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Cowpens Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

341 Foster Street, Cowpens, SC 29330 · (864) 279-6300 · Part of Spartanburg School District 3

Cowpens’ School Grade A− better than 80% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cowpens Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cowpens kids: Clifdale Middle

On the path

Where Cowpens kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cowpens ElementaryYou are here
6–8Clifdale Middlein Spartanburg

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

341 Foster Street, Cowpens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten62
Grade 166
Grade 280
Grade 368
Grade 458
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
416’20
425’21
461’22
464’23
460’24

Up 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 17%Black 12%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cowpens Elementary from Cowpens families.

Other schools in Spartanburg School District 3

The district →
Pacolet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pacolet
B
429 students16:1
Cannons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
B
389 students12:1
Clifdale Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spartanburg
605 students13:1
Broome High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spartanburg
A−
865 students18:1

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; Cowpens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.