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Sandy Run School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sandy Run School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Swansea, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 557 students. The school is part of the Calhoun 01 school district, which is ranked 57 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandy Run School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school has consistently low test scores, with only 51.8% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and just 30.3% of 3rd graders and 17.7% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding math standards, all well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Hopkins Elementary, Sandy Run School performs significantly worse across a range of metrics, including test scores and student-teacher ratios.

The challenges faced by Sandy Run School are likely exacerbated by its high-poverty context, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that the student population is predominantly from low-income households. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 300 out of 638 schools in 2014-2015 to 487 out of 640 schools in 2024-2025, with its star rating dropping from 3 to 1 over this period, suggesting a concerning trend of worsening academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of Sandy Run School's underperformance will require a comprehensive improvement plan to ensure that all students, regardless of their background, receive a high-quality education.

559

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,927

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Old Swamp Road
Swansea, SC 29160

(803) 655-2746

District: Calhoun 01

Students who attend Sandy Run School usually attend:

High:

Calhoun County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

African American:

37.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

487^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

205^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Calhoun 01

57^th of 75Calhoun 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	487 of 640	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	481 of 638	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	477 of 644	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	434 of 625	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	378 of 622	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	335 of 643	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	356 of 624	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	343 of 639	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.3	337 of 619	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	300 of 638	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	322 of 630	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	331 of 599	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.8	331 of 594	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	330 of 597	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	230 of 589	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.0	108 of 580	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.6	139 of 577	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	93 of 566	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	188 of 559	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.1	178 of 557	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.9	294 of 550	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.6	304 of 542	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	295 of 381	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	391 of 394	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	381 of 393	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	289 of 421	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	316 of 412	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	393 of 581	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	400 of 565	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	424 of 580	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	320 of 573	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	337 of 588	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	348 of 570	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	423 of 613	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	434 of 599	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	480 of 608	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	408 of 600	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	412 of 580	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	259 of 600	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	310 of 588	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	474 of 586	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	471 of 568	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	454 of 582	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	436 of 579	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.7	165 of 561	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	304 of 590	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	327 of 571	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	423 of 460	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	386 of 441	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	403 of 463	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	376 of 439	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	342 of 472	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	333 of 457	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	205 of 320	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	139 of 325	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	184 of 325	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	131 of 310	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	133 of 311	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	145 of 315	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	155 of 303	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	191 of 317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	176 of 303	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	153 of 301	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	195 of 291	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	162 of 276	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	126 of 271	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	122 of 269	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	112 of 261	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.0	101 of 230	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	52.2	115 of 225	48.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	171 of 252	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	115 of 252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	176 of 237	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	153 of 295	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	112 of 294	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.4	240 of 299	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	125 of 290	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	132 of 296	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	136 of 281	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	162 of 307	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	88 of 307	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	187 of 313	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	114 of 300	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	82 of 288	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	76 of 289	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	143 of 280	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	222 of 296	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	150 of 294	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	130 of 303	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	124 of 292	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	80 of 279	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	143 of 296	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	159 of 284	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	211 of 257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	139 of 255	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	207 of 260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	151 of 258	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	156 of 250	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-12 vs state

Science33%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 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 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	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
Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	559	45	12.5		304 (54.4%)	211 (37.7%)	32 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	25.4	487^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.3	481^st of 638 public elementary schools	24.6%	6	51.8	48.3	41.5	50.0	45.9	46.7	30.3	25.9	26.5	44.4	26.3	17.7	39.7	26.0	$16,927	$1,849	$438	$2,286	$12,014	$2,626	$14,640
Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Cabin Creek Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5541	284	23	12.6		21 (7.4%)	234 (82.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	46.8	328^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.8%		59.5	255^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.0%	73	56.0	53.7	69.3				48.0	51.2	66.7				26.8		$27,792	$3,418	$1,566	$4,985	$19,870	$2,938	$22,808
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	135 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	26160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 490-7001	495	38	13.0		273 (55.2%)	128 (25.9%)	65 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$14,260	$3,084	$1,246	$4,330	$8,701	$1,229	$9,930
Sandhills Primary	Public	1-2	140 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7002	509	36	14.1		267 (52.5%)	107 (21.0%)	96 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)															$13,497	$1,229	$1,469	$2,698	$9,516	$1,283	$10,799
Sandhills Elementary	Public	3-4	130 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7003	491	38	13.0		236 (48.1%)	92 (18.7%)	134 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28	463^rd of 640 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	455^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.7%	8	48.5	48.0					46.2	41.9					36.5		$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Universal Drive	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5553	353	23	15.3		10 (2.8%)	319 (90.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	11.5	587^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.3%		26.3	472^nd of 638 public elementary schools	26.0%	115	40.4	34.1	49.1				28.1	23.4	25.5				21.3		$20,636	$1,533	$1,784	$3,317	$14,355	$2,964	$17,319
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1660 South Goodwin Circle	Gadsden	29052	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 353-2231	133	15	8.8		6 (4.5%)	121 (91.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$38,976	$4,017	$1,824	$5,842	$28,572	$4,562	$33,134
Annie Burnside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Patterson Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5530	306	22	13.9		12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	55.3	273^rd of 640 public elementary schools	57.3%		31.5	435^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.8%	162	59.5	76.6	61.5				45.2	46.8	40.4				68.0		$21,729	$2,670	$1,285	$3,955	$15,150	$2,623	$17,773
Caughman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Caughman Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5534	715	53	13.4		75 (10.5%)	466 (65.2%)	91 (12.7%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.5%)	21.5	519^th of 640 public elementary schools	18.9%		19	531^st of 638 public elementary schools	16.8%	12	54.2	51.9	44.9				54.1	24.8	19.8				19.1		$18,150	$1,820	$1,179	$3,000	$12,765	$2,385	$15,150
Horrell Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5545	565	37	15.2		71 (12.6%)	351 (62.1%)	100 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.3%)	23.3	503^rd of 640 public elementary schools	21.4%		23	495^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.4%	8	41.3	42.9	55.2				37.5	24.7	44.8				33.8		$18,359	$1,989	$1,236	$3,224	$12,680	$2,454	$15,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Run School

What schools do graduates of Sandy Run School attend?

Students who attend Sandy Run School usually go on to attend:

High : Calhoun County High

Is Sandy Run School a good school?

Sandy Run School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Sandy Run School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Sandy Run School.

What district is Sandy Run School in?

Calhoun 01

What is the racial makeup of Sandy Run School?

Students at Sandy Run School are 54% White, 38% African American, 6% Hispanic.

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