Greenwood Elementary

Summary:

Greenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Florence, South Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Florence 01 district, which is ranked 27th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Greenwood Elementary stands out for several key reasons. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (61.81%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 38.71% to 68.52% African American. However, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Greenwood Elementary's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 39.5% in ELA and 37.2% in Math, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. This low performance has led to Greenwood Elementary ranking between 398th and 505th out of 622-644 South Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, placing it in the bottom 25% of schools in the state.

Greenwood Elementary's struggles are particularly pronounced for its African American, male, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of South Carolina elementary schools for these groups. Despite spending significantly more per student ($12,802 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, the school's academic outcomes remain well below the district and state averages. In comparison, nearby schools like Royall Elementary and Briggs Elementary are outperforming Greenwood Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2300 East Howe Springs Road
       Florence, SC  29505


(843) 664-8451

District: Florence 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
505th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,802 Help


Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southside Middle
High:    South Florence High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.8%
White:
22.2%
Two or more races:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Greenwood Elementary ranks worse than 79.2% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Florence 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.92. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (65.8%), White (22.2%), two or more races (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Greenwood Elementary is 14.2. 13 elementary schools in the Florence 01 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Greenwood Elementary is $12,802. 9 elementary schools in the Florence 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Greenwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenwood Elementary 505th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Greenwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Florence 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence 01 27th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Greenwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 39.87 361st 542 33.4%
2004 39.34 377th 550 31.5%
2005 46.36 338th 557 39.3%
2006 39.07 383rd 559 31.5%
2007 54.65 273rd 566 51.8%
2008 46.48 348th 577 39.7%
2009 67.05 183rd 580 68.4%
2010 57.64 260th 589 55.9%
2011 48.81 344th 597 42.4%
2012 44.40 373rd 594 37.2%
2013 48.05 346th 599 42.2%
2014 50.94 338th 630 46.3%
2015 52.45 284th 638 55.5%
2016 50.23 310th 619 49.9%
2017 67.81 187th 639 70.7%
2018 46.12 331st 624 47.0%
2019 44.46 366th 643 43.1%
2021 33.59 414th 622 33.4%
2022 36.51 398th 625 36.3%
2023 27.93 461st 644 28.4%
2024 21.92 505th 638 20.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.18 329th 588 44.0%
2019 40.55 377th 600 37.2%
2021 36.46 389th 580 32.9%
2022 36.98 388th 600 35.3%
2023 32.67 431st 608 29.1%
2024 18.73 513th 599 14.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.99 342nd 570 40.0%
2019 45.22 330th 588 43.9%
2021 31.17 381st 554 31.2%
2022 34.83 382nd 573 33.3%
2023 34.30 388th 580 33.1%
2024 27.35 424th 565 25.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.80 123rd 189 34.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.30 299th 571 47.6%
2019 40.32 369th 590 37.5%
2021 33.29 378th 561 32.6%
2022 36.76 371st 579 35.9%
2023 20.58 476th 582 18.2%
2024 16.21 488th 568 14.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.53 172nd 412 58.3%
2019 54.06 177th 421 58.0%
2021 36.54 232nd 350 33.7%
2022 39.70 233rd 393 40.7%
2023 40.96 233rd 394 40.9%
2024 31.82 265th 369 28.2%
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Rank History for White students at Greenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.28 259th 457 43.3%
2019 54.14 228th 472 51.7%
2021 49.02 236th 439 46.2%
2022 61.18 177th 455 61.1%
2023 40.68 291st 463 37.1%
2024 25.61 350th 441 20.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Open Quote I love this school. When we transferred into Greenwood we were not sure because no one ever had anything good to say about the school. But once the kids started attending the school, we feel in love with the teachers and the staff. There is a new principal and she is making a world of difference. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Greenwood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 595 173 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 770
1989 624 184 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 811
1990 583 206 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1991 606 255 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 862
1992 577 255 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1993 562 298 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 866
1994 532 290 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1995 464 325 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1996 464 325 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1997 396 359 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1998 341 397 5 3 3 n/a n/a 0 749
1999 308 370 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 688
2000 330 339 9 3 1 n/a n/a 0 682
2001 319 394 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2002 341 395 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2003 341 395 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 743
2004 321 363 5 6 2 n/a n/a 0 697
2005 327 336 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 674
2006 339 356 15 8 1 n/a n/a 0 719
2007 324 326 17 10 2 n/a n/a 0 679
2008 314 331 16 8 2 n/a n/a 3 674
2009 342 405 17 9 2 n/a n/a 4 779
2010 352 383 11 12 2 n/a n/a 3 763
2011 347 374 12 13 3 0 19 0 768
2012 342 413 8 18 4 0 20 0 805
2013 353 401 12 19 2 0 17 0 804
2014 355 387 9 20 1 0 17 0 789
2015 322 377 10 21 0 0 22 0 752
2016 325 411 3 26 1 0 21 0 787
2017 292 410 1 29 1 1 16 0 750
2018 285 416 1 19 1 1 27 0 750
2019 252 440 2 21 1 4 31 0 751
2020 217 424 2 31 2 0 48 0 724
2021 182 382 3 36 2 0 68 0 673
2022 178 373 1 26 2 0 70 0 650
2023 135 335 0 21 3 0 48 0 542
2024 120 356 4 19 1 0 41 0 541

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Greenwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 35.8 21.5 n/a
1989 811 37.2 21.8 n/a
1990 790 37.4 21.1 n/a
1991 862 41.1 20.9 25.2
1992 837 39.2 21.3 28.3
1993 866 41.6 20.8 33
1994 824 41.5 19.9 35.6
1995 792 41.3 19.2 41.2
1996 792 41.3 19.2 41.2
1997 757 41.0 18.5 50.6
1998 749 39.0 19.2 52.3
1999 688 41.0 16.8 51.7
2000 682 39.0 17.5 54.5
2001 728 44.0 16.5 55.6
2002 743 40.0 18.6 56.5
2003 743 40.0 18.6 56.5
2004 697 40.0 17.4 54.2
2005 674 43.0 15.7 57.1
2006 719 45.0 16.0 59.4
2007 679 67.0 10.1 58.8
2008 674 43.0 15.7 55.4
2009 779 44.0 17.7 60.3
2010 763 47.0 16.2 63.3
2011 768 45.0 17.0 63.2
2012 805 45.0 17.8 64.7
2013 804 46.0 17.4 68.8
2014 789 46.0 17.1 67
2015 752 47.0 16.0 66.2
2016 787 47.0 16.7 66.3
2017 750 48.0 15.6 100
2018 750 47.8 15.6 100
2019 751 48.8 15.3 70.6
2020 724 47.8 15.1 100
2021 673 47.8 14.0 100
2022 650 52.0 12.5 100
2023 542 39.0 13.8 100
2024 541 38.0 14.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Greenwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 35.8 21.5 n/a
1989 811 37.2 21.8 n/a
1990 790 37.4 21.1 n/a
1991 862 41.1 20.9 25.2
1992 837 39.2 21.3 28.3
1993 866 41.6 20.8 33
1994 824 41.5 19.9 35.6
1995 792 41.3 19.2 41.2
1996 792 41.3 19.2 41.2
1997 757 41.0 18.5 50.6
1998 749 39.0 19.2 52.3
1999 688 41.0 16.8 51.7
2000 682 39.0 17.5 54.5
2001 728 44.0 16.5 55.6
2002 743 40.0 18.6 56.5
2003 743 40.0 18.6 56.5
2004 697 40.0 17.4 54.2
2005 674 43.0 15.7 57.1
2006 719 45.0 16.0 59.4
2007 679 67.0 10.1 58.8
2008 674 43.0 15.7 55.4
2009 779 44.0 17.7 60.3
2010 763 47.0 16.2 63.3
2011 768 45.0 17.0 63.2
2012 805 45.0 17.8 64.7
2013 804 46.0 17.4 68.8
2014 789 46.0 17.1 67
2015 752 47.0 16.0 66.2
2016 787 47.0 16.7 66.3
2017 750 48.0 15.6 100
2018 750 47.8 15.6 100
2019 751 48.8 15.3 70.6
2020 724 47.8 15.1 100
2021 673 47.8 14.0 100
2022 650 52.0 12.5 100
2023 542 39.0 13.8 100
2024 541 38.0 14.2 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Greenwood Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $291 (3.9%) $245 (3.3%) $536 (7.3%) $5,754 (78.1%) $1,080 (14.7%) $6,833 (92.7%) $7,369
2020 $7,075 (41.7%) $1,711 (10.1%) $8,785 (51.8%) $6,886 (40.6%) $1,296 (7.6%) $8,182 (48.2%) $16,967
2021 $553 (5.7%) $142 (1.5%) $695 (7.2%) $7,538 (77.7%) $1,464 (15.1%) $9,001 (92.8%) $9,696
2022 $913 (7.9%) $1,230 (10.7%) $2,142 (18.6%) $8,402 (72.8%) $994 (8.6%) $9,396 (81.4%) $11,538
2023 $1,212 (9.5%) $1,466 (11.5%) $2,678 (20.9%) $8,956 (70.0%) $1,168 (9.1%) $10,124 (79.1%) $12,802

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Greenwood Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 366th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 461st of 644 Elementary schools
 14.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood Elementary)44.242.6
 1.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)48.456.6
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Elementary)48.129.8
 18.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)49.951.8
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Greenwood Elementary)38.831.3
 7.5%
   4th Grade Science (Florence 01)47.141.2
 5.9%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood Elementary)41.340.7
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)50.555.4
 4.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Elementary)2532.3
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)42.843.5
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood Elementary)33.753.2
 19.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)37.353.2
 15.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Elementary)48.329.2
 19.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)37.539.4
 1.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%
6th Grade Science (Greenwood Elementary)53.241.7
 11.5%
   6th Grade Science (Florence 01)48.536.4
 12.1%
   6th Grade Science (South Carolina)47.145.6
 1.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Greenwood Elementary)43.749
 5.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01)42.643.4
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)41.145.1
 4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Greenwood Elementary)41.328.1
 13.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01)41.326
 15.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)43.935.8
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students751542
 27.8%
African American440335
 23.9%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic2121
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White252135
 46.4%
Two or More Races3148
 54.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.6%100%
 29.4%


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Students at Greenwood Elementary are 66% African American, 22% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 541 students attended Greenwood Elementary.

Greenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southside Middle
High : South Florence High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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