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Brockington Elementary

Q: Is Brockington Elementary a good school?

Brockington Elementary ranks 358 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brockington Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Darlington, South Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the Darlington 01 School District, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brockington Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Brockington Elementary's performance on state assessments is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance for disabled students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10% of South Carolina elementary schools in this category. However, the school's performance for African American students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup.

While Brockington Elementary faces significant challenges, the nearby schools, such as J.L. Cain Elementary, St. John's Elementary, and Delmae Heights Elementary, generally outperform Brockington Elementary on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and serve a more diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status.

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: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

358^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary 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
2025	42.8	358 of 640	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	419 of 638	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	70.1	85 of 381	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	135 of 369	63.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	40.9	341 of 581	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	395 of 565	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
2025	51.9	290 of 613	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	342 of 599	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	41.7	348 of 586	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	375 of 568	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
2024	38.3	300 of 441	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)78th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-11 vs state

Science36%-14 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 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		64 (21.1%)	190 (62.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	42.8	358^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.1%		34.3	419^th of 638 public elementary schools	34.3%	61	49.2	49.5	58.8	60.7	47.5	56.5	35.6	$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		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
St. John's Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Park Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-5130	596	39	15.2		195 (32.7%)	308 (51.7%)	29 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.7%)	30.5	446^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.3%		35.9	406^th of 638 public elementary schools	36.4%	40	50.6	53.7	38.9	57.2	48.4	25.9	33.3	$17,078	$2,150	$1,429	$3,579	$11,957	$1,542	$13,500
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		88 (16.5%)	383 (71.9%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	20.5	528^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.4	538^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.7%	10	46.7	45.0	36.8	58.7	24.7	25.0	23.5	$14,930	$1,660	$1,294	$2,953	$10,562	$1,415	$11,976
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		226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	74.7	160^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.0%		72.5	169^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.5%	9	69.6	66.3	72.0	74.7	63.1	56.8	57.9	$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		245 (39.8%)	281 (45.7%)	21 (3.4%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	80.8	110^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.8%		78.9	129^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.8%	19	70.4	78.7	67.5	69.9	73.7	59.4	72.9	$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		5 (1.1%)	404 (90.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	46.1	335^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.7%		45.7	348^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.5%	13	65.0	55.9	46.9	67.6	52.0	37.3	41.6	$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		269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	66.6	212^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.9%		68	199^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.8%	13	73.6	62.1	68.0	68.4	52.8	57.7	50.4	$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		216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	83.2	93^rd of 640 public elementary schools	85.5%		95.3	22^nd of 638 public elementary schools	96.6%	71	66.6	83.4	86.0	70.3	69.2	72.1	56.4	$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		216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	71	192^nd of 640 public elementary schools	70.0%		78.6	132^nd of 638 public elementary schools	79.3%	60	75.3	72.1	69.5	54.8	61.6	47.2	66.3	$14,690	$562	$925	$1,487	$11,546	$1,657	$13,203

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Brockington Elementary?

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

Is Brockington Elementary a good school?

Brockington Elementary ranks 358^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Brockington Elementary in?

Darlington 01

What schools do graduates of Brockington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brockington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Darlington Middle
High : Darlington High

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