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Allendale-Fairfax Elementary

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Allendale-Fairfax Elementary ranks 434 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Allendale-Fairfax Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Fairfax, South Carolina. With 440 students, the school is part of the Allendale 01 school district, which is ranked 64 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Allendale-Fairfax Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 434 out of 640 schools and a 2-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 61.8%. Similarly, in math, only 28.3% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 48.1%. Additionally, Allendale-Fairfax Elementary has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 39.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Allendale-Fairfax Elementary's overall performance is low, the school's African American students perform relatively better than their peers in other subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Allendale-Fairfax Elementary's African American students ranked 100 out of 381 South Carolina elementary schools for English Language Arts, compared to a ranking of 345 out of 613 for low-socioeconomic status students. The nearby schools in the Hampton school district, such as Brunson Elementary, Estill Elementary, and Varnville Elementary, generally perform better than Allendale-Fairfax Elementary on academic measures.

407

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,529

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3305 Allendale-Fairfax Highway
Fairfax, SC 29827

(803) 584-3476

District: Allendale 01

Students who attend Allendale-Fairfax Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Allendale-Fairfax Middle
High:	Allendale-Fairfax High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.2%

White:

5.2%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Science scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg56%

434^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 75Allendale 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	434 of 640	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	465 of 638	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	533 of 644	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	538 of 625	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	521 of 622	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	623 of 643	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	616 of 624	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	629 of 639	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	600 of 619	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	602 of 638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	602 of 630	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	571 of 599	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	580 of 594	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	588 of 597	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	585 of 589	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	574 of 580	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	574 of 577	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	558 of 566	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.5	545 of 559	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.0	545 of 557	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	547 of 550	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	541 of 542	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	100 of 381	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.9	184 of 394	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	229 of 393	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	138 of 350	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.0	388 of 421	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	395 of 412	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	390 of 581	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	428 of 565	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	495 of 580	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	464 of 573	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	437 of 554	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	569 of 588	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	559 of 570	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	345 of 613	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	427 of 599	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	490 of 608	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	529 of 600	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	478 of 580	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	587 of 600	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	582 of 588	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	431 of 586	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	463 of 568	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	477 of 582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	537 of 579	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	521 of 561	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	584 of 590	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	564 of 571	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)74th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-15 vs state

Mathematics47%-5 vs state

Science33%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Allendale-Fairfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3305 Allendale-Fairfax Highway	Fairfax	29827	Allendale County	Allendale 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 584-3476	407	45	9.0		21 (5.2%)	355 (87.2%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	32.2	434^th of 640 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.9	465^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.1%	31	43.9	51.9	48.3		59.7	52.0	28.3		32.7		$23,529	$3,670	$1,926	$5,596	$13,247	$4,687	$17,934
Brunson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	34 College Street	Brunson	29911	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5584	178	10	18.5		100 (56.2%)	51 (28.7%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	69	202^nd of 640 public elementary schools	68.4%		59.5	254^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.2%	52	79.1	80.0	68.2	71.5	45.8	44.0	54.5	66.6	48.0	61.9	$17,419	$1,276	$1,227	$2,503	$12,335	$2,581	$14,916
Ben Hazel Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	628 Railroad Avenue West	Hampton	29924	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3659	222	17	13.4		77 (34.7%)	116 (52.3%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)								(n/a)	60.6				52.6						$18,301	$2,140	$1,141	$3,282	$12,830	$2,189	$15,019
Estill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1450 Columbia Highway Suite A	Estill	29918	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 625-5030	196	17	11.8		3 (1.5%)	184 (93.9%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.2	472^nd of 640 public elementary schools	26.3%		42.5	367^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.5%	105	47.4	64.9			36.8	40.5			21.6		$15,985	$2,186	$1,104	$3,290	$10,227	$2,467	$12,695
Varnville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	395 Pine Street East	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-2376	251	19	13.5		69 (27.5%)	149 (59.4%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)								(n/a)	57.4				52.5						$16,629	$1,538	$1,160	$2,698	$11,753	$2,178	$13,931
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Allendale-Fairfax Elementary

Is Allendale-Fairfax Elementary a good school?

Allendale-Fairfax Elementary ranks 434^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Allendale-Fairfax Elementary?

Students at Allendale-Fairfax Elementary are 87% African American, 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Allendale-Fairfax Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Allendale-Fairfax Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Allendale-Fairfax Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allendale-Fairfax Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Allendale-Fairfax Middle
High : Allendale-Fairfax High

What district is Allendale-Fairfax Elementary in?

Allendale 01

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