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Best Public Schools in Georgetown County, SC

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At a glance

Schools

7,249

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWaccamaw Middle11^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform up 28 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (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
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13072 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3419	604	48	12.6	100.0%	266 (44.0%)	266 (44.0%)	48 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	27.6	472^nd of 649 public elementary schools	27.3%		31.2	440^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.3%	32	46.2	49.4	56.7				40.8	40.3	48.9				27.3					$15,995	$1,829	$1,013	$2,842	$11,539	$1,613	$13,153
Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Public	PK, KG-5	7292 Brown's Ferry Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-1325	163	15	10.7	100.0%	9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	15.4	575^th of 649 public elementary schools	11.4%		9.8	603^rd of 640 public elementary schools	5.8%	28	40.9	58.6	48.0				18.2	24.1	24.0				27.6					$21,716	$2,884	$3,158	$6,042	$12,938	$2,736	$15,674
Kensington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Kensington Boulevard	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8511	548	41	13.4	100.0%	293 (53.5%)	176 (32.1%)	49 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	43.1	370^th of 649 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.7	330^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.4%	40	56.0	58.8	73.3				36.0	49.4	59.2				32.9					$15,355	$1,363	$785	$2,147	$11,450	$1,758	$13,208
Maryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Poplar Street	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8423	444	39	11.2	100.0%	172 (38.7%)	190 (42.8%)	78 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.3	597^th of 649 public elementary schools	8.0%		25.8	482^nd of 640 public elementary schools	24.7%	115	48.1	43.3	40.7				34.6	32.4	26.6				17.7					$15,430	$1,467	$920	$2,387	$11,233	$1,809	$13,042
McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 McDonald Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-3485	389	36	10.7	100.0%	110 (28.3%)	223 (57.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	20.7	520^th of 649 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.8	501^st of 640 public elementary schools	21.7%	19	50.0	49.0	52.0				35.0	39.2	34.0				27.4					$18,156	$1,954	$1,286	$3,240	$12,912	$2,004	$14,916
Rosemary Middle	Public	6-8	12804 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-9780	356	28	12.7	100.0%	116 (32.6%)	214 (60.1%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14.6	303^rd of 335 public middle schools	9.6%		10.3	304^th of 320 public middle schools	5.0%	1				40.7	34.7	34.2				30.1	17.9	17.1		26.5				$16,529	$2,133	$1,418	$3,551	$10,901	$2,076	$12,977
Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Public	PK, KG-5	1668 Exodus Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8453	78	12	6.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)																		$32,548	$4,677	$4,604	$9,281	$20,097	$3,170	$23,267
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1364 Waverly Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-4233	543	41	13.1	100.0%	396 (72.9%)	80 (14.7%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)								(n/a)	84.9						74.6											$14,891	$1,662	$800	$2,462	$10,904	$1,525	$12,429
Sampit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Woodland Avenue	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4411	270	24	11.2	100.0%	83 (30.7%)	162 (60.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	9	624^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.9%		9.3	607^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.2%	17	41.9	25.0	30.6				48.4	20.4	27.7				13.6					$17,921	$1,287	$1,574	$2,861	$13,035	$2,026	$15,060
Andrews High	Public	9-12	12890 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3414	471	44	10.7	100.0%	161 (34.2%)	260 (55.2%)	40 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8	233^rd of 245 public high schools	4.9%		6.1	226^th of 235 public high schools	3.8%	7															26.6	34.6	70.7	$17,959	$1,611	$945	$2,557	$12,397	$3,005	$15,402
Georgetown High	Public	9-12	2500 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 546-8516	918	69	13.3	80.8%	360 (39.2%)	397 (43.2%)	139 (15.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	49.3	126^th of 245 public high schools	48.6%		51.3	103^rd of 235 public high schools	56.2%	23															52.9	68.1	80.1	$16,482	$1,186	$582	$1,767	$12,401	$2,315	$14,715
Waccamaw Middle	Public	7-8	247 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-0106	329	24	13.7	46.7%	245 (74.5%)	53 (16.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	97.5	11^th of 335 public middle schools	96.7%		93.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%	7					85.0	84.4					75.1	82.7						$15,423	$1,913	$836	$2,749	$10,812	$1,863	$12,675
Georgetown Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4495	671	51	13.1	100.0%	235 (35.0%)	339 (50.5%)	82 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	20.4	276^th of 335 public middle schools	17.6%		21.3	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%	19				40.6	43.6	44.0				25.1	21.4	14.1		40.2				$14,543	$1,913	$898	$2,811	$9,859	$1,874	$11,733
Waccamaw High	Public	9-12	2412 Kings River Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-9899	808	54	14.9	41.4%	609 (75.4%)	124 (15.3%)	43 (5.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	87.4	26^th of 245 public high schools	89.4%		74.8	39^th of 235 public high schools	83.4%	13															75.1	85.6	93.0	$13,730	$706	$401	$1,106	$10,592	$2,032	$12,624
Waccamaw Intermediate	Public	4-6	320 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-7071	415	29	14.3	44.6%	319 (76.9%)	63 (15.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)		81.1	77.4	74.9				74.9	68.8	60.9			58.5	74.2				$14,806	$1,081	$889	$1,970	$11,175	$1,662	$12,837
Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	242	22	11.0	47.7%	188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	24	500^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.0%		39.7	382^nd of 640 public elementary schools	40.3%	118	67.6	53.1	59.2	48.1	72.0	75.0	35.3	18.8	18.5	22.2	44.0	40.7	25.1	29.6				$14,307	$611	$354	$965	$10,765	$2,578	$13,343

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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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