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B. D. Lee Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

401 Overbrook Drive, Gaffney, SC 29341 · (864) 206-6432 · Part of Cherokee County School District

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

Directions
Students
603
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about B. D. Lee Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 77.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gaffney kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5B. D. Lee ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

401 Overbrook Drive, Gaffney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K123
Kindergarten92
Grade 182
Grade 278
Grade 388
Grade 474
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
340’20
561’21
607’22
617’23
603’24

Up 77.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%White 19%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about B. D. Lee Elementary from Gaffney families.

Other schools in Cherokee County School District

The district →
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
Corinth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaffney
B+
292 students13:1

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