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Lake View High

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Lake View High ranks 166 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lake View High in Lake View, SC, is a combined middle and high school serving 483 students in grades 6-12 within the Dillon 04 district. The school has shown remarkable momentum in recent years, climbing from the 13th percentile in state rankings (2023-2024) to the 33rd percentile (2025-2026)—a 20-point jump that stands out among nearby schools.

Lake View's biggest strength is keeping students on track to graduate. Its dropout rate of just 0.3% is dramatically lower than the district average of 4.2% and far better than nearby Dillon High (5.6%) or Mullins High (2.3%). The graduation rate of 87.5% also beats both the district (85.4%) and state (86.7%) averages. Academically, the school shines in English 2, with proficiency rates around 80% that approach state averages. Eighth-grade math has seen a dramatic turnaround, jumping from just 5.7% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 51.5% in 2025-2026—now exceeding both district and state averages. Students from low-income backgrounds have shown the most improvement, moving from the 5th to the 33rd percentile in just two years.

Challenges remain, particularly with chronic absenteeism (30.7%, above the state's 22.3%) and Algebra 1 proficiency, which has declined to 42.86%—well below the state average of 73.95%. However, the school maintains a favorable 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $14,101 per student, achieving better outcomes than schools that spend more, like Marion High ($18,499) and Mullins High ($16,688). While Green Sea Floyds High in the Horry 01 district outperforms Lake View academically, it benefits from a higher-ranked district and nearly $6,000 more per student. For families, Lake View represents a school on an upward trajectory, effectively supporting its students despite significant economic challenges.

483

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,488

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 East Third Avenue
Lake View, SC 29563

(843) 759-3009

District: Dillon 04

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

African American:

37.1%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 21% South Carolina)

!Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 scores 22 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

218^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

166^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Dillon 04

70^th of 75Dillon 04 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	218 of 341	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	170 of 321	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	190 of 322	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	188 of 325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	220 of 310	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	251 of 311	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	231 of 315	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	207 of 303	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	176 of 317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	199 of 301	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	192 of 291	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	65 of 258	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	99 of 251	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	132 of 253	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	130 of 252	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	113 of 237	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	201 of 310	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	202 of 295	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	196 of 293	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	173 of 299	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	221 of 290	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	213 of 296	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	193 of 281	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	158 of 308	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	196 of 304	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	178 of 313	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	189 of 300	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	236 of 288	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	178 of 289	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	137 of 280	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	188 of 310	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	129 of 298	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	158 of 292	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	172 of 303	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	199 of 292	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	245 of 279	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	214 of 296	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	191 of 284	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	205 of 271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	174 of 259	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	186 of 256	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	202 of 260	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	219 of 249	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	221 of 244	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	234 of 258	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	166 of 248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.2	197 of 240	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	211 of 243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	170 of 237	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	178 of 226	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	136 of 227	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	98 of 225	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	79 of 216	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.6	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	159 of 231	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	173 of 232	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	182 of 210	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	140 of 200	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	166 of 196	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	173 of 197	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	98 of 178	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	41 of 184	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	34 of 183	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	138 of 229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	206 of 231	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	173 of 220	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	146 of 213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	79 of 213	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	64 of 210	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	160 of 241	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.2	206 of 230	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	222 of 235	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	158 of 226	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	78 of 213	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	58 of 217	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	66 of 214	69.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	170 of 233	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	202 of 234	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	172 of 229	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	171 of 224	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	115 of 215	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	119 of 218	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	91 of 213	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	153 of 203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	182 of 200	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	188 of 202	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	155 of 197	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	166 of 192	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	147 of 189	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	117 of 191	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	78 of 185	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)75th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Female (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school

African American (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 281%-3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution58%-5 vs state

English Language Arts50%-8 vs state

Science47%-5 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 238%-22 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	483	38	12.8	100.0%	239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	34.8	166^th of 248 public high schools	33.1%		19.2	197^th of 240 public high schools	17.9%	31	45.1	45.8	59.1	15.7	25.0	51.5	47.1		38.5	57.6	80.7	$15,488	$1,003	$1,205	$2,208	$11,145	$2,135	$13,280
Dillon County Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1630 East Main Street	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 774-5143	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mullins High	Public	9-12	747 Miller's Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3710	557	31	17.9	100.0%	70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.5	175^th of 248 public high schools	29.4%		47.1	116^th of 240 public high schools	51.7%	59								65.1	39.3	41.3	79.7	$16,506	$1,010	$1,756	$2,766	$10,525	$3,216	$13,740
Dillon High	Public	9-12	1730 Highway 301 North	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1230	804	49	16.4	100.0%	150 (18.7%)	545 (67.8%)	54 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	11.4	232^nd of 248 public high schools	6.5%		11.5	219^th of 240 public high schools	8.8%	13									32.0	36.6	72.4	$12,843	$1,252	$1,077	$2,329	$8,665	$1,849	$10,514
Academy for Careers and Technology	Public	9-12	2697 East Highway 76	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	No	(843) 423-1941	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	422	24	17.5	73.4%	237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	42.8	146^th of 248 public high schools	41.1%		47.1	115^th of 240 public high schools	52.1%	31									48.5	57.7	82.4	$12,679	$478	$1,058	$1,536	$9,257	$1,886	$11,143
Green Sea Floyds High	Public	6-12	4990 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-3131	693	57	12.1	100.0%	362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	79.2	43^rd of 248 public high schools	82.7%		65.9	61^st of 240 public high schools	74.6%	18	59.5	59.2	56.3	39.2	41.3	35.9	55.2	65.4	73.6	72.3	94.3	$20,696	$1,370	$647	$2,017	$16,067	$2,612	$18,679
Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8	100.0%	64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	25.3	195^th of 248 public high schools	21.4%		40.4	142^nd of 240 public high schools	40.8%	53								65.0	39.4	48.6	63.0	$18,010	$1,151	$2,529	$3,680	$10,370	$3,960	$14,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake View High

What is the racial makeup of Lake View High?

Students at Lake View High are 49% White, 37% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Is Lake View High a good school?

Lake View High ranks 166^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake View High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Lake View High.

What district is Lake View High in?

Dillon 04

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