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Mayo High For Math Science & Technology

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 99% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Mayo High For Math Science & Technology is a specialized public high school in Darlington, SC, serving 309 students in grades 9-12 with a focused mission in mathematics, science, and technology. This school is a remarkable standout, earning a 5-star rating for ten consecutive years and ranking in the 98th percentile or higher statewide every year since 2015-2016—even achieving the #1 ranking in South Carolina twice.

What makes Mayo truly exceptional is the scale of its academic success compared to nearby schools. On the 2025-2026 English 1 exam, Mayo posted a 96.61% proficiency rate versus a 36.68% rate at Hartsville High and a 39.9% district average for Darlington 01. Mayo has achieved 100% proficiency in Algebra 1 and English 2 in recent years, while maintaining a 100% graduation rate in four of the last five years and a 0.0% dropout rate for four consecutive years. Perhaps most striking is chronic absenteeism: just 3.8% at Mayo, compared to 24.5% at Darlington High and 22.9% at Hartsville High. The school also ranks #1 in the state for African American students and #2 for low-income students, achieving these results while 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Mayo's success rivals that of the School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, a selective residential program just 12 miles away—but Mayo serves a broader, local population. Notably, Mayo spends less per student ($16,889) than its less successful district peers like Lamar High ($24,681) and Darlington High ($18,259). With a 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio, Mayo demonstrates that a specialized STEM focus, high expectations, and strong student engagement can overcome socioeconomic barriers and deliver elite outcomes for every demographic it serves.

309

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,889

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Chestnut Street
Darlington, SC 29532

(843) 398-2650

District: Darlington 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

African American:

28.8%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (98% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school98%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg69%

3^rd of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Darlington 01

47^th of 75Darlington 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	97.7	3 of 245	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	4 of 235	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	4 of 235	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 237	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	3 of 226	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	4 of 227	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	1 of 216	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	2 of 223	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	11 of 231	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	8 of 232	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	98.6	2 of 210	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	99.4	2 of 203	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	99.1	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	99.0	4 of 199	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	98.9	2 of 199	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	3 of 187	98.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	1 of 198	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	1 of 194	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	2 of 194	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 199	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 190	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	2 of 178	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	1 of 184	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 183	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	4 of 227	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	4 of 225	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	4 of 225	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 223	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	4 of 220	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	5 of 213	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	1 of 210	99.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	2 of 155	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	73.4	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	15 of 157	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	1 of 156	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.3	2 of 238	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	3 of 226	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	2 of 229	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	1 of 226	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	1 of 220	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	5 of 213	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	1 of 217	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 214	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	3 of 231	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 228	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	4 of 229	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	3 of 224	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	4 of 215	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	1 of 218	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	4 of 201	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	4 of 197	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	4 of 192	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	4 of 189	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	1 of 185	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 2100%+16 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution98%+35 vs state

English 197%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4		167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 245 public high schools	98.8%		95.1	4^th of 235 public high schools	98.3%	1		96.6	97.5	100.0	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303
Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	965	71	13.5		189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	13.8	226^th of 245 public high schools	7.8%		14.5	211^th of 235 public high schools	10.2%	15		33.2	36.4	74.9	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,827	106	17.3		677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	63.2	88^th of 245 public high schools	64.1%		53.1	99^th of 235 public high schools	57.9%	11	78.2	63.7	67.0	83.6	$11,418	$408	$781	$1,189	$8,506	$1,722	$10,228
Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,373	92	14.9		184 (13.4%)	956 (69.6%)	66 (4.8%)	53 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.2%)	53	115^th of 245 public high schools	53.1%		47	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%	1	77.1	47.8	67.8	81.5	$13,475	$694	$887	$1,581	$9,882	$2,012	$11,893
Advantage Academy	Public	9-12	126 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8464	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,580	104	15.2		569 (36.0%)	786 (49.7%)	98 (6.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (7.3%)	57	105^th of 245 public high schools	57.1%		52.4	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%	4	79.2	56.3	62.8	82.6	$12,574	$491	$890	$1,381	$9,459	$1,734	$11,193
School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Public	11-12	401 Railroad Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3900	296				148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)			100.0
Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,129	74	15.2		449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	20.9	207^th of 245 public high schools	15.5%		31.8	161^st of 235 public high schools	31.5%	46		36.7	53.1	71.9	$17,053	$1,133	$954	$2,086	$12,825	$2,142	$14,967
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7		103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	12	228^th of 245 public high schools	6.9%		10.1	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%	7		27.6	39.0	73.6	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Mayo High For Math Science & Technology

What district is Mayo High For Math Science & Technology in?

Darlington 01

What is the racial makeup of Mayo High For Math Science & Technology?

Students at Mayo High For Math Science & Technology are 54% White, 29% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Mayo High For Math Science & Technology a good school?

Yes! Mayo High For Math Science & Technology is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 245 South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Mayo High For Math Science & Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Mayo High For Math Science & Technology.

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