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Strom Thurmond High

Public Grades 9-12

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Strom Thurmond High is a public high school in Johnston, South Carolina, serving 776 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Edgefield 01 school district, which is ranked 46 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Strom Thurmond High has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state and district averages in Algebra 1/Mathematics, English 1, and U.S. History. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% to 30.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, Strom Thurmond High's four-year graduation rate has been around 84-85%, slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Strom Thurmond High's performance on EOC exams and other metrics varies significantly among different student subgroups. While the school's disabled students have performed relatively well, ranking 42nd out of 139 high schools in the state, its African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of high schools. The school's ability to effectively serve its gifted and talented students is also an area of concern, as it ranked 140th out of 153 high schools in the state for this subgroup. Compared to nearby high schools in the Aiken 01 district, such as North Augusta High, Midland Valley High, and Aiken High, Strom Thurmond High's academic performance and other key metrics are generally lower.

720

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,471

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1131 Columbia Road
Johnston, SC 29832

(803) 275-1768

District: Edgefield 01

Feeder schools for Strom Thurmond High:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary
	Johnston Elementary
	Merriwether Elementary
	W. E. Parker Elementary
Middle:	Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
	Merriwether Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.8%

White:

39.4%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (52% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg71%

197^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 75Edgefield 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	18.4	197 of 235	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	186 of 235	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	183 of 237	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	167 of 226	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	168 of 227	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	123 of 225	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	142 of 216	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.7	108 of 231	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.9	114 of 232	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	112 of 210	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	94 of 203	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.0	113 of 199	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	80 of 199	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	105 of 188	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.8	112 of 187	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	166 of 194	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	141 of 190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	124 of 183	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	42 of 139	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	18.3	128 of 145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	120 of 137	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	210 of 225	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	156 of 225	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	164 of 223	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	169 of 220	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	149 of 213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	115 of 213	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	142 of 210	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	73.5	21 of 156	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	109 of 119	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	209 of 226	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	199 of 229	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	201 of 220	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	185 of 213	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	148 of 217	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	163 of 214	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	176 of 224	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	211 of 228	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	190 of 229	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	173 of 224	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	167 of 215	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	135 of 218	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	178 of 196	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	162 of 197	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	170 of 192	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	131 of 189	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	107 of 185	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)70th percentile+54 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 282%-5 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 246%-28 vs state

English 144%-17 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution37%-24 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
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3		284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	18.4	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%		21	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%	11								45.7	44.3	37.0	81.7	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	17 Par Drive	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1767	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Trenton High	Public	9-12	84 Greenhouse Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3044	3	4	.7		0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4		176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41.4	135^th of 235 public high schools	42.6%		27.2	174^th of 235 public high schools	26.0%	39	42.8	29.6	33.3	10.7	7.4	5.6	21.4	80.4	45.3	53.3	86.9	$13,833	$1,036	$1,287	$2,323	$10,274	$1,236	$11,510
Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	672	43	15.8		476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	66.1	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%		58.1	81^st of 235 public high schools	65.5%	22								71.7	68.0	65.8	93.9	$9,211	$141	$63	$204	$8,344	$663	$9,007
Saluda High	Public	9-12	160 Ivory Key Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-3011	714	43	16.6		215 (30.1%)	159 (22.3%)	319 (44.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	16.2	203^rd of 235 public high schools	13.6%		20.3	193^rd of 235 public high schools	17.9%	10								38.0	43.5	49.3	77.3	$11,923	$974	$929	$1,903	$9,000	$1,020	$10,020
Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1		114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.5	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%		97.8	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%	2									100.0	97.4	100.0	$41,824	$2,717	$2,560	$5,277	$31,869	$4,678	$36,547
Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14.0		430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	31.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%		38	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	23								56.1	50.2	57.7	81.6	$13,738	$712	$502	$1,214	$10,807	$1,718	$12,524
Aiken County Career Center	Public	10-12	2455 Jefferson Davis Highway	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7300	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,558	88	17.7		656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	34.9	150^th of 235 public high schools	36.2%		29	167^th of 235 public high schools	28.9%	17								64.5	50.5	56.7	83.4	$11,886	$590	$945	$1,534	$9,029	$1,323	$10,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Strom Thurmond High

What district is Strom Thurmond High in?

Edgefield 01

How many students attend Strom Thurmond High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Strom Thurmond High.

What schools feed into Strom Thurmond High?

Strom Thurmond High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Douglas Elementary
Elementary : Johnston Elementary
Elementary : Merriwether Elementary
Elementary : W. E. Parker Elementary
Middle : Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle
Middle : Merriwether Middle

Is Strom Thurmond High a good school?

Strom Thurmond High ranks in the bottom 16.2% of South Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Strom Thurmond High?

Students at Strom Thurmond High are 43% African American, 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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