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Pageland Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pageland Elementary serves 365 students in grades 3-5 in the small town of Pageland, South Carolina, as part of the Chesterfield 01 school district. The school receives students from the nearby Petersburg Primary (grades PK-2) before they move on to middle school.

Pageland Elementary currently ranks in the bottom 7% of South Carolina elementary schools, earning a 0-star rating. This continues a decade-long trend of low performance, with the school never ranking above the 16th percentile. Academic proficiency rates lag significantly behind neighboring schools. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 34.4% at Pageland, compared to 57.3% at Edwards Elementary and 91.4% at Buford Elementary. The gap is especially wide in 4th grade math, where only 22.4% of Pageland students are proficient versus 88.3% at Buford. Science proficiency (21.9%) is also less than half the state average. While the school spends about $12,500 per student—comparable to higher-performing schools—the student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 is higher than several nearby schools like Ruby Elementary (11.6:1) and Jefferson Elementary (12.1:1).

There are some notable bright spots. Hispanic students at Pageland perform at the 51st percentile statewide—a remarkable 44-point improvement over the school's overall ranking—and have shown steady growth over three years. Chronic absenteeism (20.9%) is actually below both the district and state averages, suggesting attendance isn't the primary barrier. However, the feeder school Petersburg Primary has a 34.7% chronic absenteeism rate, which may mean students arrive at Pageland already behind. The school's persistent struggles stand in contrast to same-district schools like Ruby Elementary (50th percentile) and Edwards Elementary (41st percentile), which serve similar populations but achieve far better outcomes.

365

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,514

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 West McGregor Street
Pageland, SC 29728

(843) 672-2400

District: Chesterfield 01

Students who attend Pageland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Heights Middle
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.3%

White:

23.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th 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)

!Science scores 30 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg58%

617^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	11.2	617 of 661	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	583 of 639	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	579 of 643	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	587 of 644	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	543 of 625	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	523 of 622	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	595 of 643	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	573 of 624	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	610 of 639	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	555 of 619	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	512 of 638	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.9	420 of 630	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.1	425 of 599	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	474 of 594	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	466 of 597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	539 of 589	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	545 of 580	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	560 of 577	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	513 of 566	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	538 of 559	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.6	530 of 557	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	516 of 550	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	366 of 384	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	333 of 380	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	344 of 369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	384 of 394	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	352 of 393	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	323 of 350	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	407 of 421	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	374 of 412	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	572 of 599	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	540 of 580	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	522 of 568	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	508 of 580	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	463 of 573	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	470 of 554	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	547 of 588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	513 of 570	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	79 of 159	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.1	115 of 156	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	80 of 114	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	92 of 115	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	101 of 104	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	592 of 634	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	547 of 612	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	531 of 602	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	528 of 608	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	487 of 600	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	480 of 580	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	549 of 600	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	535 of 588	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	542 of 591	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	531 of 585	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	529 of 571	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	551 of 582	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	526 of 579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	498 of 561	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	553 of 590	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	530 of 571	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	456 of 463	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	451 of 459	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	432 of 446	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	447 of 463	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	412 of 439	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	454 of 472	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	444 of 457	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-25 vs state

Science22%-30 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 (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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	100.0%	84 (23.0%)	158 (43.3%)	72 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.7%)	11.2	617^th of 661 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.6	583^rd of 639 public elementary schools	8.8%	34	45.3	40.2	44.4	34.4	22.4	26.9	21.9	$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	100.0%	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	100.0%	180 (54.7%)	86 (26.1%)	31 (9.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	28.2	472^nd of 661 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.4	456^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.6%	16	46.0	52.5	55.1	50.0	40.0	40.8	30.0	$15,427	$2,126	$1,136	$3,262	$10,787	$1,378	$12,165
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	100.0%	184 (71.9%)	27 (10.5%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	329^th of 661 public elementary schools	50.2%		43.7	351^st of 639 public elementary schools	45.1%	22	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
Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	792	48	16.6	66.2%	657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	90	49^th of 661 public elementary schools	92.6%		85.1	85^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.7%	36	84.5	78.1	76.8	91.4	88.3	74.6	67.1	$12,139	$574	$142	$715	$9,491	$1,933	$11,424
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	100.0%	295 (54.8%)	166 (30.9%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)	41.9	387^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.5%		39	386^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.6%	1	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
Cogito Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	133 South Potter Rd.	Lancaster	29721	Lancaster County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 402-4700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	21.3	528^th of 661 public elementary schools	20.1%					(n/a)	41.2	39.1	54.2	41.2	30.4	43.8	30.4
Kershaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Rollins Drive	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 475-6655	512	36	14.0	100.0%	344 (67.2%)	95 (18.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.5%)	65.4	217^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.2%		70.3	194^th of 639 public elementary schools	69.6%	23	69.3	60.0	63.2	70.6	61.5	67.8	47.7	$13,903	$925	$241	$1,166	$10,519	$2,219	$12,737
Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	297	23	13.2	76.6%	191 (64.3%)	67 (22.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	53.2	290^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.1%		36.8	401^st of 639 public elementary schools	37.2%	111	62.2	61.9	50.1	73.3	59.6	41.6	54.8	$16,355	$732	$398	$1,130	$12,722	$2,503	$15,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Pageland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pageland Elementary?

Students at Pageland Elementary are 43% African American, 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pageland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pageland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Heights Middle
High : Central High

Is Pageland Elementary a good school?

Pageland Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Pageland Elementary in?

Chesterfield 01

How many students attend Pageland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Pageland Elementary.

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