Best Public Schools in Florence County, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	467	34	13.7	73.7%	215 (46.0%)	189 (40.5%)	24 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	78.6	132^nd of 638 public elementary schools	79.3%		68.5	197^th of 644 public elementary schools	69.4%	65	76.6	63.2	67.1				71.6	60.6	52.7								$14,260	$946	$1,169	$2,116	$10,887	$1,257	$12,144
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	515 North Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8156	589	41	14.3	67.9%	245 (41.6%)	260 (44.1%)	21 (3.6%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	78.9	129^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.8%		59.5	247^th of 644 public elementary schools	61.6%	118	71.9	68.9	61.4				71.9	65.0	53.5								$12,158	$754	$1,061	$1,815	$9,118	$1,226	$10,343
Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	1,004	60	16.7	68.6%	268 (26.7%)	481 (47.9%)	104 (10.4%)	59 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (9.1%)	68	199^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	185^th of 644 public elementary schools	71.3%	14	63.4	66.9	62.0				58.6	54.4	47.4								$11,534	$1,010	$1,429	$2,439	$7,915	$1,180	$9,095
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8451	541	38	14.2	100.0%	120 (22.2%)	356 (65.8%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	21.9	505^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.8%		27.9	461^st of 644 public elementary schools	28.4%	44	39.5	37.0	46.0				37.2	30.0	26.0								$12,802	$1,212	$1,466	$2,678	$8,956	$1,168	$10,124
North Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8159	433	36	12.0	100.0%	6 (1.4%)	390 (90.1%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	45.7	348^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.5%		33.4	432^nd of 644 public elementary schools	32.9%	84	49.3	50.8	46.1				53.6	55.0	34.9								$14,897	$1,142	$2,056	$3,197	$10,294	$1,406	$11,700
Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	488	40	12.2	100.0%	202 (41.4%)	187 (38.3%)	41 (8.4%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	95.3	22^nd of 638 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.6	14^th of 644 public elementary schools	97.8%	8	84.3	82.7	85.9				75.9	80.2	81.4								$14,780	$1,068	$1,023	$2,091	$11,218	$1,470	$12,688
South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,627	100	16.2	70.6%	589 (36.2%)	812 (49.9%)	108 (6.6%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (6.7%)	43.2	124^th of 235 public high schools	47.2%		34.6	147^th of 237 public high schools	38.0%	23													80.1	53.1	58.3	81.2	$11,161	$621	$889	$1,510	$8,300	$1,351	$9,651
Williams Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1119 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 664-8162	819	63	13.0	100.0%	115 (14.0%)	582 (71.1%)	23 (2.8%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.0%)	31.2	222^nd of 325 public middle schools	31.7%		34.6	212^th of 325 public middle schools	34.8%	10				26.2	39.6	42.6				17.3	27.0	24.4	96.0				$13,822	$928	$1,515	$2,443	$10,067	$1,312	$11,379
West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,879	101	18.6	59.9%	717 (38.2%)	843 (44.9%)	147 (7.8%)	36 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.1%)	55.7	87^th of 235 public high schools	63.0%		46.8	114^th of 237 public high schools	51.9%	27													77.3	58.6	58.8	88.7	$11,041	$502	$1,008	$1,510	$8,191	$1,340	$9,531
Advantage Academy	Public	9-12	126 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8464	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McLaurin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1400 McMillan Lane	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8457	547	39	14.0	100.0%	189 (34.6%)	274 (50.1%)	26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)								(n/a)																	$13,193	$840	$1,618	$2,457	$9,595	$1,141	$10,736
Child Development Center at Woods Road	Public	PK	1400 Woods Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 799-6006	187	15	12.4	100.0%	62 (33.2%)	97 (51.9%)	12 (6.4%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)
R.N. Beck Child Development Center	Public	PK	1001 West Sumter Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 673-1129	182	14	13.4	100.0%	26 (14.3%)	132 (72.5%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Henry L. Sneed Middle	Public	6-8	1102 Ebenezer Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 673-1199	663	57	11.6	89.9%	143 (21.6%)	421 (63.5%)	53 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	32.8	214^th of 325 public middle schools	34.2%		31.8	223^rd of 325 public middle schools	31.4%	9				47.6	44.0	35.8				24.3	22.2	20.7	100.0				$14,815	$1,092	$1,187	$2,279	$10,822	$1,714	$12,536
Theodore Lester Elementary	Public	3-5	3501 East Palmetto Street	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8459	375	29	12.9	100.0%	116 (30.9%)	193 (51.5%)	26 (6.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	49.4	324^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.2%		17.3	548^th of 644 public elementary schools	14.9%	224	63.4	58.4	49.2				57.5	40.8	29.8								$19,202	$1,638	$1,727	$3,365	$14,405	$1,433	$15,837
Savannah Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2348 Savannah Grove Road	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8463	378	30	12.6	100.0%	64 (16.9%)	263 (69.6%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.9%)	51	305^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.2%		38.5	399^th of 644 public elementary schools	38.0%	94	52.5	62.6	53.5				45.0	52.1	40.9								$13,888	$1,043	$1,689	$2,732	$9,864	$1,293	$11,156
Main Street Elementary	Public	3-6	318 East Main Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2221	324	13	24.2	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	300 (92.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	29.4	450^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.5%		12.1	581^st of 644 public elementary schools	9.8%	131	44.5	41.4	46.4	54.4			41.7	32.9	28.6	13.8							$12,366	$2,154	$1,917	$4,071	$6,183	$2,112	$8,295
Lake City High	Public	9-12	652 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-3321	552	35	15.8	100.0%	75 (13.6%)	433 (78.4%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	22.1	182^nd of 235 public high schools	22.6%		8.1	222^nd of 237 public high schools	6.3%	40													65.2	51.9	25.8	77.8	$17,322	$2,261	$2,300	$4,562	$9,776	$2,985	$12,761
Lake City Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	906 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2353	397	24	16.4	100.0%	24 (6.0%)	342 (86.1%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)																	$16,148	$2,958	$2,100	$5,058	$9,541	$1,548	$11,090
Ronald E. McNair Junior High	Public	7-8	311 Carver Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-8651	262	16	16.3	100.0%	39 (14.9%)	197 (75.2%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	7.9	318^th of 325 public middle schools	2.2%		10.8	306^th of 325 public middle schools	5.8%	12					24.8	19.5					6.6	7.4					$15,865	$2,715	$2,395	$5,109	$8,125	$2,631	$10,756
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	406	31	13.1	100.0%	183 (45.1%)	186 (45.8%)	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	39.8	134^th of 235 public high schools	43.0%		32.9	153^rd of 237 public high schools	35.4%	19					45.6	51.4					10.0	22.2	73.2	45.1	49.2	89.1
Virtus Academy of South Carolina	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2407 Pisgah Road	Florence	29501	Florence County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 799-4032	686	57	12.1	99.6%	371 (54.1%)	228 (33.2%)	26 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.7%)								(n/a)	49.3	47.1	41.0	38.7	49.0	40.0	58.2	25.7	29.5	32.8	27.4	10.9	37.5	65.9		79.5
Scranton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1649 US 52 Highway	Scranton	29591	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-2531	386	26	14.8	100.0%	164 (42.5%)	183 (47.4%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	47	343^rd of 638 public elementary schools	46.2%		50	314^th of 644 public elementary schools	51.2%	29	50.0	67.3	60.5	56.3			40.7	49.1	25.6	23.4							$13,486	$1,852	$2,145	$3,997	$8,275	$1,214	$9,489
Henry Timrod Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8454	416	31	13.4	100.0%	74 (17.8%)	284 (68.3%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.6%)	43.6	359^th of 638 public elementary schools	43.7%		41.2	377^th of 644 public elementary schools	41.5%	18	56.0	46.9	47.9				50.7	37.7	42.3								$14,678	$1,431	$1,485	$2,916	$10,572	$1,190	$11,761
Wallace Gregg Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Francis Marion Road	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8481	333	25	13.3	100.0%	89 (26.7%)	204 (61.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	32.3	432^nd of 638 public elementary schools	32.3%		27.9	462^nd of 644 public elementary schools	28.3%	30	48.1	35.2	50.0				42.3	29.1	41.4								$14,298	$956	$2,222	$3,178	$9,408	$1,712	$11,120
John W. Moore Middle	Public	6-8	191 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8171	1,063	66	16.2	61.3%	428 (40.3%)	437 (41.1%)	87 (8.2%)	34 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (7.1%)	66.8	90^th of 325 public middle schools	72.3%		69.9	83^rd of 325 public middle schools	74.5%	7				58.9	52.8	55.2				44.7	31.2	44.7	100.0				$12,348	$662	$2,048	$2,710	$8,348	$1,290	$9,639
Dewey-Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4937 South Irby Street	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8479	624	44	14.1	100.0%	259 (41.5%)	252 (40.4%)	68 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	54.8	284^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.5%		36.1	414^th of 644 public elementary schools	35.7%	130	50.0	47.8	62.0				50.9	46.7	62.0								$12,974	$1,141	$1,306	$2,447	$9,350	$1,178	$10,528
Southside Middle	Public	6-8	209 W. Jones Paul Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8467	1,093	75	14.5	100.0%	375 (34.3%)	550 (50.3%)	60 (5.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.1%)	42.4	177^th of 325 public middle schools	45.5%		41.5	181^st of 325 public middle schools	44.3%	4				46.7	41.5	43.6				34.3	27.0	29.4	100.0				$13,178	$837	$1,290	$2,127	$9,494	$1,557	$11,051
Lucy T. Davis Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 665-5977	576	42	13.7	64.6%	202 (35.1%)	274 (47.6%)	30 (5.2%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	72.5	169^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.8	156^th of 644 public elementary schools	75.8%	13	71.9	65.7	60.0				73.2	52.2	52.0								$12,242	$972	$1,132	$2,105	$8,868	$1,269	$10,137
Brockington Elementary Magnet	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Kemper Street	Timmonsville	29161	Florence County	Florence 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 346-3956	310	27	11.4	100.0%	31 (10.0%)	236 (76.1%)	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	15	556^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.9%		10.9	598^th of 644 public elementary schools	7.1%	42	35.3	30.9	29.4				32.7	35.7	20.6
Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,316	89	14.8	100.0%	199 (15.1%)	917 (69.7%)	50 (3.8%)	45 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.9%)	44.9	121^st of 235 public high schools	48.5%		40.2	130^th of 237 public high schools	45.1%	9													60.9	51.7	55.9	88.7	$13,063	$735	$1,161	$1,896	$9,571	$1,596	$11,167
J. C. Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	124 Hicks Road	Coward	29530	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-3323	382	28	13.8	100.0%	261 (68.3%)	57 (14.9%)	42 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	30.8	439^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.2%		37.1	406^th of 644 public elementary schools	37.0%	33	41.0	41.7	36.0	60.6			59.1	33.3	16.0	23.7							$15,421	$1,941	$3,156	$5,097	$9,128	$1,197	$10,325
Olanta Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	312 North Jones Road	Olanta	29114	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 396-4457	199	21	9.4	100.0%	73 (36.7%)	109 (54.8%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.5	480^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.8%		21.3	523^rd of 644 public elementary schools	18.8%	43	33.4	36.3	38.7	50.0			33.3	31.8	38.7	23.0							$16,510	$3,675	$3,357	$7,032	$7,824	$1,654	$9,478
Hannah Pamplico High	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	342	27	12.9	69.3%	190 (55.6%)	113 (33.0%)	20 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	38.8	136^th of 235 public high schools	42.1%		53.4	91^st of 237 public high schools	61.6%	45													77.8	67.5	29.8	81.3	$13,357	$377	$560	$937	$9,777	$2,643	$12,420
Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-5588	737	51	14.5	100.0%	411 (55.8%)	252 (34.2%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	38.2	392^nd of 638 public elementary schools	38.6%		45.4	343^rd of 644 public elementary schools	46.7%	49	47.8	45.9	47.8	39.0	42.0	33.8	32.4	40.2	56.7	36.4	25.9	9.3					$12,163	$1,053	$555	$1,608	$8,086	$2,470	$10,555
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 East Marion Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 386-2955	588	38	15.4	100.0%	362 (61.6%)	164 (27.9%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	42.9	365^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.8%		44.6	351^st of 644 public elementary schools	45.5%	14	49.4	61.8	41.2				42.2	42.0	45.3								$12,513	$2,200	$1,360	$3,560	$7,766	$1,188	$8,953
Johnsonville Middle	Public	6-8	415 Maple Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2066	272	21	12.9	100.0%	183 (67.3%)	62 (22.8%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	58	120^th of 325 public middle schools	63.1%		44.4	171^st of 325 public middle schools	47.4%	51				51.2	54.3	52.8				33.3	39.3	29.7					$11,288	$1,080	$978	$2,058	$8,148	$1,082	$9,230
Johnsonville High	Public	9-12	237 Georgetown Highway	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2707	358	25	14.6	100.0%	228 (63.7%)	107 (29.9%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	30.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%		33.8	149^th of 237 public high schools	37.1%	13													67.4	55.4	43.5	79.4	$12,894	$945	$1,003	$1,948	$9,416	$1,530	$10,946

Best Public Schools in Florence County, SC

Royall Elementary

Carver Elementary

Briggs Elementary

Lucy T. Davis Elementary

Delmae Heights Elementary

John W. Moore Middle

Johnsonville Middle

West Florence High

Dewey-Carter Elementary

Savannah Grove Elementary

Theodore Lester Elementary

Scranton Elementary

North Vista Elementary

Wilson High

Henry Timrod Elementary

South Florence High

Johnsonville Elementary

Southside Middle

J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet

Hannah Pamplico High

Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle

Henry L. Sneed Middle

Wallace Gregg Elementary

Williams Middle

J. C. Lynch Elementary

Johnsonville High

Main Street Elementary

Olanta Elementary

Lake City High

Greenwood Elementary

Brockington Elementary Magnet

Ronald E. McNair Junior High

Advantage Academy

Child Development Center at Woods Road

Lake City Early Childhood Center

McLaurin Elementary

R.N. Beck Child Development Center

Virtus Academy of South Carolina

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