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Clinton Elementary

Public Grades K-5

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clinton Elementary is a public elementary school serving 401 students in grades K-5 in Clinton, South Carolina, which is part of the Laurens 56 school district. While the district is ranked 38 out of 75 in the state and has a 3-star rating, Clinton Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 237 out of 643 schools in 2018-2019 to 506 out of 640 schools in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated, ranging from 2 to 3 stars out of 5 over the past decade.

Clinton Elementary's student performance on standardized tests, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA, Math, and Science, is generally lower than the Laurens 56 district and the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.4% of 3rd graders at Clinton Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.4% in the Laurens 56 district and 61.8% statewide. In contrast, nearby schools like Eastside Elementary and Reuben Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates. Clinton Elementary's performance on student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, and White students, has also been lower compared to state averages.

Additionally, Clinton Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 31.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Joanna Woodson Elementary and Eastside Elementary. While the school has seen an increase in per-student spending, its student-teacher ratio of 12.3 in 2023-2024 is higher than some nearby schools, such as Waterloo Elementary, which had a ratio of 9.8.

422

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,827

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Chestnut Street
Clinton, SC 29325

(864) 833-0812

District: Laurens 56

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.1%

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg56%

506^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Laurens 56

38^th of 75Laurens 56 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	22.9	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	307 of 638	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	250 of 644	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	328 of 625	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	317 of 622	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	237 of 643	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	304 of 624	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.9	399 of 619	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	377 of 638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.8	376 of 630	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	324 of 599	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	434 of 594	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.3	435 of 597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	439 of 589	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	499 of 580	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	446 of 577	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	370 of 566	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.6	496 of 559	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	491 of 557	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.0	403 of 550	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.1	360 of 542	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	340 of 381	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	162 of 369	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	84 of 394	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	180 of 393	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	124 of 350	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	127 of 421	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	185 of 412	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	429 of 581	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.2	239 of 565	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	229 of 580	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	288 of 573	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	258 of 554	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	218 of 588	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	298 of 570	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	486 of 613	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.0	217 of 599	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	131 of 608	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	294 of 600	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	324 of 580	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	219 of 600	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	298 of 588	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	485 of 586	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	335 of 568	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	256 of 582	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	339 of 579	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	343 of 561	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	255 of 590	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	290 of 571	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	335 of 460	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.9	193 of 441	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	69 of 463	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	237 of 455	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	265 of 439	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	195 of 472	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	258 of 457	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-15 vs state

Science43%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-23 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 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	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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	K-5	800 Chestnut Street	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0812	422	29	14.5		144 (34.1%)	203 (48.1%)	36 (8.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	22.9	506^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.9%		50.8	307^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.9%	199	42.4	55.2	46.0				24.6	40.3	24.0				43.3		$14,827	$1,825	$1,639	$3,464	$9,867	$1,497	$11,363
Eastside Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Old Colony Road	Clinton	29325	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 833-0827	462	31	14.9		229 (49.6%)	156 (33.8%)	44 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	75.3	157^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.1	291^st of 638 public elementary schools	54.4%	134	78.2	75.8	62.0				78.2	66.1	45.0				64.5		$14,193	$1,965	$1,611	$3,576	$9,277	$1,340	$10,617
Joanna-Woodson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 South Ellis Street	Joanna	29351	Laurens County	Laurens 56	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 697-6480	293	26	11.2		179 (61.1%)	62 (21.2%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	41	367^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.7%		50.7	308^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.7%	59	51.7	62.0	45.4				41.4	49.0	52.2				49.0		$17,683	$2,377	$1,875	$4,252	$11,395	$2,035	$13,431
Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Lucas Avenue	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3986	423	42	10.0		121 (28.6%)	93 (22.0%)	186 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	8.5	613^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.8	604^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.3%	9	29.9	29.5	41.5				28.4	34.1	18.9				22.7		$15,791	$1,436	$456	$1,893	$11,084	$2,813	$13,898
E. B. Morse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Parkview Drive	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-7777	447	37	12.0		164 (36.7%)	240 (53.7%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	24.1	497^th of 640 public elementary schools	22.3%		16.9	542^nd of 638 public elementary schools	15.0%	45	52.8	44.1	52.9				44.4	33.9	35.8				20.4		$15,009	$1,351	$459	$1,810	$10,385	$2,814	$13,199
Laurens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Henry Street	Laurens	29360	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 984-3067	465	45	10.3		212 (45.6%)	183 (39.4%)	53 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	17.1	548^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.4%		29.7	447^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.9%	101	49.4	45.3	44.8				36.7	26.6	24.1				29.7		$15,289	$1,603	$453	$2,056	$10,543	$2,690	$13,233
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10457 Highway 221 South	Waterloo	29384	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 677-5610	254	30	8.5		186 (73.2%)	39 (15.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	66.5	214^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.6%		59.8	253^rd of 638 public elementary schools	60.3%	39	88.6	80.6	41.7				88.6	67.8	20.8				45.2		$17,444	$1,448	$595	$2,043	$12,332	$3,069	$15,401
Whitmire Community School (Elementary)	Public	PK, KG-5	2597 SC Highway 66	Whitmire	29178	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 694-2320	250	20	12.6		186 (74.4%)	34 (13.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	61.7	245^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.7%		67.2	204^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.0%	41	56.9	60.9	75.7				56.8	65.3	51.3				52.2		$14,884	$1,305	$1,703	$3,007	$8,949	$2,927	$11,876
Reuben Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Spearman Road	Newberry	29108	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2664	150	9	16.3		70 (46.7%)	43 (28.7%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	64	230^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.1%					(n/a)	72.0		59.0				56.0		59.1						$15,807	$1,324	$1,395	$2,719	$10,637	$2,452	$13,089
Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	9210 Highway 14	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 876-2131	715	68	10.5		379 (53.0%)	117 (16.4%)	176 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	33 (4.6%)	16.6	554^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.2	560^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.2%	6	37.8	47.4	38.3	42.4	47.8	46.5	37.9	34.2	16.1	7.5	20.3	11.3	30.2	39.4	$14,778	$1,293	$429	$1,722	$10,446	$2,609	$13,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Elementary

What district is Clinton Elementary in?

Laurens 56

How many students attend Clinton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Clinton Elementary.

Is Clinton Elementary a good school?

Clinton Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary?

Students at Clinton Elementary are 48% African American, 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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