Webber School, Eastover SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Webber School

Webber School is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the small, rural town of Eastover, South Carolina, part of Richland County School District One. It is a neighborhood school in a community that has seen its population decline over recent decades, and the school’s student body is small, with every student qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-poverty context of the area.

On state assessments, the school shows a notable strength in English language arts. Across the three tested grades, the share of students scoring proficient or above is solid, with fourth grade reaching a particularly strong level and both third and fifth grades also performing well above the midpoint of what is typical. This pattern suggests that reading and writing instruction is a reliable part of the academic program. In math, the picture is more uneven. Third and fourth graders post proficiency rates that are in a moderate range, but fifth grade math results are markedly lower, a drop a parent may want to ask the school about. Science, tested only in fourth grade, lands in a middling zone. Social studies results are available only from several years ago and reflect an older assessment, so they do not offer a current read on that subject. Overall, across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s proficiency index places it above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Richland County, a solid relative position for an elementary school serving a high-needs population.

The student body is predominantly African American, with smaller shares of white, Hispanic, and multiracial students. The school is not a charter or magnet, and it operates as a traditional public school within the district. No data on special education or English learner populations were reported in the available records, nor was information on discipline, attendance, or course access, so a parent interested in those areas would need to follow up directly with the school. Because Webber serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing data for the earlier primary grades is not applicable.

Eastover itself is a very small town about twenty miles southeast of Columbia, with a Main Street spine that holds the library, park, and recreation center. The area’s major employers include a military base and a coal-fired power plant, and home values are considerably lower than the state and national benchmarks, making this one of the more affordable communities in the region. The town’s population has been shrinking, and new housing development is not evident in current sources, so growth is flat to declining.

For a family seeking a small, rural elementary school where literacy outcomes are a relative strength and where the school sits within a county district that offers middle and high school options outside the town center, Webber School fits that profile. The high level of economic need means that a substantial share of families rely on the school as a central community institution. A parent considering this school may want to explore how the math performance in the upper grades is being addressed and what enrichment or support programs are available beyond the core academic offerings, as those details are not captured in the available data.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 47% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 42% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 37% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 54% · ▲ 5 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 57% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 56% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 41% · ▲ 4 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 63% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

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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.