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Kelly Edwards Elementary

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Public Grades PK, KG-5

341

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 Elko Street
Williston, SC 29853

(803) 266-3737

District: Barnwell 29

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.6%

White:

26.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2012 → 42nd in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg47%

Not ranked this year

Kelly Edwards Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.3	360 of 625	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	394 of 622	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	544 of 643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	522 of 624	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	489 of 639	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	516 of 619	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.9	381 of 638	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.2	477 of 630	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	499 of 599	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.2	360 of 594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	363 of 597	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	350 of 589	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.6	488 of 580	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	531 of 577	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	419 of 566	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	437 of 559	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	473 of 557	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	482 of 550	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.0	374 of 542	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	68 of 393	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	163 of 350	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	330 of 421	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	305 of 412	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	337 of 573	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	334 of 554	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	498 of 588	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	496 of 570	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	309 of 600	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	354 of 580	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	521 of 600	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	504 of 588	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	336 of 579	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	399 of 561	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	507 of 590	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	474 of 571	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.5	443 of 472	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	417 of 457	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2022)83rd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2022)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2022)41st percentile~ school

White (2019)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2021-2022) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-10 vs state

Science37%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	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
Kelly Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1071 Elko Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3737	296	23	12.8		68 (23.0%)	190 (64.2%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)								(n/a)
Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	556 Jones Bridge Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5800	349	24	14.5		40 (11.5%)	254 (72.8%)	25 (7.2%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)
Barnwell Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	9286 Marlboro Avenue	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 541-1320	680	52	13.0		360 (52.9%)	278 (40.9%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 Charleston Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2560	427	33	12.9		160 (37.5%)	76 (17.8%)	139 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	32	435^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.4	437^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.5%	2	53.3	43.9	64.8	43.3	36.6	53.7	29.3	$13,511	$1,237	$1,113	$2,350	$10,151	$1,009	$11,161
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4441	179	12	15.2		38 (21.2%)	121 (67.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	14.7	566^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.6%		3.7	637^th of 638 public elementary schools	0.2%	71	35.5	36.3	52.4	25.8	27.2	42.9	18.1	$17,684	$1,022	$1,009	$2,032	$13,543	$2,110	$15,652
Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Boundary Avenue	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 652-8170	333	25	13.5		121 (36.3%)	122 (36.6%)	48 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	27.8	467^th of 640 public elementary schools	27.0%		27.1	464^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.3%	3	56.6	42.9	71.7	34.6	18.4	35.8	22.4	$14,163	$1,159	$1,137	$2,296	$10,738	$1,129	$11,867
Denmark-Olar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1437 Church St	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3112	232	18	12.8		3 (1.3%)	219 (94.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	15.2	563^rd of 640 public elementary schools	12.0%		22.1	504^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.0%	59	32.4	38.2	52.2	17.6	44.1	21.8	23.6	$23,042	$3,069	$1,425	$4,494	$15,615	$2,933	$18,548
Cyril B. Busbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 A.L. Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1000	467	34	13.7		224 (48.0%)	154 (33.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	20.5	527^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.8	525^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.7%	2	47.2	36.9	61.9	47.2	15.8	28.5	23.6	$13,254	$806	$1,233	$2,038	$10,345	$870	$11,216
Chukker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Chukker Creek Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2474	578	41	14.1		249 (43.1%)	211 (36.5%)	44 (7.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	64.8	224^th of 640 public elementary schools	65.0%		65.8	211^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.9%	13	59.8	73.6	76.1	48.6	58.1	63.5	50.4	$12,345	$707	$1,118	$1,825	$9,524	$996	$10,520
East Aiken School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Old Wagener Road	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2450	534	39	13.6		203 (38.0%)	219 (41.0%)	46 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.9%)	75.8	156^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.6%		60.6	240^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.4%	84	70.2	78.4	68.7	56.4	71.2	62.7	59.8	$12,989	$1,218	$1,174	$2,393	$9,648	$949	$10,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Edwards Elementary

What district is Kelly Edwards Elementary in?

Barnwell 29

How many students attend Kelly Edwards Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 341 students attended Kelly Edwards Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Edwards Elementary?

Students at Kelly Edwards Elementary are 67% African American, 26% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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