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Best Public Schools in Barnwell County, SC

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Schools

3,123

Students

Top rankedKelly Edwards Elementary389^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Blackville-Hilda High 8.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Kelly Edwards Elementary and 6 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking ()				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Total
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%)	4.2	643^rd of 649 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)	33.4	36.7	20.0	33.4	33.3	31.5	19.5	23.4	0.0	12.5	11.1	11.5	16.7	8.3
Blackville-Hilda High	Public	9-12	76 Atkins Circle	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5700	140	16	8.7		12 (8.6%)	113 (80.7%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	31.4	174^th of 245 public high schools	29.0%					(n/a)															57.6	43.6	75.9
Barnwell County Career Center	Public	9-12	5214 Reynolds Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 259-5512	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	40.9	389^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.1%					(n/a)	66.7	50.0	67.5				46.1	42.0	51.2				36.0
Williston-Elko High	Public	9-12	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3110	192	14	14.2		65 (33.9%)	116 (60.4%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	19.2	213^th of 245 public high schools	13.1%					(n/a)															54.7	30.6	66.7
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)	57.1						43.6
Guinyard-Butler Middle	Public	7-8	779 Allen Street	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	No	(803) 541-1370	335	20	16.8		143 (42.7%)	142 (42.4%)	24 (7.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	18.5	282^nd of 335 public middle schools	15.8%					(n/a)					41.8	46.5					24.2	19.4
Barnwell High	Public	9-12	474 Jackson Street	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	No	(803) 541-1390	557	39	14.4		231 (41.5%)	262 (47.0%)	31 (5.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (3.1%)	28.6	183^rd of 245 public high schools	25.3%					(n/a)															42.9	58.5	72.4
Barnwell Elementary	Public	4-6	10524 Marlboro Avenue	Barnwell	29812	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 541-1285	425	29	14.5		172 (40.5%)	203 (47.8%)	20 (4.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)								(n/a)		58.1	53.7	55.0				37.8	28.4	31.5			35.9	31.9
Williston-Elko Middle	Public	6-8	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3430	149	15	9.9		41 (27.5%)	96 (64.4%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	33.4	222^nd of 335 public middle schools	33.7%					(n/a)				36.2	52.8	65.9				27.5	18.8	52.3		25.9

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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