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Schools in Cowpens · Spartanburg School District 3

Cowpens’s public schools outscore 80% of South Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cowpens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 46% of students in Cowpens’s public schools are proficient in math, above the South Carolina average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 1 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 5 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 7 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 3% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
SC 14.3
Schools in town
1
1,930 students on the public path
In brief

Cowpens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 140 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cowpens’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,560 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Clifdale Middle, then Broome High. Enrollment is up 39% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cowpens’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 80% of South Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (140)Better than 87%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,386 test results and a graduating class of 203 could put Cowpens anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cowpens’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,377 in math, 1,395 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cowpens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cowpens ElementarySpartanburg School District 3B+
6–8Clifdale Middlein SpartanburgNo scores
9–12Broome Highin SpartanburgA−

Cowpens’s public schools are run by Spartanburg School District 3, which also serves Central Pacolet and Pacolet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Spartanburg School District 3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,748 students, up 39% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$15,560SC $15,090 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 1395 students tested
Math46%
State average 41% · 1377 students tested

Cowpens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Cowpens’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CowpensA−Spartanburg School District 3

Every school in Cowpens

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cowpensby address
Cowpens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
460 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Cowpensin other towns
Clifdale Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spartanburg
605 students13:1Rate it →
Broome High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spartanburg
A−
865 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Cowpens’s schools

Are Cowpens’s schools good?

By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cowpens children attend outscore 80% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cowpens in?

Spartanburg School District 3, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,748 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cowpens kids go to high school?

Broome High in Spartanburg, with 865 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Cowpens’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Spartanburg School District 3 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Cowpens spend per student?

$15,560 in Spartanburg School District 3 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.