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Edwards Elementary

Q: Is Edwards Elementary a good school?

Edwards Elementary ranks 387 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Edwards Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district, which is ranked 55 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending more per student ($13,048 in 2023-2024) than the state average, Edwards Elementary has consistently struggled with low academic performance. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 43.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.8% statewide. Additionally, Edwards Elementary has had consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 26.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and other nearby schools in the Chesterfield 01 district.

While the other Chesterfield 01 district schools also struggle with low performance, Edwards Elementary generally ranks lower than its nearby counterparts, such as Jefferson Elementary, Plainview Elementary, and Pageland Elementary. With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Edwards Elementary serves a high-poverty population, which likely contributes to the challenges the school faces in improving student outcomes.

538

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,528

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2411 West Boulevard
Chesterfield, SC 29709

(843) 623-2351

District: Chesterfield 01

Students who attend Edwards Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chesterfield-Ruby Middle
High:	Chesterfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

30.9%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg56%

387^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Chesterfield 01

55^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
2025	39.0	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	380 of 638	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	411 of 644	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	372 of 625	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	305 of 622	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	339 of 643	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	339 of 624	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	389 of 639	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	355 of 619	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.4	267 of 638	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	350 of 630	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	294 of 599	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.2	381 of 594	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	381 of 597	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	349 of 589	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	252 of 580	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	273 of 577	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	231 of 566	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	247 of 559	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.6	220 of 557	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.9	156 of 550	71.6%	★★★★☆
2003	70.9	152 of 542	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	252 of 381	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	274 of 369	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	327 of 394	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	284 of 393	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	200 of 350	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	279 of 421	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	257 of 412	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	351 of 581	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	352 of 565	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	374 of 580	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	318 of 573	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	271 of 554	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	356 of 588	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	311 of 570	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	380 of 613	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	352 of 599	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	488 of 608	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	452 of 600	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	288 of 580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	327 of 600	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	322 of 588	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	369 of 586	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	358 of 568	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	385 of 582	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	389 of 579	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	306 of 561	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	305 of 590	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	339 of 571	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	344 of 460	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	312 of 441	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	356 of 463	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	346 of 455	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	276 of 439	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	313 of 472	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	323 of 457	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-8 vs state

Science44%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 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
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%)	39	387^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.5%		40.3	380^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.4%	7	43.2	59.5	60.4				47.3	43.2	41.6				44.0		$13,528	$1,422	$1,019	$2,441	$9,679	$1,409	$11,087
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%)	43.7	351^st of 640 public elementary schools	45.2%		37.6	400^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.3%	49	50.0	62.2	50.0				40.9	53.3	44.4				55.6		$13,428	$970	$1,201	$2,171	$9,924	$1,333	$11,257
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%)	10.9	595^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.0%		15.3	552^nd of 638 public elementary schools	13.5%	43	42.8	42.8	40.4				36.3	23.0	19.4				15.8		$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%)	12.4	581^st of 640 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.5	536^th of 638 public elementary schools	16.0%	45	40.0	33.3	47.7	31.6	42.6	43.1	25.0	37.8	33.3	15.8	19.2	20.4	13.4	13.1	$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003
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%)	29.5	454^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.1%		45.4	350^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.1%	104	65.2		33.3				47.8		29.6						$14,956	$961	$1,204	$2,165	$10,702	$2,089	$12,791
Pageland Elementary	Public	3-5	715 West McGregor Street	Pageland	29728	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 672-2400	365	24	15.2		84 (23.0%)	158 (43.3%)	72 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.7%)	11.6	584^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.1	574^th of 638 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	38.4	44.7	40.7				28.6	31.2	20.2				25.2		$12,514	$1,506	$1,142	$2,648	$8,443	$1,424	$9,866
Petersburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	326 North Arnold Street	Pageland	29728	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 672-6241	418	30	13.9		96 (23.0%)	166 (39.7%)	101 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.9%)								(n/a)															$15,156	$2,055	$1,248	$3,303	$10,445	$1,408	$11,853
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 West Elizabeth Street	Jefferson	29718	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 658-3295	329	27	12.1		180 (54.7%)	86 (26.1%)	31 (9.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	29.4	457^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.6%		30	445^th of 638 public elementary schools	30.3%	12	38.6	67.4	43.2				20.4	40.4	31.4				48.1		$15,427	$2,126	$1,136	$3,262	$10,787	$1,378	$12,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwards Elementary

Is Edwards Elementary a good school?

Edwards Elementary ranks 387^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Edwards Elementary?

Students at Edwards Elementary are 55% White, 31% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Edwards Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Edwards Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Edwards Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edwards Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chesterfield-Ruby Middle
High : Chesterfield High

What district is Edwards Elementary in?

Chesterfield 01

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