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Schools in Piedmont · Anderson School District 1, Greenville County School District

Piedmont’s public schools outscore 87% of South Carolina districts

Math proficiency in Piedmont’s districts is 52%, above the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Piedmont, 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.

#14of 169 South Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 8 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 11 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▲ 1 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 11% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024 · Greenville County
Students per teacher
16.1
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
87,332 students on the public path
In brief

Piedmont’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 195 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Piedmont’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 52% across both districts 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

Anderson School District 1 spends $11,922 per student and Greenville County $13,376, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Piedmont’s grade

A Test scoresB− Graduation

A: better than 87% of South Carolina school districts, #14 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (195)Better than 92%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 46,337 test results and a graduating class of 5,701 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Piedmont’s students in the tested grades sat them (45,951 in math, 46,724 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

58 schools teach K in Piedmont’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Simpsonville
B+
1,621 students17:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
A−
1,293 students17:1Rate it →
Ellen Woodside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pelzer
B
1,071 students20:1Rate it →
Fountain Inn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fountain Inn
B
1,055 students18:1Rate it →
Bryson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,038 students17:1Rate it →
Mauldin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,036 students16:1Rate it →
Plain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A−
975 students17:1Rate it →
Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
964 students17:1Rate it →
Sara Collins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B+
917 students15:1Rate it →
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A−
915 students16:1Rate it →
Oakview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
A+
887 students17:1Rate it →
Bell's Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A
877 students16:1Rate it →
Greenbrier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
876 students16:1Rate it →
Chandler Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
C+
873 students17:1Rate it →
Monarch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
A
870 students17:1Rate it →
Blythe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
A−
866 students16:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greer
A
834 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
829 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
809 students16:1Rate it →
Brushy Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
808 students16:1Rate it →
Spearman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
804 students16:1Rate it →
Simpsonville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
798 students16:1Rate it →
Concrete Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Easley
765 students16:1Rate it →
Skyland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
A−
760 students16:1Rate it →
Pelham Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A+
757 students15:1Rate it →
Sterling School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenville
A+
749 students15:1Rate it →
Fork Shoals School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pelzer
B
747 students15:1Rate it →
Taylors Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Taylors
B
738 students15:1Rate it →
Crestview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
B−
683 students16:1Rate it →
East North Street Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
668 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Travelers Rest
A−
659 students17:1Rate it →
Wren Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
646 students17:1Rate it →
Welcome Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B−
642 students13:1Rate it →
Cherrydale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
632 students13:1Rate it →
Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
622 students14:1Rate it →
Duncan Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
619 students15:1Rate it →
Augusta Circle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A+
602 students17:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamston
B+
596 students14:1Rate it →
Paris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A−
594 students15:1Rate it →
Monaview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
592 students13:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamston
B
572 students13:1Rate it →
Mitchell Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
569 students15:1Rate it →
Hollis Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
566 students12:1Rate it →
Hunt Meadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
A−
555 students15:1Rate it →
Summit Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
A−
549 students14:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Travelers Rest
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Sue Cleveland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
544 students14:1Rate it →
Stone Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A
538 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
522 students15:1Rate it →
Alexander Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
D
494 students12:1Rate it →
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
491 students16:1Rate it →
Berea Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B−
489 students11:1Rate it →
Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Brook Glenn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
C+
425 students14:1Rate it →
West Pelzer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Pelzer
B
361 students11:1Rate it →
Westcliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
323 students12:1Rate it →
Slater Marietta Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marietta
B−
307 students13:1Rate it →
Tigerville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
268 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–558 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1218 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Piedmont runs its own schools through grade 12 (Anderson School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Greenville County School District, shared with Fountain Inn, Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville and Travelers Rest. Its elementary school is in Simpsonville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Piedmont

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

Anderson School District 1Grades PK–12 · 14 schools · 10,886 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$11,922SC $15,090 · FY2024
A+
Greenville County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 87 schools · 77,774 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$13,376SC $15,090 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Anderson School District 167%
State average 52.1% · 5629 students tested
Math · PK–12, Anderson School District 161%
State average 41% · 5401 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Greenville County School District59%
State average 52.1% · 41095 students tested
Math · PK–12, Greenville County School District51%
State average 41% · 40550 students tested

Piedmont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PiedmontAAnderson School District 1 PK–12 · Greenville County PK–12

Every school in Piedmont

98 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).

Also serving Piedmontin other towns
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
A−
1,293 students17:1Rate it →
Ellen Woodside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pelzer
B
1,071 students20:1Rate it →
Fountain Inn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fountain Inn
B
1,055 students18:1Rate it →
Bryson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,038 students17:1Rate it →
Mauldin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
1,036 students16:1Rate it →
Robert E. Cashion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
964 students17:1Rate it →
Oakview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
A+
887 students17:1Rate it →
Greenbrier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
876 students16:1Rate it →
Chandler Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
C+
873 students17:1Rate it →
Monarch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
A
870 students17:1Rate it →
Blythe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
A−
866 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
829 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
809 students16:1Rate it →
Brushy Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
808 students16:1Rate it →
Spearman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
804 students16:1Rate it →
Simpsonville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Simpsonville
B+
798 students16:1Rate it →
Concrete Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Easley
765 students16:1Rate it →
Skyland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
A−
760 students16:1Rate it →
Sterling School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenville
A+
749 students15:1Rate it →
Crestview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greer
B−
683 students16:1Rate it →
East North Street Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
668 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Travelers Rest
A−
659 students17:1Rate it →
Wren Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
646 students17:1Rate it →
Cherrydale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
632 students13:1Rate it →
Duncan Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
619 students15:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamston
B+
596 students14:1Rate it →
Paris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A−
594 students15:1Rate it →
Monaview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
592 students13:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamston
B
572 students13:1Rate it →
Mitchell Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
569 students15:1Rate it →
Hollis Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
566 students12:1Rate it →
Hunt Meadows Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Easley
A−
555 students15:1Rate it →
Summit Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
A−
549 students14:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Travelers Rest
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C
522 students15:1Rate it →
Alexander Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
D
494 students12:1Rate it →
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B+
491 students16:1Rate it →
Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Brook Glenn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
C+
425 students14:1Rate it →
West Pelzer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Pelzer
B
361 students11:1Rate it →
Westcliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
323 students12:1Rate it →
Slater Marietta Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marietta
B−
307 students13:1Rate it →
Tigerville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylors
A
268 students12:1Rate it →
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Simpsonville
B+
1,621 students17:1Rate it →
Plain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A−
975 students17:1Rate it →
Sara Collins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B+
917 students15:1Rate it →
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A−
915 students16:1Rate it →
Bell's Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Simpsonville
A
877 students16:1Rate it →
Buena Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greer
A
834 students16:1Rate it →
Pelham Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A+
757 students15:1Rate it →
Fork Shoals School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pelzer
B
747 students15:1Rate it →
Taylors Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Taylors
B
738 students15:1Rate it →
Welcome Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B−
642 students13:1Rate it →
Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
622 students14:1Rate it →
Augusta Circle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A+
602 students17:1Rate it →
Sue Cleveland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
544 students14:1Rate it →
Stone Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
A
538 students14:1Rate it →
Berea Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B−
489 students11:1Rate it →
Riverside Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greer
A−
1,086 students18:1Rate it →
Greer Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greer
C
1,038 students17:1Rate it →
Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B−
999 students17:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simpsonville
B
989 students18:1Rate it →
Bryson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simpsonville
C
941 students17:1Rate it →
Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B−
930 students16:1Rate it →
Mauldin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simpsonville
B−
922 students17:1Rate it →
Wren Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
910 students16:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greer
B
908 students17:1Rate it →
Woodmont Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
904 students16:1Rate it →
Beck International Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B
848 students16:1Rate it →
Northwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taylors
B
823 students16:1Rate it →
Powdersville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
A−
801 students15:1Rate it →
League Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B+
787 students16:1Rate it →
Northwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Travelers Rest
C
783 students17:1Rate it →
Ralph Chandler Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Simpsonville
B
763 students17:1Rate it →
Berea Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
757 students13:1Rate it →
Palmetto Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Williamston
B−
749 students14:1Rate it →
Greenville Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B+
736 students15:1Rate it →
Lakeview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
D−
723 students12:1Rate it →
Tanglewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
D
652 students13:1Rate it →
Sevier Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B−
644 students16:1Rate it →
Woodmont High
High · Grades 9–12
A
2,151 students19:1Rate it →
Mauldin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mauldin
A+
2,133 students19:1Rate it →
J. L. Mann High Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A
2,013 students19:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Simpsonville
A
1,894 students19:1Rate it →
Riverside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greer
A+
1,846 students20:1Rate it →
Wade Hampton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A+
1,790 students18:1Rate it →
Greenville Senior High Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A
1,730 students18:1Rate it →
Fountain Inn High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fountain Inn
1,551 students19:1Rate it →
Eastside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylors
A
1,490 students19:1Rate it →
Greer High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greer
A
1,397 students18:1Rate it →
Travelers Rest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Travelers Rest
A
1,277 students19:1Rate it →
Wren High
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,252 students18:1Rate it →
Berea High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
B+
1,250 students15:1Rate it →
Palmetto High
High · Grades 9–12 · Williamston
A+
1,086 students18:1Rate it →
Southside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
B
1,075 students16:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greer
A
1,062 students18:1Rate it →
Powdersville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A+
1,024 students19:1Rate it →
Carolina Academy (High)
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A−
976 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Piedmont’s schools

Are Piedmont’s schools good?

By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Piedmont children attend outscore 87% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #14 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Piedmont in?

Two districts: Anderson School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Greenville County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fountain Inn, Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville and Travelers Rest.

Where do Piedmont kids go to high school?

One of 18 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, Wren High, Berea High, Palmetto High, Southside High, Blue Ridge High, Powdersville High and Carolina Academy (High).

What is Piedmont’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 Piedmont spend per student?

$11,922 in Anderson School District 1 and $13,376 in Greenville County School District (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.