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Spartanburg 05 Schools
Spartanburg 05 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Spartanburg County (Duncan). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Spartanburg 05 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Spartanburg 05
9 of 12 schools in Spartanburg 05 carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 6C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Spartanburg 05
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- James F Byrnes High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Abner Creek Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Reidville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Berry Shoals Intermediate (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Lyman Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- River Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Wellford Academy Of Science And Technology (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Beech Springs Intermediate (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Duncan Elementary School Of The Arts (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Spartanburg 05
High schools (1)
- A- James F Byrnes High, Duncan
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Beech Springs Intermediate, Duncan
- B- Berry Shoals Intermediate, Duncan
- D R Hill Middle, Lyman
- Florence Chapel Middle, Duncan
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D Duncan Elementary School Of The Arts, Duncan
- B- Lyman Elementary, Lyman
- B Reidville Elementary, Reidville
- B- River Ridge Elementary, Moore
Other schools and academies (3)
- B+ Abner Creek Academy, Duncan
- James Byrnes Freshman Academy, Duncan
- B- Wellford Academy Of Science And Technology, Wellford
Where Spartanburg 05 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Spartanburg County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,670 students with 752 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,270 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503600
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Spartanburg 06 (13 schools, 11 mi)
- Spartanburg 07 (10 schools, 13 mi)
- Greenville 01 (88 schools, 13 mi)
- Spartanburg 01 (10 schools, 14 mi)
- Spartanburg 04 (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Spartanburg 02 (14 schools, 16 mi)
- Spartanburg 03 (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Laurens 55 (9 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Spartanburg 05
How many schools are in Spartanburg 05?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Spartanburg 05, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Spartanburg 05 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Duncan, Lyman, Moore, Reidville, Wellford.
How good are the schools in Spartanburg 05?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Spartanburg 05?
10,670 students were enrolled in Spartanburg 05 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Spartanburg 05?
Spartanburg 05 is in South Carolina, based in Spartanburg County, with its district office in Duncan. Its boundary covers about 106 sq mi.