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Cheraw Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cheraw Intermediate in Cheraw, SC, serves 407 students in grades 3-5 within the Chesterfield 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from the 21st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026, its lowest point in available data.

Academic performance at Cheraw Intermediate trails both state averages and same-district peers by significant margins. In 5th grade English Language Arts, only 42.2% of students scored proficient compared to 72.1% at Ruby Elementary and 66.7% at Edwards Elementary. The mathematics gap is even more pronounced, with just 22.8% of 5th graders proficient versus 48.9% at Ruby and 51.4% at Edwards. This pattern holds across nearly every grade and subject, with Cheraw consistently performing 15-30 percentage points below its district counterparts. The school's math performance has worsened over time, with the gap versus state averages widening from roughly 20 percentage points in 2022-2023 to over 26 points in 2025-2026. Notably, students appear to lose ground as they progress through the school—3rd grade math proficiency (28%) is higher than 5th grade (22.8%).

Despite these challenges, there are some encouraging signs. Cheraw Intermediate's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.9% is actually better than the district average (24.1%) and state average (22.3%), suggesting students are showing up ready to learn. The school also outperforms some cross-district peers like Bennettsville Intermediate in 4th grade ELA and math. However, the school spends more per student ($14,079) than better-performing schools like Ruby ($13,428) and Edwards ($13,528), and outcomes for disabled students have declined dramatically—from the 8th percentile statewide to the 3rd percentile in just one year. The disconnect between increased spending and declining results, combined with the math crisis and rapid decline in special education outcomes, points to areas needing immediate attention and targeted intervention.

407

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,079

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 Chesterfield Highway
Cheraw, SC 29520

(843) 921-1030

District: Chesterfield 01

Students who attend Cheraw Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Long Middle
High:	Cheraw High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.4%

White:

36.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg58%

603^rd of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Chesterfield 01

59^th of 75Chesterfield 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
2026	11.5	603 of 649	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	595 of 640	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	552 of 638	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	536 of 644	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	496 of 625	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	505 of 622	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	527 of 643	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	534 of 624	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	525 of 639	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	501 of 619	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	498 of 638	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.5	459 of 630	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	482 of 599	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	512 of 594	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	520 of 597	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	448 of 589	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.4	310 of 580	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.1	221 of 577	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	322 of 566	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.1	302 of 559	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	307 of 557	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	346 of 550	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.1	403 of 542	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	359 of 379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	356 of 381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	333 of 369	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	294 of 394	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	294 of 393	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	280 of 350	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	342 of 421	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	329 of 412	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	173 of 189	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	564 of 589	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	566 of 581	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	523 of 565	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	482 of 580	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	461 of 573	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	482 of 554	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	527 of 588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	499 of 570	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	595 of 624	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	576 of 613	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	529 of 599	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	506 of 608	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	485 of 600	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	475 of 580	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	504 of 600	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	515 of 588	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	529 of 583	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	514 of 586	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	482 of 568	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	498 of 582	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	469 of 579	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	441 of 561	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	455 of 590	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	499 of 571	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	444 of 460	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	413 of 441	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	398 of 455	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	383 of 439	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	424 of 472	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	435 of 457	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

Science24%-28 vs state

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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)		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 (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	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
Cheraw Intermediate	Public	3-5	421 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1030	407	29	14.1		149 (36.6%)	209 (51.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	11.5	603^rd of 649 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	595^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.0%	8	44.0	48.9	42.2				28.0	28.4	22.8				23.6		$14,079	$2,164	$1,144	$3,308	$9,226	$1,545	$10,771
Cheraw Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	321 High Street	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1020	443	31	14.2		151 (34.1%)	217 (49.0%)	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)								(n/a)															$15,197	$2,256	$1,264	$3,520	$10,203	$1,474	$11,677
Wallace Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3643 Highway 9 West	Wallace	29596	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 537-7493	411	34	12.0		190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	10.8	607^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.4	581^st of 640 public elementary schools	9.2%	26	43.7	41.9	37.6	40.0	34.2	45.9	39.6	11.6	18.8	22.0	18.4	50.0	21.0	22.0	$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003
Edwards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2411 West Boulevard	Chesterfield	29709	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 623-2351	538	37	14.5		295 (54.8%)	166 (30.9%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)	42	381^st of 649 public elementary schools	41.3%		39	387^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.5%	6	53.3	48.8	66.7				57.3	52.6	51.4				32.5		$13,528	$1,422	$1,019	$2,441	$9,679	$1,409	$11,087
Bennettsville Intermediate	Public	4-5	701 Cheraw Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5941	244	23	10.8		29 (11.9%)	190 (77.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	8.6	629^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.3	614^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		38.5	28.0					21.7	20.4				35.0		$13,722	$1,124	$363	$1,487	$8,625	$3,611	$12,235
Bennettsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Jefferson Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5936	552	42	13.3		98 (17.8%)	388 (70.3%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)	32.3						27.3								$12,604	$1,055	$303	$1,357	$9,389	$1,858	$11,247
Plainview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16002 Highway 102	Patrick	29584	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 498-6633	168	14	12.0		156 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	30.3	453^rd of 649 public elementary schools	30.2%		29.5	454^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.1%	1		63.6		41.6				45.4		25.0			36.3	33.3	$14,956	$961	$1,204	$2,165	$10,702	$2,089	$12,791
Ruby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 Thurman Avenue	Ruby	29741	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 634-6310	256	22	11.6		184 (71.9%)	27 (10.5%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.7	322^nd of 649 public elementary schools	50.4%		43.7	351^st of 640 public elementary schools	45.2%	29	61.9	58.0	72.1				59.6	42.0	48.9				40.0		$13,428	$970	$1,201	$2,171	$9,924	$1,333	$11,257

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheraw Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Cheraw Intermediate?

Students at Cheraw Intermediate are 51% African American, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Cheraw Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Cheraw Intermediate.

Is Cheraw Intermediate a good school?

Cheraw Intermediate ranks in the bottom 7.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Cheraw Intermediate in?

Chesterfield 01

What schools do graduates of Cheraw Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Cheraw Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Long Middle
High : Cheraw High

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