Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29385

Summary:

The 29385 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 474 students. The school's diverse student population is 53.59% White, 19.41% African American, 14.77% Hispanic, 2.11% Asian, and 9.92% two or more races, and it serves a predominantly low-income community with 88.61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Wellford Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the Spartanburg 05 district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.8%, compared to 52.6% for the district and 53.8% for the state.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,642 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, which is lower than the state average. These resources suggest that there may be opportunities to optimize teaching practices and support strategies to improve student outcomes at Wellford Academy and better serve the diverse, low-income community it represents.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)		SC READY Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	864 Syphrit Road	Wellford	29385	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 949-2385	496	45	11.0	83.1%	273 (55.0%)	87 (17.5%)	76 (15.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.3%)	44.3	357^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.0%		34.5	424^th of 644 public elementary schools	34.2%	67	44.8	51.1	61.2	37.8	$15,642	$1,432	$988	$2,420	$11,965	$1,257	$13,222

Cities Near Zip Code 29385

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellford	0.25 mi	1	112^th
Spartanburg	2.1 mi	31	99^th
Duncan	2.31 mi	7	63^rd
Lyman	4.12 mi	2	71^st
Moore	4.98 mi	4	70^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.

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