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North Hartsville Elementary

Q: Is North Hartsville Elementary a good school?

North Hartsville Elementary ranks 383 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Hartsville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 473 students in grades 1-5 in Hartsville, South Carolina, which is part of the Darlington 01 school district.

While North Hartsville Elementary spends significantly more per student ($15,729 in 2023-2024) than the state average, its academic performance lags behind. The school's test scores are generally lower than state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas, with its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate at 52.5% compared to the state's 61.8%, and its 5th grade math proficiency rate at 43.2% compared to the state's 48.1%. Additionally, North Hartsville Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.0% to 27.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, there are several higher-performing elementary schools within a 15-mile radius of North Hartsville Elementary, such as Carolina Elementary and Butler Academy. Studying the practices and strategies of these schools could provide valuable insights for North Hartsville Elementary as it works to address its challenges and improve outcomes for its students.

486

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,846

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 School Drive
Hartsville, SC 29550

(843) 383-3115

District: Darlington 01

Students who attend North Hartsville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hartsville Middle
High:	Hartsville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

African American:

19.1%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

383^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	39.7	383 of 640	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	263 of 638	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	261 of 644	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	353 of 625	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	291 of 622	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	159 of 643	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	230 of 624	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	245 of 639	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.4	174 of 619	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	132 of 638	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	103 of 630	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	118 of 599	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	68 of 594	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	111 of 597	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	134 of 589	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	62.0	228 of 580	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.4	292 of 577	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.9	217 of 566	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	281 of 559	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.2	202 of 557	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.7	330 of 550	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.1	283 of 542	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	304 of 381	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.2	158 of 394	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	222 of 393	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	172 of 350	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	83 of 421	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	158 of 412	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	103 of 147	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	65 of 174	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	126 of 151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	112 of 122	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	140 of 189	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.3	45 of 161	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	331 of 581	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	274 of 565	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	276 of 580	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	317 of 573	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	309 of 554	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	179 of 588	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	166 of 570	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	411 of 613	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	234 of 599	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	243 of 608	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	344 of 600	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	281 of 580	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	147 of 600	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	214 of 588	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	382 of 586	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	223 of 568	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	224 of 582	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	355 of 579	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	236 of 561	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	135 of 590	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	255 of 571	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	374 of 460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	315 of 441	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	284 of 463	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	355 of 455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	286 of 439	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	188 of 472	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	261 of 457	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%-6 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Science37%-12 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
North Hartsville Elementary	Public	1-5	110 School Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3115	486	33	14.7		306 (63.0%)	93 (19.1%)	29 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	39.7	383^rd of 640 public elementary schools	40.2%		58.2	263^rd of 638 public elementary schools	58.8%	120	52.5	59.1	58.9				52.6	41.8	43.2				37.3		$16,846	$2,395	$1,238	$3,632	$11,672	$1,542	$13,213
Thornwell School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	1-5	437 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 857-3090	188	19	9.8		29 (15.4%)	122 (64.9%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.9%)	17.2	547^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.5%		11.3	584^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.5%	37	34.2	47.1	40.0				48.8	26.4	13.4				35.3		$21,716	$2,071	$1,555	$3,626	$15,553	$2,537	$18,090
Carolina Elementary	Public	1-5	719 West Carolina Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 857-3230	212	17	12.7		129 (60.8%)	44 (20.8%)	17 (8.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	70.1	195^th of 640 public elementary schools	69.5%		63.2	228^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.3%	33	76.3	68.7	68.2				71.0	54.2	59.1				50.1		$19,903	$4,158	$1,181	$5,339	$12,660	$1,903	$14,564
Butler Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	710 South 5th Street	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 287-2399	393	33	11.9		146 (37.2%)	185 (47.1%)	30 (7.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	49.5	310^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.3	341^st of 638 public elementary schools	46.6%	31	60.0	70.7	50.0	74.4	74.4	70.5	57.7	48.8	42.1	27.9	51.1	43.2	34.1	44.2	$15,317	$772	$1,217	$1,990	$8,846	$4,481	$13,327
Southside Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1615 Blanding Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 383-3310	360	32	11.1		124 (34.4%)	183 (50.8%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)								(n/a)															$18,157	$1,510	$1,339	$2,849	$13,800	$1,509	$15,309
Bay Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1251 Bay Road	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6300	563	40	14.0		195 (34.6%)	283 (50.3%)	35 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	33.8	427^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.3%		44.6	355^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.4%	72	51.9	51.5	58.2				34.3	54.5	36.0				38.4		$15,999	$2,709	$1,475	$4,184	$10,374	$1,441	$11,815
Plainview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16002 Highway 102	Patrick	29584	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 498-6633	168	14	12.0		156 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	29.5	454^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.1%		45.4	350^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.1%	104	65.2		33.3				47.8		29.6						$14,956	$961	$1,204	$2,165	$10,702	$2,089	$12,791
McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	284 E. Maple Ave	Mc Bee	29101	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 335-8347	349	30	11.6		230 (65.9%)	62 (17.8%)	44 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	35.6	413^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.5%		43.4	360^th of 638 public elementary schools	43.6%	53	45.4	67.8	53.8				25.5	42.3	41.8				44.1		$15,844	$1,422	$1,100	$2,521	$11,833	$1,489	$13,322
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hartsville Elementary

Is North Hartsville Elementary a good school?

North Hartsville Elementary ranks 383^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Hartsville Elementary in?

Darlington 01

What schools do graduates of North Hartsville Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Hartsville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hartsville Middle
High : Hartsville High

How many students attend North Hartsville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended North Hartsville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Hartsville Elementary?

Students at North Hartsville Elementary are 63% White, 19% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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