Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29681

Summary:

The 29681 zip code area of Greenville, South Carolina is home to 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Greenville 01 school district. This district is ranked 14th out of 75 in the state and has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, indicating strong academic performance across the region.

The standout schools in this area are Monarch Elementary and Oakview Elementary, both of which are ranked in the top 50 elementary schools in South Carolina and have exceptional test scores, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, some schools like Bryson Elementary and Mauldin Elementary have lower proficiency rates, suggesting a performance gap between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the area.

The data also reveals that schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tend to have lower test scores, indicating a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Additionally, the two high schools in the area, Hillcrest High and GREEN Upstate High School Greenville, have different performance profiles, with Hillcrest High ranking in the top 25% of South Carolina high schools and the charter school GREEN Upstate High School Greenville ranking in the top 30%.

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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
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Godfrey Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7100	890	54	16.3	28.4%	648 (72.8%)	103 (11.6%)	52 (5.8%)	48 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.9%)	96.7	11^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.4	11^th of 644 public elementary schools	98.3%		82.3	89.3	81.0				86.7	88.0	75.9								$10,534	$944	$823	$1,767	$8,207	$560	$8,767
Mauldin Middle	Public	6-8	1190 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6770	924	57	16.3	56.4%	476 (51.5%)	252 (27.3%)	109 (11.8%)	30 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	79	61^st of 325 public middle schools	81.2%		77.5	68^th of 325 public middle schools	79.1%	7				64.1	61.3	64.3				46.2	43.3	43.4	99.0				$10,054	$926	$518	$1,443	$7,940	$671	$8,611
Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	111 Bethel School Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4100	897	55	16.2	51.5%	549 (61.2%)	184 (20.5%)	101 (11.3%)	20 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	80.9	114^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.3	107^th of 644 public elementary schools	83.4%	7	59.1	70.9	70.3				65.8	69.6	64.2								$10,822	$977	$936	$1,914	$8,342	$566	$8,908
Bryson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 Bryson Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3600	911	59	15.4	70.0%	426 (46.8%)	234 (25.7%)	157 (17.2%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.5%)	66.5	207^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.6%		70.2	186^th of 644 public elementary schools	71.1%	21	59.6	59.6	57.8				63.8	56.7	52.6								$10,462	$1,172	$886	$2,058	$7,834	$570	$8,404
Mauldin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1194 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3700	990	57	17.3	77.9%	356 (36.0%)	398 (40.2%)	146 (14.7%)	22 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.2%)	55.5	281^st of 638 public elementary schools	56.0%		68.7	196^th of 644 public elementary schools	69.6%	85	52.6	53.6	59.8				49.1	44.9	55.9								$10,269	$898	$828	$1,726	$7,940	$604	$8,543
Simpsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Morton Avenue	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8300	744	50	14.8	71.0%	381 (51.2%)	188 (25.3%)	110 (14.8%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	85.4	82^nd of 638 public elementary schools	87.1%		81.3	106^th of 644 public elementary schools	83.5%	24	71.3	64.3	73.2				73.1	67.9	70.1								$10,525	$902	$758	$1,661	$8,312	$552	$8,864
Bryson Middle	Public	6-8	3657 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2100	920	55	16.8	80.3%	352 (38.3%)	343 (37.3%)	156 (17.0%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	37	195^th of 325 public middle schools	40.0%		38.2	197^th of 325 public middle schools	39.4%	2				44.7	38.3	44.7				36.6	23.9	20.2	95.8				$10,263	$864	$643	$1,507	$7,976	$779	$8,755
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	3665 South Industrial Drive	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3500	2,192	111	19.7	56.0%	1,188 (54.2%)	550 (25.1%)	322 (14.7%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (4.7%)	69.4	52^nd of 235 public high schools	77.9%		64.3	65^th of 237 public high schools	72.6%	13													74.3	79.0	71.5	90.5	$10,134	$695	$634	$1,329	$8,075	$731	$8,806
Bell's Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3800	918	55	16.7	33.7%	666 (72.5%)	76 (8.3%)	102 (11.1%)	27 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.9%)	90.9	44^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.1%		91.9	40^th of 644 public elementary schools	93.8%	4	75.8	82.8	74.3				79.0	77.2	61.2								$11,024	$919	$749	$1,669	$8,749	$606	$9,355
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	510 Garrison Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6100	986	58	17.1	51.6%	615 (62.4%)	219 (22.2%)	105 (10.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)	87.4	40^th of 325 public middle schools	87.7%		84.7	46^th of 325 public middle schools	85.8%	6				68.5	66.6	62.4				57.3	50.8	56.5	100.0				$10,456	$900	$606	$1,506	$8,323	$627	$8,950
Plain Elementary	Public	K-5	506 Neely Ferry Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7700	932	57	16.4	54.2%	581 (62.3%)	161 (17.3%)	106 (11.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.7%)	83.2	98^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.6%		85.9	85^th of 644 public elementary schools	86.8%	13	73.8	74.3	65.6				73.2	72.4	52.8								$10,367	$1,222	$774	$1,996	$7,822	$549	$8,371
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 Five Forks Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0600	873	54	16.2	26.5%	608 (69.6%)	74 (8.5%)	88 (10.1%)	46 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (6.0%)	93.4	29^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.6	25^th of 644 public elementary schools	96.1%	4	80.5	72.7	82.3				86.2	75.7	74.6								$10,143	$961	$890	$1,851	$7,701	$591	$8,292
GREEN Upstate High School Greenville	Public, Charter	9-12	356 Bridgeway Boulevard	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 626-7403	257	21	12.5	26.5%	142 (55.3%)	25 (9.7%)	60 (23.3%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	62.1	70^th of 235 public high schools	70.2%					(n/a)													55.7	100.0	72.7	93.5
Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	Public, Charter	K-6	130 Fudora Circle (Temporary)	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464																			(n/a)	57.1	47.4	56.7	72.7			46.9	25.4	40.5	50.0
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,698	104	16.4	35.0%	1,254 (73.9%)	195 (11.5%)	136 (8.0%)	43 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.8%)	87.9	69^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.9	61^st of 644 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	71.6	74.3	71.5	67.1	65.9	69.8	73.9	69.4	67.7	65.2	52.2	55.1	98.7				$9,743	$918	$553	$1,470	$7,613	$659	$8,272

Cities Near Zip Code 29681

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Simpsonville	4.24 mi	18	21^st
Reidville	5.86 mi	1	18^th
Fountain Inn	6.4 mi	2	24^th
Duncan	6.68 mi	7	71^st
Woodruff	6.77 mi	4	49^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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