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Dennis Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dennis Elementary is an elementary school located in Bishopville, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Lee 01 School District, which is ranked 74th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dennis Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 603 and 632 out of over 600 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating very poor performance. Academically, Dennis Elementary's performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.5% to 44.5% in ELA and mathematics, compared to the state averages of 61.8% to 63.5% and 48.1% to 56.3%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 28.3% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools in the Lee 01 School District also perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom 10-20% of the state, some nearby schools in other districts, such as McBee Elementary and North Hartsville Elementary, perform significantly better, with rankings in the top 40-60% of the state. This suggests that high-performing schools are possible in the region, even with similar student demographics. To address the issues at Dennis Elementary, a comprehensive approach may be necessary, including identifying and addressing the root causes of the school's academic challenges, implementing targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement, and exploring opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing with higher-performing schools in the region.

359

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,266

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Roland Street
Bishopville, SC 29010

(803) 483-1005

District: Lee 01

Students who attend Dennis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Central Middle
High:	Lee Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.2%

White:

3.9%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg56%

579^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 75Lee 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	13.1	579 of 640	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	591 of 638	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	632 of 644	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	613 of 625	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	603 of 622	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	615 of 643	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	610 of 624	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	625 of 639	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	613 of 619	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	627 of 638	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	625 of 630	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	591 of 599	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	585 of 594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	577 of 597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	544 of 589	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	573 of 580	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	567 of 577	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	530 of 566	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	504 of 559	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	497 of 557	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	484 of 550	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.5	487 of 542	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	282 of 381	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	309 of 369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	362 of 394	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	363 of 393	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	329 of 350	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	381 of 421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	373 of 412	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	512 of 581	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	522 of 565	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	556 of 580	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	550 of 573	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	559 of 588	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	532 of 570	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	532 of 613	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	541 of 599	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	596 of 608	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	590 of 600	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	563 of 580	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	575 of 600	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	571 of 588	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	538 of 586	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	558 of 568	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	568 of 582	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	560 of 579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	576 of 590	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	567 of 571	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-25 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

Science19%-30 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
Dennis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Roland Street	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 483-1005	359	36	9.9		14 (3.9%)	331 (92.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	13.1	579^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.6	591^st of 638 public elementary schools	7.4%	12	38.9	40.4	34.5				44.5	30.8	21.8				19.3		$25,266	$1,552	$5,907	$7,459	$13,619	$4,188	$17,807
Lower Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5142 St. Charles Road	Mayesville	29104	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-3637	128	16	8.0		4 (3.1%)	119 (93.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			80.0						60.0						$29,767	$1,664	$6,221	$7,885	$16,765	$5,116	$21,881
West Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 West Lee School Road	Rembert	29128	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-3147	98	9	10.8		11 (11.2%)	83 (84.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$30,954	$1,300	$6,403	$7,703	$17,462	$5,788	$23,251
Bay Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Bay Road	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6300	563	40	14.0		195 (34.6%)	283 (50.3%)	35 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	33.8	427^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.3%		44.6	355^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.4%	72	51.9	51.5	58.2				34.3	54.5	36.0				38.4		$15,999	$2,709	$1,475	$4,184	$10,374	$1,441	$11,815
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5232 Lamar Highway 401	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6370	496	31	16.0		185 (37.3%)	265 (53.4%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	48.7	316^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.1	314^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.8%	2	63.0	52.3	63.7				60.5	53.7	48.1				23.9		$15,467	$1,826	$1,221	$3,047	$10,932	$1,488	$12,420
Southside Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1615 Blanding Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 383-3310	360	32	11.1		124 (34.4%)	183 (50.8%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)								(n/a)															$18,157	$1,510	$1,339	$2,849	$13,800	$1,509	$15,309
Carolina Elementary	Public	1-5	719 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 857-3230	212	17	12.7		129 (60.8%)	44 (20.8%)	17 (8.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	70.1	195^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.5%		63.2	228^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.3%	33	76.3	68.7	68.2				71.0	54.2	59.1				50.1		$19,903	$4,158	$1,181	$5,339	$12,660	$1,903	$14,564
Thornwell School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	1-5	437 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 857-3090	188	19	9.8		29 (15.4%)	122 (64.9%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.9%)	17.2	547^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.5%		11.3	584^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.5%	37	34.2	47.1	40.0				48.8	26.4	13.4				35.3		$21,716	$2,071	$1,555	$3,626	$15,553	$2,537	$18,090
Butler Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	393	33	11.9		146 (37.2%)	185 (47.1%)	30 (7.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	49.5	310^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.3	341^st of 638 public elementary schools	46.6%	31	60.0	70.7	50.0	74.4	74.4	70.5	57.7	48.8	42.1	27.9	51.1	43.2	34.1	44.2	$15,317	$772	$1,217	$1,990	$8,846	$4,481	$13,327
North Hartsville Elementary	Public	1-5	110 School Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3115	486	33	14.7		306 (63.0%)	93 (19.1%)	29 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	39.7	383^rd of 640 public elementary schools	40.2%		58.2	263^rd of 638 public elementary schools	58.8%	120	52.5	59.1	58.9				52.6	41.8	43.2				37.3		$16,846	$2,395	$1,238	$3,632	$11,672	$1,542	$13,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis Elementary

What district is Dennis Elementary in?

Lee 01

What is the racial makeup of Dennis Elementary?

Students at Dennis Elementary are 92% African American, 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Dennis Elementary a good school?

Dennis Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Dennis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Dennis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dennis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dennis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lee Central Middle
High : Lee Central High

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