James M. Davis House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Five Forks’s public schools outscore 85% of South Carolina districts
Math proficiency in Five Forks’s districts is 51%, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Five Forks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Five Forks’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 30 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Five Forks’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,376 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 21 middle and 15 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Southside Christian School (private), Greenville Classical Academy (private), The Goddard School (private) and Primrose School of Simpsonville at Five Forks (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Five Forks’s grade
A: better than 85% of South Carolina school districts, #23 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Five Forks, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
Kindergarten in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
1st grade in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
2nd grade in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
3rd grade in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
4th grade in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
5th grade in Five Forks
Monarch Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Simpsonville
Five Forks’s public schools are run by Greenville County School District, which also serves Fountain Inn, Greenville, Greer and Mauldin and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Five Forks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Five Forks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Five Forks | A | Greenville County |
Every school in Five Forks
41 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).
Questions about Five Forks’s schools
Are Five Forks’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Five Forks children attend outscore 85% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #23 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Five Forks in?
Greenville County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 77,774 students in 87 schools (2024–25).
Where do Five Forks kids go to high school?
One of 15 high schools, depending on your address: Woodmont High, Mauldin High, J. L. Mann High Academy, Hillcrest High, Riverside High, Wade Hampton High, Greenville Senior High Academy, Fountain Inn High, Eastside High, Greer High, Travelers Rest High, Berea High, Southside High, Blue Ridge High and Carolina Academy (High).
What is Five Forks’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Greenville County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Five Forks spend per student?
$13,376 in Greenville County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Five Forks?
Yes: Southside Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 1,342 students), Greenville Classical Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 331 students), The Goddard School (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 186 students) and Primrose School of Simpsonville at Five Forks (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 157 students).
Parents talk
What Five Forks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Five Forks → They have their own page.
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.