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Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

45 West Main Street, Ware Shoals, SC 29692 · (864) 456-2711 · Part of Greenwood School District 51

Ware Shoals’ School Grade B better than 58% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
238
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Ware Shoals Elementary Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ware Shoals kids: Ware Shoals High

On the path

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

PK–4Ware Shoals Primary385 students
5–8Ware Shoals Elementary MiddleYou are here
9–12Ware Shoals High265 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

45 West Main Street, Ware Shoals

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 550
Grade 659
Grade 773
Grade 856
Enrollment over time
291’20
271’21
265’22
256’23
238’24

Down 18.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 14%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ware Shoals Elementary Middle from Ware Shoals families.

Other schools in Greenwood School District 51

The district →
Ware Shoals Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ware Shoals
C
385 students13:1
Ware Shoals High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ware Shoals
B−
265 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; Ware Shoals’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.