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Deaf & Blind School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 99 students in Deaf & Blind School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in South Carolina.
Public Elementary Schools in Deaf & Blind School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the South Carolina public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public elementary school average of 53% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
5 Schools
965 Schools
# Students
150 Students
551,243 Students
# Teachers
94 Teachers
39,892 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
District Rank
Deaf & Blind School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has increased from 21-39% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#81 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
50%
Graduation Rate
<50%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.70
0.67
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,609 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
10,166 Students
% Asian Students
5%
2%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
74,117 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
13%
# Black Students
53 Students
170,518 Students
% Black Students
36%
31%
# White Students
56 Students
258,372 Students
% White Students
37%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
663 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
35,675 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
6
24,436
# Students in K Grade:
4
53,057
# Students in 1st Grade:
3
56,847
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
58,232
# Students in 3rd Grade:
11
57,411
# Students in 4th Grade:
4
57,861
# Students in 5th Grade:
11
58,020
# Students in 6th Grade:
11
58,906
# Students in 7th Grade:
11
54,750
# Students in 8th Grade:
16
55,491
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
4,594
# Students in 10th Grade:
16
4,219
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
3,860
# Students in 12th Grade:
15
3,559
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best Deaf & Blind School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cedar Springs Academy
Special Education School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7771
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7771
Grades: PK-12
| 40 students
Rank: #22.
Sc School For The Blind Elementary Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7600
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7600
Grades: PK-8
| 20 students
Rank: #33.
Sc School For The Deaf Elementary Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7743
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(864) 577-7743
Grades: PK-8
| 39 students
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