Limestone-Central Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Gaffney, South Carolina·29341
Score
10.0/100
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#527
Among 585 South Carolina elementary schools
#6
In Cherokee 01
#5
In Gaffney
Top 91%
In South Carolina

Score 10.0/100: better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
45%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 13% of them
207 students tested
Math
25%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 54%, better than 2% of them
207 students tested
Science
34%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 22% of them
82 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READY43.562
English language artsGrade 4SC READY43.982
English language artsGrade 5SC READY49.263
English language artsGrade 6SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 7SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 8SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 3SC READY33.962
MathGrade 4SC READY26.882
MathGrade 5SC READY12.763
MathGrade 6SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 7SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 8SC READYn/a0
ScienceGrade 4SC READY34.182

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
475
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
475
Typical elementary school: 508
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Cherokee County

Contact

Address
727 Pacolet Highway
Gaffney, SC 29341

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Limestone-Central Elementary at a glance

Limestone-Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Gaffney, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It has about 475 students (a typical South Carolina elementary school has 508).

In 2025-26 state tests, 45% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 54%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina elementary schools, it scores 10.0 out of 100: better than 10% of them, ranking #527 of 585. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.