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Jesse Boyd Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1505 Fernwood Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307 · (864) 594-4430 · Part of Spartanburg School District 7

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

Directions
Students
549
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Jesse Boyd Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Spartanburg kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Jesse Boyd ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B+, 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 ↗

1505 Fernwood Glendale Road, Spartanburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten77
Grade 184
Grade 284
Grade 398
Grade 481
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
434’20
465’21
495’22
550’23
549’24

Up 26.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 23%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jesse Boyd Elementary from Spartanburg families.

Other schools in Spartanburg School District 7

The district →
Drayton Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spartanburg
C−
810 students14:1
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
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; Spartanburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.