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Schools in Ware Shoals · Greenwood School District 51

Ware Shoals’s public schools outscore 58% of South Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Ware Shoals, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 35% of students in Ware Shoals’s public schools are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–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
47%
▼ 5 pts vs SC 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs SC 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 1–5 pts vs SC 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 3% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
888 students on the public path
In brief

Ware Shoals’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 122 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ware Shoals’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina (the state reports Ware Shoals’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,507 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Ware Shoals Elementary Middle, then Ware Shoals 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ware Shoals’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of South Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the South Carolina average; test scores are below it.

South Carolina school districts we grade (92)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (122)Better than 65%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 473 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Ware Shoals anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Ware Shoals’s students in the tested grades sat them (466 in math, 480 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Ware Shoals PrimaryGreenwood School District 51C
5–8Ware Shoals Elementary MiddleGreenwood School District 51C
9–12Ware Shoals HighGreenwood School District 51B−

Ware Shoals’s public schools are run by Greenwood School District 51. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Greenwood School District 51Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 888 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$15,507SC $15,090 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 52.1% · 480 students tested
Math35%
State average 41% · 466 students tested

Ware Shoals vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ware ShoalsBGreenwood School District 51

Every school in Ware Shoals

3 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).

District schools in Ware Shoalsby address
Ware Shoals Elementary Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
238 students14:1Rate it →
Ware Shoals High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
265 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Ware Shoalsin other towns
Ware Shoals Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
385 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ware Shoals’s schools

Are Ware Shoals’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of South Carolina: the public schools Ware Shoals children attend outscore 58% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ware Shoals in?

Greenwood School District 51, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 888 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ware Shoals kids go to high school?

Ware Shoals High, with 265 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Ware Shoals’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Greenwood School District 51 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.

How much does Ware Shoals spend per student?

$15,507 in Greenwood School District 51 (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.