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Best Public Schools in Kershaw County, SC

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Schools

12,382

Students

Districts

Top rankedLugoff-Elgin Middle82^nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Blaney Elementary up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

The Montessori School of Camden 8.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Horse Creek Academy-Kershaw

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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 Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	688	45	15.2	59.3%	420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	58.4	259^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.6	227^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.5%	32	66.7	67.4	66.4				57.3	59.4	43.0				52.8						$11,841	$719	$560	$1,280	$8,814	$1,747	$10,561
Leslie M. Stover Middle	Public	6-8	1649 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-7414	662	44	15.0	63.2%	319 (48.2%)	168 (25.4%)	105 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.8%)	44.6	180^th of 341 public middle schools	47.2%		41.7	177^th of 321 public middle schools	44.9%	3				55.5	52.1	57.0				36.8	27.2	35.2		54.0					$13,477	$716	$607	$1,323	$10,114	$2,040	$12,154
Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1	—	362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	63.6	236^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.9	275^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.0%	39	67.0	73.1	67.3				63.9	59.3	42.1				56.1						$11,919	$759	$664	$1,423	$8,765	$1,730	$10,495
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Jefferson Davis Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8965	530	40	13.2	—	133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	6.9	646^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.7	619^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.1%	27	40.8	43.0	21.6				33.4	23.1	9.3				23.1						$12,594	$1,240	$717	$1,957	$8,746	$1,891	$10,637
Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	543	36	15.0	—	321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	66.9	211^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.1%		70.6	193^rd of 639 public elementary schools	69.8%	18	68.9	65.7	77.5				63.3	52.9	64.6				52.9						$13,204	$1,034	$678	$1,711	$9,610	$1,883	$11,493
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1892 Highway 1 North	Cassatt	29032	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-6122	338	22	15.3	—	195 (57.7%)	56 (16.6%)	63 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	17.7	559^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.4%		16.6	551^st of 639 public elementary schools	13.8%	8	43.9	51.2	54.0				24.6	31.7	27.0				39.0						$14,017	$1,275	$715	$1,990	$9,867	$2,160	$12,027
Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	505	36	14.1	71.9%	268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	63	238^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.0%		66.4	216^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.2%	22	71.0	67.7	63.8				63.1	60.0	50.7				52.3						$12,491	$878	$656	$1,534	$8,690	$2,267	$10,956
Lugoff-Elgin Middle	Public	6-8	1244 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3591	649	46	14.1	58.7%	412 (63.5%)	122 (18.8%)	45 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.2%)	72.2	82^nd of 341 public middle schools	76.0%		66.7	93^rd of 321 public middle schools	71.0%	11				61.8	64.6	71.1				50.3	47.2	59.5		54.0					$15,119	$699	$577	$1,275	$11,856	$1,988	$13,844
Lugoff-Elgin High	Public	9-12	1284 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3481	1,759	98	18.0	52.4%	977 (55.5%)	449 (25.5%)	197 (11.2%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	115 (6.5%)	67.3	75^th of 248 public high schools	69.8%		52.8	101^st of 240 public high schools	57.9%	26															62.5	64.6	65.6	88.8	$11,573	$510	$444	$954	$8,776	$1,843	$10,619
Camden High	Public	9-12	1022 Ehrenclou Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8930	1,136	71	16.0	63.0%	502 (44.2%)	435 (38.3%)	143 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.6%)	43.6	143^rd of 248 public high schools	42.3%		31.7	166^th of 240 public high schools	30.8%	23															53.1	56.7	55.7	79.9	$12,961	$638	$611	$1,249	$9,352	$2,360	$11,712
Dr. Gilbert G. Woolard Technology Center	Public	9-12	70 Innovation Lane	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8982	0	19	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	607	39	15.5	62.6%	331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	44.6	360^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.8	292^nd of 639 public elementary schools	54.3%	68	49.0	56.2	65.3				46.8	58.3	42.1				54.2						$12,087	$865	$603	$1,468	$8,542	$2,077	$10,619
Camden Middle	Public	6-8	902 McRae Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8975	844	58	14.6	—	365 (43.2%)	299 (35.4%)	115 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	47.4	167^th of 341 public middle schools	51.0%		44.2	168^th of 321 public middle schools	47.7%	1				51.5	54.0	57.3				35.3	38.7	35.8		55.2					$12,490	$745	$598	$1,342	$9,066	$2,082	$11,148
Camden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Laurens Street	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8960	644	44	14.7	57.1%	319 (49.5%)	193 (30.0%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	30.4	456^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	320^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.9%	136	61.1	55.6	55.7				51.2	30.9	32.9				34.0						$12,071	$1,059	$581	$1,640	$8,628	$1,803	$10,431
Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3	51.2%	101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	57.6	264^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.2	261^st of 639 public elementary schools	59.2%	3	74.6	71.9	55.1				69.8	48.8	35.0				60.9						$17,490	$737	$1,399	$2,135	$13,484	$1,870	$15,354
Pontiac Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Spears Creek Church Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2700	880	64	13.7	56.8%	143 (16.3%)	503 (57.2%)	129 (14.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.0%)	39.1	405^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.7%		46.9	327^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.8%	78	56.7	65.1	56.0				37.4	46.3	39.3				49.7						$14,962	$694	$1,456	$2,151	$11,036	$1,775	$12,811
Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	564	47	12.1	60.1%	63 (11.2%)	374 (66.3%)	77 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	41.9	386^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.6	352^nd of 639 public elementary schools	44.9%	34	50.0	68.4	58.7				53.4	48.7	44.4				39.5						$16,658	$383	$1,870	$2,252	$12,226	$2,179	$14,406
Catawba Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Old National Highway	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-3501	636	50	12.7	48.5%	108 (17.0%)	297 (46.7%)	177 (27.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	69.1	199^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.3	165^th of 639 public elementary schools	74.2%	34	66.1	69.0	71.9				65.6	58.6	59.4				60.8						$15,222	$932	$1,392	$2,324	$10,831	$2,067	$12,898
The Montessori School of Camden	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2 Montessori Way	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 432-6828	112	13	8.9	21.2%	79 (70.5%)	16 (14.3%)	10 (8.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																			$15,826	$132	$21	$153	$10,897	$4,775	$15,673
Horse Creek Academy-Kershaw	Public, Charter	K-5	1543 Malvern Hill Drive	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 226-0160	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	70.4	191^st of 661 public elementary schools	71.1%					(n/a)	68.6	63.8	75.7				57.1	69.5	67.5				58.3

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