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Blacksburg Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg, SC 29702 · (864) 206-6518 · Part of Cherokee County School District

Blacksburg’s School Grade C better than 27% of South Carolina school districts

Students
323
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Blacksburg Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3114
Grade 497
Grade 5112
Enrollment over time
322’20
339’21
362’22
321’23
323’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Black 11%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blacksburg Elementary from Blacksburg families.

Other schools in Cherokee County School District

The district →
B. D. Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
D
603 students15:1
Grassy Pond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
B
519 students16:1
Limestone-Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
C
436 students13:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
B
423 students14:1
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
D−
399 students12:1
Blacksburg Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Blacksburg
363 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Blacksburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.