Elementary Schools in Florence 05

The Florence 05 school district in South Carolina has only one elementary school, Johnsonville Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The school has seen a decline in its performance and ranking over the past three years, now ranking 416 out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Johnsonville Elementary struggles, with proficiency rates in SC READY/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the state averages across all grade levels. The school's strongest performance is in 4th grade English Language Arts, where 72.2% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 63.5%. However, the school's weakest area is 3rd grade Mathematics, where only 37.6% of students are proficient or better, significantly lower than the state average of 56.3%. Additionally, the school's 4th grade Science proficiency rate of 27.8% is much lower than the state average of 49.1%.

Johnsonville Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $12,807, above the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.4, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may require targeted interventions and support to address the academic and socioeconomic needs of its students and improve student outcomes.