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Drayton Mills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307 · (864) 586-7979 · Part of Spartanburg School District 7

Drayton’s School Grade B better than 55% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
810
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Drayton Mills Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Drayton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Drayton Mills ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten120
Grade 1153
Grade 2143
Grade 3114
Grade 4100
Grade 5141
Enrollment over time
647’20
757’21
751’22
785’23
810’24

Up 25.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 26%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Drayton Mills Elementary from Drayton families.

Other schools in Spartanburg School District 7

The district →
Pine St. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
A
631 students12:1
E. P. Todd School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
559 students11:1
Jesse Boyd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
B+
549 students11:1
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
521 students13:1
Mary H. Wright Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
451 students12:1
McCracken Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spartanburg
B
937 students12:1

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