lunch rate.

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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
Great Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Dearborn Street	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 482-2214	348	24	14.5	100.0%	173 (49.7%)	134 (38.5%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.0%)	54	293^rd of 638 public elementary schools	54.1%		52	300^th of 644 public elementary schools	53.4%	7	49.0	62.9	50.8				59.2	50.0	43.0								$13,855	$2,441	$1,254	$3,694	$8,272	$1,889	$10,161
Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	386	33	11.6	77.7%	189 (49.0%)	159 (41.2%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.3%)	32.4	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%		29.1	162^nd of 237 public high schools	31.6%	9				43.3	60.0	43.4				23.3	22.0	13.2	85.5	37.3	34.0	83.3	$16,469	$1,537	$1,431	$2,968	$10,763	$2,739	$13,502

Cities Near Zip Code 29055

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Great Falls	0.35 mi	2	128^th
Lancaster	9.72 mi	16	123^rd
Richburg	11.7 mi	3	82^nd
Heath Springs	12.78 mi	1	160^th
Winnsboro	16.29 mi	8	116^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.

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