Startex’s public schools
Spartanburg School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Startex. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Startex’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Startex’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Abner Creek Academy places highest (better than 78%); D. R. Hill Middle lowest (36%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Startex, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and one high school: James F. Byrnes High. See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Startex, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Startex · depends on your address
James F. Byrnes High
Grades 9–12 · 2,391 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Duncan
James Byrnes Freshman Academy
Grades 9 · 792 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Duncan
10th grade in Startex
James F. Byrnes High
Grades 9–12 · 2,391 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Duncan
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spartanburg School District 5.
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
Startex vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Startex’s borders.
Every school in Startex
13 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 Startex’s schools
Are Startex’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Startex. Spartanburg School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Startex. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Startex in?
Spartanburg School District 5.
Where do Startex kids go to high school?
James F. Byrnes High.
Parents talk
What Startex families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Startex → 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). Stars are from neighbors.