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Flowertown Elementary

Q: Is Flowertown Elementary a good school?

Flowertown Elementary ranks 411 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Flowertown Elementary is a public school in Summerville, SC, serving 783 students in grades PK-5 within the highly rated Dorchester 02 school district. While the district itself ranks in the top 30% of South Carolina, Flowertown’s own performance has declined significantly over the past decade, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 2-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, Flowertown’s academic results are notably lower. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 411th out of 649 schools in the state (37th percentile), while neighbors like Beech Hill Elementary (91st percentile) and William M. Reeves Elementary (87th percentile) perform in the top 15% statewide. Test scores reflect this gap—for example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency at Flowertown was 59.2%, compared to the district average of 71.9% and Beech Hill’s 89.2%. Math scores show a similar pattern, with 5th-grade proficiency at 41% versus the district’s 51.8%. Even Newington Elementary, located just 0.12 miles away, ranks slightly higher at the 39th percentile, showing that even nearby schools face distinct challenges.

One positive note is that Flowertown spends more per student ($13,535) than higher-performing peers like Reeves ($12,247) and Beech Hill ($11,305), and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9. However, chronic absenteeism remains a concern at 21.2%, higher than Beech Hill (15.7%) and Sand Hill (16.3%). The school has also seen a sharp decline in outcomes for certain student groups in recent years, which suggests that targeted support may be needed to reverse the downward trend. For parents considering this school, it’s worth exploring what specific programs and interventions are in place to address these challenges.

783

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,535

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 King Charles Circle
Summerville, SC 29485

(843) 871-7400

District: Dorchester 02

Students who attend Flowertown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

26.4%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg58%

411^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Dorchester 02

20^th of 75Dorchester 02 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
2026	37.2	411 of 649	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	379 of 640	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	292 of 638	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	286 of 644	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	277 of 625	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	251 of 622	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	230 of 643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	233 of 624	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.3	113 of 639	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	115 of 619	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.5	103 of 638	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	114 of 630	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	84 of 599	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	49 of 594	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	85 of 597	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	116 of 589	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	109 of 580	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	105 of 577	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	149 of 566	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	138 of 559	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.6	136 of 557	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	76.6	111 of 550	79.8%	★★★★☆
2003	63.7	200 of 542	63.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	350 of 379	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	290 of 381	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	169 of 369	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	166 of 394	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	260 of 393	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	140 of 350	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	146 of 421	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	188 of 412	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	114 of 151	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	96 of 122	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	120 of 189	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	127 of 161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	409 of 589	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	371 of 581	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	314 of 565	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	302 of 580	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	254 of 573	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	222 of 554	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	220 of 588	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	228 of 570	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	514 of 624	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	451 of 613	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	265 of 599	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	310 of 608	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	354 of 600	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	273 of 580	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	267 of 600	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	252 of 588	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	364 of 583	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	351 of 586	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	232 of 568	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	249 of 582	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	290 of 579	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	260 of 561	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	230 of 590	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	228 of 571	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	267 of 454	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	309 of 460	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	233 of 441	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	251 of 463	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	245 of 455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	257 of 439	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	223 of 472	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	190 of 457	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-10 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Science43%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2011

This is my son's second year at Flowertown, and I couldn't be happier! His teachers have always been fantastic. I love how the school gives incentives to the children to do well in school, and makes sure that for part of the day the children learn on their own level so that they can be challenged without being overwhelmed. Close Quote

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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)		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 (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 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 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 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
Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	783	60	12.9	72.5%	359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	37.2	411^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.9	379^th of 640 public elementary schools	40.8%	32	52.0	59.2	52.1			56.4	45.3	41.0			42.6		$13,535	$1,033	$795	$1,828	$10,173	$1,535	$11,708
Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	862	59	14.5	77.0%	385 (44.7%)	253 (29.4%)	110 (12.8%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.6%)	39.3	398^th of 649 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.8	315^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.8%	83	66.5	60.2	60.1			51.0	42.5	34.8			35.3		$13,894	$839	$1,029	$1,868	$10,178	$1,847	$12,025
Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1899 Bacons Bridge Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	595	39	15.4		314 (52.8%)	165 (27.7%)	42 (7.1%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	54	280^th of 649 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)	60.0	63.0	72.6	55.7	52.7	57.0	38.3	61.3	30.4	23.0	61.6	50.0
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	548	42	13.0	62.6%	305 (55.7%)	142 (25.9%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	70.8	184^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.6	189^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.5%	5	64.7	78.2	67.6			60.3	63.2	62.4			58.6		$16,175	$1,003	$939	$1,942	$12,244	$1,989	$14,233
James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	577	47	12.4	63.6%	255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	59.5	250^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.5%		64.6	226^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.7%	24	53.5	74.3	71.7			45.1	55.4	51.1			66.2		$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	833	62	13.4	57.0%	431 (51.7%)	190 (22.8%)	114 (13.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	44.6	355^th of 649 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.4	324^th of 640 public elementary schools	49.4%	31	55.9	66.4	56.1			46.4	50.4	44.0			52.0		$14,027	$592	$915	$1,507	$10,565	$1,955	$12,520
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	791	54	14.7	65.8%	332 (42.0%)	242 (30.6%)	110 (13.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	97 (12.3%)	50.5	308^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.5%		62.1	241^st of 640 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	67.7	62.4	62.3			62.8	41.4	50.0			42.1		$12,121	$583	$950	$1,534	$9,021	$1,567	$10,588
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1	32.0%	718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	89.5	56^th of 649 public elementary schools	91.4%		90.4	46^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.8%	10	81.2	89.2	85.0			65.2	79.6	71.3			82.2		$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	646	51	12.7	80.3%	193 (29.9%)	261 (40.4%)	115 (17.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	24.9	494^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.9%		34.3	422^nd of 640 public elementary schools	34.1%	72	48.5	59.7	50.0			45.6	40.2	22.1			36.8		$12,943	$557	$1,089	$1,646	$9,456	$1,841	$11,297
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1	57.5%	531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	84.8	86^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.4	65^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.8%	21	75.6	87.5	79.8			71.4	68.8	77.4			59.4		$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Flowertown Elementary

How many students attend Flowertown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 783 students attended Flowertown Elementary.

What district is Flowertown Elementary in?

Dorchester 02

What schools do graduates of Flowertown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Flowertown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Is Flowertown Elementary a good school?

Flowertown Elementary ranks 411^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Flowertown Elementary?

Students at Flowertown Elementary are 46% White, 26% African American, 13% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

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