Blythe Academy

Summary:

Blythe Academy is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, Blythe Academy consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Blythe Academy's academic excellence is evident in its students' standardized test scores, which are significantly higher than the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, Blythe Academy's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scored 63%, 68.6%, and 63.9% proficient or better in ELA, respectively, compared to the state averages of 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7%. In Mathematics, the school's students also performed exceptionally well, with 63.7%, 61.6%, and 48.2% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8%. The school's strong performance extends to Science as well, with 60.6% of 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 46.6%.

Blythe Academy's diverse student population and its ability to provide equitable educational opportunities are also noteworthy. The school's Hispanic and White student groups consistently rank among the top in the state, while its African American students also perform well. Additionally, Blythe Academy's English Language Learner and students with disabilities populations rank in the top schools in the state, indicating a focus on targeted support and resources for specialized student groups. When compared to nearby schools in the Greenville 01 School District, Blythe Academy stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outpacing its peers in academic measures.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 100 Blythe Drive
       Greenville, SC  29605


(864) 355-4400

District: Greenville 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
164th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,722 Help


Students who attend Blythe Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
High:    Southside High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  861

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.7%
Hispanic:
30.3%
African American:
27.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Blythe Academy ranks better than 74.3% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 26th among 51 ranked elementary schools in the Greenville 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.48. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Blythe Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.7%), Hispanic (30.3%), African American (27.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blythe Academy is 14.6, which is the 24th best among 51 elementary schools in the Greenville 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blythe Academy is $11,722, which is the 23rd highest among 51 elementary schools in the Greenville 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blythe Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Blythe Academy 164th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Blythe Academy in the ranking list.)

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Greenville 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Greenville 01 14th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blythe Academy

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Rank History for all students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 78.82 103rd 542 81.0%
2004 59.73 231st 550 58.0%
2005 70.59 150th 557 73.1%
2006 84.90 52nd 559 90.7%
2007 63.63 208th 566 63.3%
2008 65.36 201st 577 65.2%
2009 67.59 178th 580 69.3%
2010 65.76 191st 589 67.6%
2011 61.28 236th 597 60.5%
2012 61.13 245th 594 58.8%
2013 68.56 179th 599 70.1%
2014 74.30 138th 630 78.1%
2015 80.84 83rd 638 87.0%
2016 64.38 211th 619 65.9%
2017 68.57 182nd 639 71.5%
2018 78.98 119th 624 80.9%
2019 81.97 103rd 643 84.0%
2021 83.49 95th 622 84.7%
2022 82.97 98th 625 84.3%
2023 77.90 129th 644 80.0%
2024 73.48 164th 638 74.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.81 21st 84 75.0%
2022 88.99 12th 84 85.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.39 187th 588 68.2%
2019 68.90 176th 600 70.7%
2021 72.61 137th 580 76.4%
2022 68.35 173rd 600 71.2%
2023 55.94 254th 608 58.2%
2024 48.98 308th 599 48.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.31 132nd 570 76.8%
2019 75.76 129th 588 78.1%
2021 84.82 76th 554 86.3%
2022 82.44 97th 573 83.1%
2023 81.41 94th 580 83.8%
2024 72.01 152nd 565 73.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 98.62 3rd 122 97.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.82 42nd 147 71.4%
2022 63.44 59th 109 45.9%
2023 66.41 46th 105 56.2%
2024 64.56 39th 82 52.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.31 107th 571 81.3%
2019 82.34 87th 590 85.3%
2021 78.32 108th 561 80.7%
2022 79.12 115th 579 80.1%
2023 68.31 175th 582 69.9%
2024 69.32 168th 568 70.4%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.88 60th 412 85.4%
2019 77.59 59th 421 86.0%
2021 72.12 60th 350 82.9%
2022 67.86 91st 393 76.8%
2023 69.97 83rd 394 78.9%
2024 50.75 171st 369 53.7%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.92 8th 104 92.3%
2019 93.34 7th 116 94.0%
2021 95.78 1st 86 98.8%
2022 94.55 4th 115 96.5%
2023 87.74 11th 115 90.4%
2024 89.86 7th 115 93.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Blythe Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.97 5th 457 98.9%
2019 92.13 12th 472 97.5%
2021 93.09 19th 439 95.7%
2022 93.25 12th 455 97.4%
2023 90.85 18th 463 96.1%
2024 91.16 15th 441 96.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Blythe Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 153 145 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1989 153 171 9 0 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1990 176 178 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1991 227 175 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1992 203 194 7 1 1 n/a n/a 0 406
1993 227 209 11 0 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1994 191 206 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1995 190 217 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 414
1996 190 217 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 414
1997 215 224 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1998 232 214 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1999 250 237 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 285 257 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2001 296 269 3 23 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2002 320 228 1 20 0 n/a n/a 6 575
2003 320 228 1 20 0 n/a n/a 6 575
2004 474 356 16 28 1 n/a n/a 8 883
2005 523 309 14 35 0 n/a n/a 9 890
2006 620 278 26 44 0 n/a n/a 4 972
2007 445 368 16 49 0 n/a n/a 0 878
2008 426 436 19 50 1 n/a n/a 3 935
2009 415 408 23 65 2 n/a n/a 2 915
2010 399 374 20 68 4 n/a n/a 3 868
2011 363 334 10 90 0 1 32 0 830
2012 371 346 10 115 0 3 33 0 878
2013 360 344 12 136 1 1 37 0 891
2014 337 329 10 148 0 3 41 0 868
2015 322 335 9 163 0 6 39 0 874
2016 339 371 9 169 1 8 42 0 939
2017 353 350 8 185 1 8 45 0 950
2018 327 330 7 195 0 5 56 0 920
2019 337 293 5 214 0 5 52 0 906
2020 332 277 5 246 4 6 50 0 920
2021 309 232 5 244 3 2 44 0 839
2022 298 213 4 250 2 2 40 0 809
2023 317 242 11 257 4 1 49 0 881
2024 307 233 11 261 3 1 45 0 861

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

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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 Blythe Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 302 18.9 15.9 n/a
1989 333 20.2 16.4 n/a
1990 357 20.4 17.5 n/a
1991 408 21.7 18.8 24.5
1992 406 21.5 18.8 29.3
1993 447 23.3 19.2 36.2
1994 406 23.0 17.7 34.2
1995 414 28.5 14.5 32.9
1996 414 28.5 14.5 32.9
1997 450 29.0 15.5 25.8
1998 455 31.5 14.4 29
1999 504 34.0 14.8 38.3
2000 557 35.0 15.9 32.3
2001 591 37.0 16.0 35.2
2002 575 37.0 15.5 30.8
2003 575 37.0 15.5 30.8
2004 883 43.8 20.2 28
2005 890 45.3 19.6 33
2006 972 49.7 19.6 28.2
2007 878 74.6 11.8 38.8
2008 935 59.3 15.8 43.1
2009 915 58.3 15.7 44.2
2010 868 54.7 15.8 46.1
2011 830 55.2 15.0 46
2012 878 53.2 16.5 45.9
2013 891 53.3 16.7 47.1
2014 868 52.9 16.4 49.3
2015 874 54.0 16.1 46.8
2016 939 57.0 16.4 48.2
2017 950 58.0 16.3 50.1
2018 920 59.8 15.3 48.2
2019 906 58.8 15.4 43.8
2020 920 56.3 16.3 44.1
2021 839 48.9 17.1 45.4
2022 809 55.7 14.5 50.6
2023 881 55.4 15.9 62.2
2024 861 58.7 14.6 60.9

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 Blythe Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 302 18.9 15.9 n/a
1989 333 20.2 16.4 n/a
1990 357 20.4 17.5 n/a
1991 408 21.7 18.8 24.5
1992 406 21.5 18.8 29.3
1993 447 23.3 19.2 36.2
1994 406 23.0 17.7 34.2
1995 414 28.5 14.5 32.9
1996 414 28.5 14.5 32.9
1997 450 29.0 15.5 25.8
1998 455 31.5 14.4 29
1999 504 34.0 14.8 38.3
2000 557 35.0 15.9 32.3
2001 591 37.0 16.0 35.2
2002 575 37.0 15.5 30.8
2003 575 37.0 15.5 30.8
2004 883 43.8 20.2 28
2005 890 45.3 19.6 33
2006 972 49.7 19.6 28.2
2007 878 74.6 11.8 38.8
2008 935 59.3 15.8 43.1
2009 915 58.3 15.7 44.2
2010 868 54.7 15.8 46.1
2011 830 55.2 15.0 46
2012 878 53.2 16.5 45.9
2013 891 53.3 16.7 47.1
2014 868 52.9 16.4 49.3
2015 874 54.0 16.1 46.8
2016 939 57.0 16.4 48.2
2017 950 58.0 16.3 50.1
2018 920 59.8 15.3 48.2
2019 906 58.8 15.4 43.8
2020 920 56.3 16.3 44.1
2021 839 48.9 17.1 45.4
2022 809 55.7 14.5 50.6
2023 881 55.4 15.9 62.2
2024 861 58.7 14.6 60.9

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 Blythe Academy

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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 $372 (4.1%) $38 (0.4%) $410 (4.5%) $7,721 (84.4%) $1,012 (11.1%) $8,733 (95.5%) $9,144
2020 $497 (5.4%) $315 (3.4%) $812 (8.8%) $7,684 (82.9%) $772 (8.3%) $8,456 (91.2%) $9,268
2021 $795 (8.4%) $259 (2.7%) $1,054 (11.1%) $7,885 (83.0%) $562 (5.9%) $8,447 (88.9%) $9,501
2022 $1,393 (13.2%) $331 (3.1%) $1,724 (16.4%) $8,251 (78.4%) $554 (5.3%) $8,805 (83.6%) $10,529
2023 $1,261 (10.8%) $967 (8.2%) $2,228 (19.0%) $8,804 (75.1%) $690 (5.9%) $9,493 (81.0%) $11,722

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 103rd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 129th of 644 Elementary schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blythe Academy)62.165.5
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01)60.262
 1.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blythe Academy)68.366.9
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01)68.564.1
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Blythe Academy)68.460.6
 7.8%
   4th Grade Science (Greenville 01)63.960.2
 3.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Blythe Academy)66.671.6
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01)62.666.2
 3.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Blythe Academy)69.359.6
 9.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01)63.557.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Blythe Academy)54.464.1
 9.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01)52.764.4
 11.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Blythe Academy)57.751.3
 6.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01)57.257.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students906881
 2.8%
African American293242
 17.4%
American Indian04
Asian511
 120%
Hispanic214257
 20.1%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White337317
 5.9%
Two or More Races5249
 5.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.8%62.2%
 18.4%


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Students at Blythe Academy are 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 27% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Blythe Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Academy of Science and Technology
High : Southside High

In the 2023-24 school year, 861 students attended Blythe Academy.

Blythe Academy ranks 164th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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