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Lake View High

Public Grades 6-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 17% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lake View High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 517 students in Lake View, South Carolina, which is part of the Dillon 04 school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Lake View High's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of South Carolina high schools for female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students. The school has struggled with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism, all of which are significantly worse than the state averages. Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels.

When comparing Lake View High to other nearby schools, such as Dillon High, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite the school's challenges, Lake View High's per-student spending is relatively high, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. However, the school's performance has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to continue to make progress with the right strategies and support.

483

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,101

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: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

171^st of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

194^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Dillon 04

68^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
2025	43.7	171 of 320	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	54.2	99 of 252	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	147 of 248	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
2025	33.6	201 of 295	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	193 of 294	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	45.4	158 of 307	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	195 of 307	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	52.5	129 of 296	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	156 of 294	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	34.9	175 of 257	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	185 of 255	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	19.2	194 of 235	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	205 of 235	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	24.4	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	171 of 194	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	23.0	179 of 225	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	201 of 225	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	15.2	203 of 226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	217 of 229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	17.6	195 of 224	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	197 of 228	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	11.9	179 of 196	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	183 of 196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

High school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 285%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 243%-31 vs state

English 141%-21 vs state

Science41%-7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution33%-29 vs state

Mathematics28%-7 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 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 English 1 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		239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	19.2	194^th of 235 public high schools	17.4%		14.9	205^th of 235 public high schools	12.8%	11	50.0	57.2	54.5	24.3	30.0	30.9	40.9	42.9	40.9	32.8	84.9	$14,101	$1,090	$1,592	$2,682	$9,856	$1,562	$11,418
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		70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	47.1	115^th of 235 public high schools	51.1%		8.2	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%	106								74.0	62.2	61.1	82.9	$16,688	$1,805	$3,773	$5,578	$8,294	$2,816	$11,110
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		150 (18.7%)	545 (67.8%)	54 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	11.5	216^th of 235 public high schools	8.1%		13.7	210^th of 235 public high schools	10.6%	6								53.3	32.0	32.1	79.3	$12,443	$1,264	$1,419	$2,684	$8,230	$1,529	$9,760
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		237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	47.1	114^th of 235 public high schools	51.5%		57.6	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	32								47.6	49.3	66.3	91.4	$11,917	$449	$1,462	$1,911	$8,650	$1,357	$10,007
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		362 (52.2%)	204 (29.4%)	74 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	65.9	60^th of 235 public high schools	74.5%		68.4	53^rd of 235 public high schools	77.4%	7	44.1	45.0	51.5	40.2	28.6	39.0	50.0	90.4	66.3	66.7	87.9	$19,841	$1,960	$780	$2,740	$14,567	$2,534	$17,101
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		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	40.4	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%		5.5	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%	89								37.5	60.8	29.4	92.4	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake View High

How many students attend Lake View High?

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

What district is Lake View High in?

Dillon 04

Is Lake View High a good school?

Lake View High ranks in the bottom 17.4% of South Carolina high schools.

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