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Bay Road Elementary

Q: Is Bay Road Elementary a good school?

Bay Road Elementary ranks 427 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bay Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Hartsville, South Carolina, serving 553 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Darlington 01 school district.

Academically, Bay Road Elementary struggles compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 51.5% to 58.2%, lower than the district's 52.9% to 53.9% and the state's 61.8% to 63.5%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Bay Road's proficiency rates were 34.3% to 54.5%, while the district and state had higher rates. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 27.2% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Darlington 01 district, Bay Road Elementary generally performs at a lower academic level. However, some neighboring schools, such as Thornwell School for the Arts, also struggle with academic performance, suggesting broader challenges within the district. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by Bay Road Elementary and its students.

563

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,999

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1251 Bay Road
Hartsville, SC 29550

(843) 398-6300

District: Darlington 01

Students who attend Bay Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hartsville Middle
High:	Hartsville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.3%

White:

34.6%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

427^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 21 pts since 2021

From bottom 12% (2021) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	33.8	427 of 640	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	355 of 638	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	402 of 644	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	490 of 625	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	546 of 622	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	217 of 381	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	178 of 369	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	121 of 394	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	313 of 393	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	296 of 350	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	376 of 581	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	333 of 565	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	429 of 580	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	500 of 573	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	539 of 554	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	358 of 613	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	294 of 599	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	344 of 608	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	459 of 600	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	499 of 580	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	421 of 586	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	326 of 568	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	311 of 582	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	420 of 579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	461 of 561	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	274 of 460	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	276 of 441	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	338 of 455	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	396 of 439	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-9 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Bay Road Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5232 Lamar Highway 401	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-6370	496	31	16.0		185 (37.3%)	265 (53.4%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	48.7	316^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.1	314^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.8%	2	63.0	52.3	63.7				60.5	53.7	48.1				23.9		$15,467	$1,826	$1,221	$3,047	$10,932	$1,488	$12,420
Dennis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Roland Street	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 483-1005	359	36	9.9		14 (3.9%)	331 (92.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	13.1	579^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.6	591^st of 638 public elementary schools	7.4%	12	38.9	40.4	34.5				44.5	30.8	21.8				19.3		$25,266	$1,552	$5,907	$7,459	$13,619	$4,188	$17,807
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay Road Elementary

Is Bay Road Elementary a good school?

Bay Road Elementary ranks 427^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bay Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Bay Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bay Road Elementary?

Students at Bay Road Elementary are 50% African American, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Bay Road Elementary in?

Darlington 01

What schools do graduates of Bay Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bay Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hartsville Middle
High : Hartsville High

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