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Clinton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clinton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lancaster, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 405 students. The school is part of the Lancaster 01 School District, which is ranked 25 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clinton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Clinton Elementary South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 599 and 634 out of around 600-650 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Academically, Clinton Elementary lags significantly behind the district and state averages, with only 35.9% of 3rd graders, 29.7% of 4th graders, and 41% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 68.6%, 64%, and 67.4% for the Lancaster 01 district, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also well below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Lancaster 01 district, such as Buford Elementary and Van Wyck Elementary, significantly outperform Clinton Elementary in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism, which likely contributes to their stronger academic performance.

412

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,848

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Clinton School Road
Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 285-5395

District: Lancaster 01

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.8%

White:

19.4%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg56%

575^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lancaster 01

25^th of 75Lancaster 01 among South Carolina districts

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
2025	13.5	575 of 640	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	622 of 638	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	585 of 644	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	622 of 625	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	611 of 622	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	634 of 643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	603 of 624	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	599 of 619	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	631 of 638	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	624 of 630	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	596 of 599	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	565 of 594	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	563 of 597	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	567 of 589	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	569 of 580	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	537 of 577	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	391 of 566	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.5	462 of 559	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	451 of 557	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	477 of 550	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.7	453 of 542	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	331 of 381	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	343 of 394	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	393 of 393	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	345 of 350	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	419 of 421	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	402 of 412	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	133 of 147	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	166 of 174	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	502 of 581	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	531 of 565	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	509 of 580	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	571 of 573	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	543 of 554	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	586 of 588	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	564 of 570	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	554 of 613	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	583 of 599	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	553 of 608	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	596 of 600	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	567 of 580	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	598 of 600	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	573 of 588	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	552 of 586	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	564 of 568	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	557 of 582	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	571 of 579	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	549 of 561	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	570 of 590	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	527 of 571	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

English Language Arts35%-27 vs state

Science20%-29 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
Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Clinton School Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-5395	412	34	12.0		80 (19.4%)	238 (57.8%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	13.5	575^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.2%		6.9	622^nd of 638 public elementary schools	2.5%	47	35.9	29.7	41.0	41.5	34.4	32.2	20.4	$17,848	$2,085	$575	$2,660	$12,212	$2,976	$15,188
Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-5	302 West Dunlap Street	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 285-8430	146	10	15.0		64 (43.8%)	47 (32.2%)	29 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$13,257	$221	$236	$458	$10,385	$2,415	$12,800
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roddey Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-9918	645	43	15.0		191 (29.6%)	278 (43.1%)	121 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	38.5	392^nd of 640 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	386^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.5%	6	60.6	37.3	55.5	58.5	38.3	44.4	39.4	$13,468	$799	$247	$1,046	$10,513	$1,909	$12,422
Brooklyn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8471	398	30	13.3		93 (23.4%)	178 (44.7%)	107 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	11.6	586^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.9	602^nd of 638 public elementary schools	5.6%	16	45.9	30.1	28.1	49.2	23.8	17.6	9.5	$16,109	$1,541	$294	$1,835	$11,982	$2,292	$14,274
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1477 Locustwood Avenue	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-8484	418	32	13.1		130 (31.1%)	165 (39.5%)	88 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	13.7	571^st of 640 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.3	621^st of 638 public elementary schools	2.7%	50	32.8	22.4	40.3	45.7	26.8	34.3	22.4	$16,705	$1,417	$656	$2,072	$12,178	$2,455	$14,633
McDonald Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2763 Lynwood Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-7416	337	25	13.4		135 (40.1%)	125 (37.1%)	51 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	49.1	313^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.1%		46.3	345^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.9%	32	42.8	60.0	58.6	41.3	63.1	62.1	49.3	$17,243	$1,194	$260	$1,454	$13,142	$2,648	$15,789
Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	792	48	16.6		657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	85.1	85^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.7%		86.2	77^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.9%	8	80.1	71.3	68.0	88.9	80.6	70.7	62.8	$12,139	$574	$142	$715	$9,491	$1,933	$11,424
Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	820	55	14.9		488 (59.5%)	102 (12.4%)	126 (15.4%)	45 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	85.8	79^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.7%		80.1	121^st of 638 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	76.5	75.0		79.8	73.0		64.0	$12,373	$279	$234	$513	$10,141	$1,719	$11,859
Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	297	23	13.2		191 (64.3%)	67 (22.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	36.8	402^nd of 640 public elementary schools	37.2%		26.8	467^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.8%	65	61.7	40.4	31.0	61.7	55.3	38.1	34.1	$16,355	$732	$398	$1,130	$12,722	$2,503	$15,224
Great Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Dearborn Street	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 482-2214	335	26	13.1		136 (40.6%)	126 (37.6%)	44 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	36	408^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.3%		54	293^rd of 638 public elementary schools	54.1%	115	59.0	57.5	45.1	48.2	41.5	25.5	55.0	$14,957	$1,682	$983	$2,664	$9,779	$2,514	$12,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Elementary

Is Clinton Elementary a good school?

Clinton Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Clinton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Clinton Elementary.

What district is Clinton Elementary in?

Lancaster 01

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary?

Students at Clinton Elementary are 58% African American, 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Clinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clinton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lancaster High

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