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Brockington Elementary

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Brockington Elementary ranks 437 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brockington Elementary in Darlington, SC, serves 303 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Darlington 01 school district, which ranks in the lower half of South Carolina districts.

Brockington's most notable strength is its consistent success with African American students, who perform in the 63rd to 78th percentile statewide—far exceeding the school's overall 34th percentile ranking. This is a significant equity achievement, especially since 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school also showed dramatic improvement in 5th grade math, jumping from 30.1% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 56.5% in 2024-2025, which was 17 points above the district average. Additionally, Brockington has reduced chronic absenteeism to 22.2%, now below the district rate of 23.4% and nearly matching the state average. This is particularly impressive given that nearby Pate Elementary, which feeds into Brockington, has a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.1%. Within Darlington 01, Brockington is the strongest-performing elementary school, outpacing J. L. Cain Elementary across nearly every subject and grade level.

However, challenges remain. Math proficiency declines as students progress through grades, and 4th grade is the only grade where ELA proficiency (64.8%) approaches the state average. The most concerning area is performance with disabled students, which ranked in the 3rd percentile statewide in 2022-2023. Brockington also spends more per student ($16,987) than many higher-performing nearby schools like Delmae Heights Elementary ($12,415) and Carver Elementary ($13,840), raising questions about resource allocation. Despite these challenges, the school's best overall ranking came in 2024-2025, and its demonstrated strengths with African American students and improving attendance provide a solid foundation for continued growth.

303

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,987

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

413 Brockington Road
Darlington, SC 29532

(843) 398-2500

District: Darlington 01

Students who attend Brockington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Darlington Middle
High:	Darlington High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.7%

White:

21.1%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

437^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Darlington 01

45^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	33.2	437 of 661	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	358 of 639	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	423 of 643	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	392 of 644	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	453 of 625	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	455 of 622	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	425 of 643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	391 of 624	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	370 of 639	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	378 of 619	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.8	303 of 638	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	298 of 630	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	318 of 599	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	359 of 594	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	423 of 597	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	369 of 589	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	368 of 580	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	282 of 577	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	328 of 566	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	346 of 559	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	364 of 557	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.2	238 of 550	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	48.2	308 of 542	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	142 of 384	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	85 of 380	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	134 of 369	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	97 of 394	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	218 of 393	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	167 of 350	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	147 of 421	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	174 of 412	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	169 of 174	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	129 of 189	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	102 of 161	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	443 of 599	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	340 of 580	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	397 of 568	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	386 of 580	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	425 of 573	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	419 of 554	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	420 of 588	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	372 of 570	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	383 of 634	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	289 of 612	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	345 of 602	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	291 of 608	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	407 of 600	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	401 of 580	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	353 of 600	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	319 of 588	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	391 of 591	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	348 of 585	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	377 of 571	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	337 of 582	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	424 of 579	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	428 of 561	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	397 of 590	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	377 of 571	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	300 of 446	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	331 of 463	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	319 of 455	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	381 of 439	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	419 of 472	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	315 of 457	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2023)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-9 vs state

Mathematics43%-10 vs state

Science40%-12 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
Brockington Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	413 Brockington Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-2500	303	23	13.2	100.0%	64 (21.1%)	190 (62.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	33.2	437^th of 661 public elementary schools	33.9%		42.8	358^th of 639 public elementary schools	44.0%	79	49.5	64.8	51.3	46.0	42.6	40.4	39.9	$16,987	$2,731	$1,275	$4,006	$11,137	$1,844	$12,981
Pate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 Indian Branch Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-5070	397	29	13.8	100.0%	94 (23.7%)	233 (58.7%)	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.8%)								(n/a)								$16,034	$2,394	$1,444	$3,839	$10,736	$1,460	$12,196
J. L. Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 First Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-2450	533	43	12.3	100.0%	88 (16.5%)	383 (71.9%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	15.8	579^th of 661 public elementary schools	12.4%		20.5	527^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.5%	52	48.4	52.5	43.6	37.5	31.3	26.4	22.3	$14,930	$1,660	$1,294	$2,953	$10,562	$1,415	$11,976
Black Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2225 Leavensworth Road	Darlington	29540	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 398-5100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	45.8	346^th of 661 public elementary schools	47.7%					(n/a)	54.4	59.8	56.9	59.7	51.1	45.0	50.0
Lucy T. Davis Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 665-5977	632	44	14.3	64.6%	226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	71.2	184^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.2%		74.7	160^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	76.2	68.4	73.1	69.3	58.1	55.4	57.1	$14,171	$655	$1,107	$1,762	$10,925	$1,485	$12,409
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	515 North Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8156	615	44	14.1	67.9%	245 (39.8%)	281 (45.7%)	21 (3.4%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	72.7	172^nd of 661 public elementary schools	74.0%		80.8	110^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.8%	62	72.0	71.4	79.6	60.0	61.4	65.3	56.3	$13,840	$675	$884	$1,559	$10,641	$1,641	$12,282
North Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8159	446	36	12.3	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	404 (90.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	40.4	399^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.6%		46.1	335^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.6%	64	60.8	58.3	66.7	49.3	47.6	41.3	32.1	$21,826	$921	$2,246	$3,168	$16,742	$1,916	$18,658
Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	988	63	15.6	68.6%	269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	57.5	265^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.6	212^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.8%	53	75.3	74.0	61.3	63.9	49.1	40.0	46.5	$12,415	$834	$941	$1,774	$9,161	$1,480	$10,641
Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	512	40	12.8	100.0%	216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	87.4	70^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.2	93^rd of 639 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	89.0	78.4	87.5	76.7	74.3	60.0	67.5	$15,720	$1,184	$813	$1,997	$12,114	$1,610	$13,724
Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	451	34	13.4	73.7%	216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	67.4	209^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.4%		71	192^nd of 639 public elementary schools	70.0%	17	78.2	70.8	71.3	71.8	50.0	52.3	49.4	$14,690	$562	$925	$1,487	$11,546	$1,657	$13,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Brockington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Brockington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brockington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Darlington Middle
High : Darlington High

How many students attend Brockington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Brockington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Brockington Elementary?

Students at Brockington Elementary are 63% African American, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Brockington Elementary in?

Darlington 01

Is Brockington Elementary a good school?

Brockington Elementary ranks 437^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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