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Best public schools in Gaffney, SC

13 public schools in Gaffney: 7 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high · 2 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

7 schools in Gaffney, best first
1
Corinth Elementary 79.2
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 305 students
ELA 73%Math 67%Science 65%
#122 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Grassy Pond Elementary 55.5
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 504 students
ELA 63%Math 58%Science 44%
#261 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Northwest Elementary 53.2
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 425 students
ELA 63%Math 55%Science 41%
#274 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Draytonville Elementary 22.3
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 265 students
ELA 47%Math 41%Science 31%
#455 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Limestone-Central Elementary 10.0
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 475 students
ELA 45%Math 25%Science 34%
#527 of 585 in South Carolina
6
B. D. Lee Elementary 2.1
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 617 students
ELA 39%Math 26%Science 18%
#573 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary 1.1
Cherokee 01 · Grades PK-5 · 397 students
ELA 30%Math 26%Science 12%
#579 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

2 schools in Gaffney, best first
1
John E. Ewing Middle 27.1
Cherokee 01 · Grades 6-8 · 405 students
ELA 43%Math 31%Science 41%
#171 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Gaffney Middle 22.4
Cherokee 01 · Grades 6-8 · 852 students
ELA 44%Math 25%Science 32%
#182 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

2 schools in Gaffney
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Gaffney High —
Cherokee 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,878 students
No published test results
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Institute of Innovation —
Cherokee 01 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Gaffney, best first
1
Cherokee Charter Academy 64.8
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades PK-9 · Charter · 516 students
ELA 61%Math 48%Science 50%
#22 of 61 in South Carolina
2
Goucher Charter Academy 35.2
Limestone Charters Association · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 130 students
ELA 53%Math 28%Science 41%
#40 of 61 in South Carolina

School districts serving Gaffney

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