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Schools in Darlington County, SC

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Schools

10,016

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMayo High For Math Science & Technology3^rd of 245 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

North Hartsville Elementary up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Hart Academy 5.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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15 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2024)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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
Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	965	71	13.5	100.0%	189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	13.8	226^th of 245 public high schools	7.8%		14.5	211^th of 235 public high schools	10.2%	15															33.2	36.4	74.9	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822
Darlington Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-5088	888	58	15.3	100.0%	210 (23.6%)	538 (60.6%)	35 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	39.2	207^th of 335 public middle schools	38.2%		35.9	203^rd of 320 public middle schools	36.6%	4				49.4	48.4	58.2				33.6	28.8	39.2		45.0				$15,589	$1,606	$1,442	$3,048	$10,927	$1,614	$12,540
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	100.0%	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
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4	100.0%	167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 245 public high schools	98.8%		95.1	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%	1															96.6	97.5	100.0	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303
Brockington Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	413 Brockington Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-2500	303	23	13.2	100.0%	64 (21.1%)	190 (62.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	33.3	431^st of 649 public elementary schools	33.6%		42.8	358^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.1%	73	49.5	64.8	51.3				46.0	42.6	40.4				39.9					$16,987	$2,731	$1,275	$4,006	$11,137	$1,844	$12,981
Carolina Elementary	Public	K-5	719 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 857-3230	212	17	12.7	100.0%	129 (60.8%)	44 (20.8%)	17 (8.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	75.3	155^th of 649 public elementary schools	76.1%		70.1	195^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.5%	40	58.3	77.5	70.9				60.4	85.0	69.1				77.5					$19,903	$4,158	$1,181	$5,339	$12,660	$1,903	$14,564
North Hartsville Elementary	Public	K-5	110 School Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3115	486	33	14.7	100.0%	306 (63.0%)	93 (19.1%)	29 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	58	257^th of 649 public elementary schools	60.4%		39.7	383^rd of 640 public elementary schools	40.2%	126	70.1	64.9	61.1				58.7	51.5	52.7				53.7					$16,846	$2,395	$1,238	$3,632	$11,672	$1,542	$13,213
Pate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 Indian Branch Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-5070	397	29	13.8	100.0%	94 (23.7%)	233 (58.7%)	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.8%)								(n/a)																		$16,034	$2,394	$1,444	$3,839	$10,736	$1,460	$12,196
Thornwell School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	437 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 857-3090	188	19	9.8	100.0%	29 (15.4%)	122 (64.9%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.9%)	32.5	438^th of 649 public elementary schools	32.5%		17.2	547^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.5%	109	51.0	58.5	51.6				41.5	58.5	29.0				41.5					$21,716	$2,071	$1,555	$3,626	$15,553	$2,537	$18,090
Hartsville Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1427 Fourteenth Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 857-3121	801	61	13.1	100.0%	353 (44.1%)	306 (38.2%)	59 (7.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.4%)	42.1	190^th of 335 public middle schools	43.3%		36.9	199^th of 320 public middle schools	37.8%	9				50.0	59.5	49.2				34.0	38.6	27.5		50.4				$16,121	$1,284	$1,035	$2,320	$12,135	$1,666	$13,801
Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,129	74	15.2	100.0%	449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	20.9	207^th of 245 public high schools	15.5%		31.8	161^st of 235 public high schools	31.5%	46															36.7	53.1	71.9	$17,053	$1,133	$954	$2,086	$12,825	$2,142	$14,967
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7	100.0%	103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	12	228^th of 245 public high schools	6.9%		10.1	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%	7															27.6	39.0	73.6	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
Spaulding Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Cartersville Highway	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 326-7625	228	18	12.6	100.0%	77 (33.8%)	115 (50.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	42.8	183^rd of 335 public middle schools	45.4%		51.6	137^th of 320 public middle schools	57.2%	46				55.1	53.3	50.6				26.9	42.9	41.4		42.3				$18,777	$2,233	$1,365	$3,598	$12,774	$2,404	$15,179
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J. L. Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 First Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-2450	533	43	12.3	100.0%	88 (16.5%)	383 (71.9%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	15.8	568^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.5%		20.5	528^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.5%	40	48.4	52.5	43.6				37.5	31.3	26.4				22.3					$14,930	$1,660	$1,294	$2,953	$10,562	$1,415	$11,976
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	100.0%	195 (34.6%)	283 (50.3%)	35 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	30.1	455^th of 649 public elementary schools	29.9%		33.8	427^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.3%	28	52.0	56.3	50.4				49.1	48.5	34.5				33.0					$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	100.0%	185 (37.3%)	265 (53.4%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	43.9	360^th of 649 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.7	316^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.6%	44	44.8	73.4	50.7				46.3	64.5	31.9				50.7					$15,467	$1,826	$1,221	$3,047	$10,932	$1,488	$12,420
Black Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2225 Leavensworth Road	Darlington	29540	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 398-5100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Butler Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	393	33	11.9	100.0%	146 (37.2%)	185 (47.1%)	30 (7.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)								(n/a)	56.8	57.5	76.8	46.5	66.7	55.6	65.9	32.5	51.2	27.9	33.3	41.7	42.5	39.5				$15,317	$772	$1,217	$1,990	$8,846	$4,481	$13,327
School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Public	11-12	401 Railroad Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3900	296			1.1%	148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)																100.0
Fpc Early Childhood Education Program	Private, Presbyterian	PK-K	213 W Home Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 332-8601	84	1	8.0		7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)
First Baptist	Private, Other	PK-K	104 E Home Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 878-0445	67	1	13.0		11 (16.4%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Forest Hills Christian School	Private, Baptist	8-12	317 Forest Hills Dr	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 332-7811																			(n/a)
Kelleytown Baptist Kindergarten	Private, Baptist	PK-K	2609 Kelleytown Rd	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 332-8092	80	1	13.0		13 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Thomas Hart Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	852 Flinns Rd	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 332-4991	141	19	5.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Trinity Collegiate School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	6-12	5001 Hoffmeyer Rd	Darlington	29532	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 395-9124	377	47	8.0		240 (63.7%)	113 (30.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Temple Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-5	1660 N Governor Williams Hwy	Darlington	29540	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 393-6000	128	8	6.9		31 (24.2%)	20 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Emmanuel Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	1001 N Marquis Hwy	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 332-0164	299	14	17.1		222 (74.2%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Christian Pathway/ Starting Steps School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK-K	101 Chapel Hill Rd	Lamar	29069	Darlington County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 326-5850	25	4	.2		1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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