Hunt Meadows Elementary, Easley SC

Original Research by School Decision on Hunt Meadows Elementary

Hunt Meadows Elementary, a regular public school in Easley, South Carolina, serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Anderson 01 school district, a system that covers the western edge of Anderson County and includes the town of Easley and surrounding unincorporated areas. The school’s enrollment is moderate, with a student body that is predominantly white, reflecting the broader demographics of the community. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating a mix of household incomes within the attendance zone.

The school’s academic picture comes from South Carolina’s state assessments, the SC Ready tests. In English language arts, the school turns in consistently strong results across all tested grades. Third, fourth, and fifth graders all show proficiency at levels that would be considered solid benchmarks, with the fourth-grade cohort performing particularly well. In mathematics, the picture is more varied. Third and fifth grade proficiency rates are lower, while fourth grade is markedly stronger, suggesting that math performance may shift as students move through the grade levels. A parent interested in the school’s math instruction may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting the bar. In science, tested only in fourth grade, performance is again solid. The school also has historical social studies data from an older test, but that information is too dated to be a reliable measure of current instruction. The state changed the cut scores for both ELA and science in recent years, which makes direct year-over-year trend comparisons unreliable. Overall, across all tested subjects and grades, Hunt Meadows’ proficiency index sits above the midpoint when measured against elementary schools in districts across Anderson County. That is a clear strength.

The school itself offers no special academic programs that were documented in the available data. It is a regular elementary school with no charter or magnet designation. Information on staffing ratios, special education services, English learner support, discipline rates, and chronic absenteeism was not provided. A parent seeking a fuller picture of student support and school climate would need to follow up directly with the school.

Housing in the Easley area shows home values that are above the typical for South Carolina as a whole but slightly below the national median. Rents have been rising at a faster pace than home values, pointing to a competitive rental market. The district’s own financial context matters for families: in a recent bond referendum, voters approved a major infrastructure package that includes a new high school, renovations at existing schools, and district-wide safety upgrades. Construction on the new high school began and is expected to open soon, reshaping attendance boundaries and capacity across the district. While that directly affects secondary students, it signals that the district is investing in facilities and managing growth. The district has also expanded its career and technology offerings, adding programs in healthcare, welding, automotive technology, culinary arts, and information technology. Those pathways are relevant for families who are thinking ahead to middle and high school.

No information was available about recent housing development or population growth specifically in Easley, so that part of the local picture remains unclear. What is clear is that Hunt Meadows Elementary serves a community with moderate home costs, a district that is investing in new buildings and career pathways, and a school where ELA and science outcomes are a clear point of pride, while math performance shows room for conversation. A family looking for a regular elementary school with above-benchmark academics in a growing district that is making capital investments may find this a good match.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 68% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 69% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 61% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 77% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 78%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 77% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolAnderson 01, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income68%Higher-income74%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income68%Higher-income90%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income83%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income61%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income78%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income61%23 pp gap