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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	Distance	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 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
Bells Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	12088 Bells Highway	Ruffin	29475	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0012	249	21	11.8	100.0%	112 (45.0%)	103 (41.4%)	24 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.8	518^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.6%		20.8	524^th of 639 public elementary schools	18.0%	6	48.5	60.0	50.0		31.5	40.0	27.1		31.1		$18,199	$2,635	$2,047	$4,682	$11,181	$2,337	$13,518
Libertas Academy-Colleton	10.8mi	Public, Charter	K-4	858 Bells Hwy	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.9	598^th of 661 public elementary schools	9.5%					(n/a)	50.0	34.6			47.8	16.0			26.9
Forest Hills Elementary	11.0mi	Public	1-5	633 Hiers Corner Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4512	472	38	12.4	100.0%	167 (35.4%)	231 (48.9%)	44 (9.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	13.4	602^nd of 661 public elementary schools	8.9%		21.6	515^th of 639 public elementary schools	19.4%	87	34.4	46.2	48.2		27.6	23.4	34.1		30.3		$16,533	$2,580	$2,027	$4,608	$9,513	$2,412	$11,925
Black Street Early Childhood Center	13.1mi	Public	PK-K	256 Smith Street	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-4516	358	25	14.3	100.0%	114 (31.8%)	171 (47.8%)	35 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)								(n/a)											$26,046	$3,652	$2,022	$5,674	$17,414	$2,957	$20,371
Northside Elementary	13.8mi	Public	1-5	1929 Industrial Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0015	428	29	14.7	100.0%	164 (38.3%)	217 (50.7%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	15.3	588^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.3	533^rd of 639 public elementary schools	16.6%	55	40.3	50.6	47.7		37.7	24.7	34.5		18.5		$15,966	$2,650	$1,839	$4,489	$8,872	$2,605	$11,477
Hendersonville Elementary	14.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	6089 Hendersonville Highway	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 782-0027	324	24	13.5	100.0%	74 (22.8%)	216 (66.7%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	8.7	639^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.3%		10.4	597^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.6%	42	42.9	50.0	25.6		23.3	25.6	17.1		25.0		$17,828	$3,129	$2,061	$5,189	$9,824	$2,815	$12,639
Varnville Elementary	16.0mi	Public	PK, KG-4	395 Pine Street East	Varnville	29944	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-2376	251	19	13.5	100.0%	69 (27.5%)	149 (59.4%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	21.5	527^th of 661 public elementary schools	20.3%					(n/a)	50.0	53.2			44.4	23.5			37.5		$16,629	$1,538	$1,160	$2,698	$11,753	$2,178	$13,931
Ben Hazel Elementary	16.7mi	Public	PK, KG-4	628 Railroad Avenue West	Hampton	29924	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 943-3659	222	17	13.4	100.0%	77 (34.7%)	116 (52.3%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	45.6	349^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.2%					(n/a)	65.9	77.2			53.7	34.3			34.2		$18,301	$2,140	$1,141	$3,282	$12,830	$2,189	$15,019
Lockett Elementary	18.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	239	17	14.3	100.0%	163 (68.2%)	63 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	84.5	88^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.6	111^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.6%	23	61.1	81.4	75.6		80.6	88.9	75.6		88.8		$14,651	$447	$827	$1,274	$11,456	$1,921	$13,377
Fennell Elementary	19.9mi	Public	PK, KG-6	131 Yemassee Highway	Yemassee	29945	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5591	140	11	12.5	100.0%	19 (13.6%)	98 (70.0%)	13 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)								(n/a)											$20,064	$1,615	$1,324	$2,938	$13,856	$3,269	$17,125

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