Pauline-glenn Springs Elementary, Pauline SC

Original Research by School Decision on Pauline-glenn Springs Elementary

Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Spartanburg County School District 6. The school sits in Pauline, a small rural unincorporated community in the southern part of the county. The area is a mix of older homes, newer residential development, and working farms, with no traditional downtown or commercial core. The elementary school functions as a community anchor, alongside a post office and a historic house listed on the National Register. The population has been growing modestly as suburban-style development spreads into what was historically farmland.

Academically, the school performs solidly, especially in English language arts. Across grades three through five, a strong majority of students scored proficient or above on the state’s SC Ready assessments in reading and writing. Math proficiency was more moderate, with roughly six in ten students meeting the bar. Science results for fourth grade were near the halfway mark. The school’s overall proficiency, when averaged across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Spartanburg County. That is a strong showing for a small rural elementary school. Because the state changed its cut scores for ELA and science in recent years, the school’s year-to-year trend is not directly comparable, so there is only a single year of data to assess.

Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving grades PK-5. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic and Black students and a very small number of Asian students. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a standard measure of economic need. The school does not report data on students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent looking into special education or language support services would want to ask the school directly for that information.

Home values in the Pauline ZIP code are moderately above the statewide median for South Carolina, and the area has seen some price appreciation. Mortgage rates at the time of this data were around the national average, and the estimated monthly payment for a median-priced home is in line with what a typical household in the area might afford. The unemployment rate nationally was low, and real median household income has been rising slightly in recent years.

The school operates on a traditional calendar and is not a charter or magnet school. No Title I status was reported. The district’s website describes the community as a mix of old and new, with scattered commercial businesses, but no recent major changes such as bond referendums or curriculum overhauls were found in public records. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate or college-career readiness data to consider.

For a family weighing options, Pauline-Glenn Springs offers a straightforward academic profile: strong ELA results, solid math performance that leaves some room for growth, and a rural setting where the school is central to the community. The peer environment is largely homogeneous, and the economic need is moderate. The school’s academic standing is notably high among Spartanburg County’s districts, which is a meaningful indicator for a school of this size and location. A parent interested in specialized programs, extracurriculars beyond what a K-5 building typically offers, or detailed support services will need to follow up with the school directly, as those data points were not available.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 366%

School 66% · District 50% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 47% · ▲ 12 pts above district

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

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 38% · ▲ 15 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 56% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 57% · ▲ 17 pts above district

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

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 58% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 40% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 63% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 9 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income89%39 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income81%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income83%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income57%Higher-income71%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income51%Higher-income64%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income59%13 pp gap