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North Vista Elementary

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North Vista Elementary ranks 399 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school in Florence, SC, serving 446 students as part of the Florence 01 school district. The school has shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the bottom quarter of South Carolina schools to the 39th percentile, and it stands out for its exceptional work with its largest student group.

One of the most notable strengths at North Vista is its success with African American students, where the school ranks in the top 12% statewide—a remarkable achievement that has earned 4- and 5-star ratings for this group in recent years. The school also benefits from a favorable 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending in the area at $21,826, which is roughly 40-75% higher than nearby schools like Royall Elementary ($15,720) and Carver Elementary ($13,840). However, this investment hasn't yet translated into overall top-tier results—the school ranks in the 39th percentile overall, while Royall ranks in the 89th and Carver in the 74th percentile.

Families should be aware of a few challenges. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at 31%, nearly double the rate at nearby Delmae Heights Elementary (15.6%) and well above the state average of 22.3%. Science proficiency is also a weak spot, with only 32.1% of 4th graders meeting standards compared to the district average of 48.2%. While 3rd grade reading scores are competitive, math performance tends to fade by 5th grade. That said, the school's positive momentum and its proven ability to support its students suggest that recent investments may be starting to pay off, making it a school worth watching for families who value smaller classes and a committed approach to student success.

446

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,762

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

1200 North Irby Street
Florence, SC 29501

(843) 664-8159

District: Florence 01

Students who attend North Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Wilson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 21% South Carolina)

!Science scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg58%

399^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Florence 01

29^th of 75Florence 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
2026	40.4	399 of 661	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	335 of 639	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	351 of 643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	432 of 644	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	472 of 625	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	499 of 622	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	505 of 643	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	540 of 624	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	527 of 639	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	457 of 619	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	435 of 638	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.7	484 of 630	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	377 of 599	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	433 of 594	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	432 of 597	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	474 of 589	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	513 of 580	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	500 of 577	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	485 of 566	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	487 of 559	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	420 of 557	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	436 of 550	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.5	491 of 542	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	45 of 384	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	33 of 380	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	28 of 369	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	85 of 394	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	144 of 393	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	174 of 350	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	178 of 421	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	262 of 412	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	338 of 599	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	316 of 580	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	350 of 568	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	409 of 580	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	406 of 573	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	427 of 554	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	458 of 588	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	498 of 570	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	276 of 634	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	222 of 612	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	222 of 602	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	309 of 608	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	422 of 600	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	454 of 580	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	446 of 600	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	509 of 588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	390 of 591	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	327 of 585	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	309 of 571	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	372 of 582	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	492 of 579	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	512 of 561	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	500 of 590	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	518 of 571	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Science32%-19 vs state

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by a teacher
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

North Vista Elementary School has many dedicated teachers who instruct their students at the highest level. They are reflective, and search for ways to improve in order to help their students achieve more. The administration is very supportive, and takes necessary steps towards improvement. 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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
North Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 North Irby Street	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8159	446	36	12.3	89.4%	5 (1.1%)	404 (90.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	40.4	399^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.6%		46.1	335^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.6%	64	60.8	58.3	66.7	49.3	47.6	41.3	32.1	94%		$17,762	$845	$1,220	$2,065	$13,672	$2,025	$15,697
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	515 North Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8156	615	44	14.1	56.5%	245 (39.8%)	281 (45.7%)	21 (3.4%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	72.7	172^nd of 661 public elementary schools	74.0%		80.8	110^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.8%	62	72.0	71.4	79.6	60.0	61.4	65.3	56.3	96%		$13,369	$526	$1,014	$1,539	$10,229	$1,601	$11,829
Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	451	34	13.4	56.7%	216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	67.4	209^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.4%		71	192^nd of 639 public elementary schools	70.0%	17	78.2	70.8	71.3	71.8	50.0	52.3	49.4	≥ 96%		$14,283	$408	$799	$1,206	$11,243	$1,833	$13,076
McLaurin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1400 McMillan Lane	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8457	552	40	13.8	60.5%	182 (33.0%)	273 (49.5%)	37 (6.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)								(n/a)								93%		$16,035	$609	$1,095	$1,705	$12,427	$1,904	$14,331
Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	512	40	12.8	57.8%	216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	87.4	70^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.2	93^rd of 639 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	89.0	78.4	87.5	76.7	74.3	60.0	67.5	≥ 96%		$15,347	$960	$709	$1,669	$12,030	$1,649	$13,679
Henry Timrod Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8454	413	31	13.3	82.7%	81 (19.6%)	269 (65.1%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	41.9	388^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.3%		43.4	353^rd of 639 public elementary schools	44.8%	35	70.7	57.9	56.3	49.2	45.3	33.8	48.7	96%		$14,635	$1,389	$1,050	$2,439	$10,558	$1,638	$12,196
Theodore Lester Elementary	Public	3-5	3501 East Palmetto Street	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8459	362	30	12.0	66.9%	109 (30.1%)	190 (52.5%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	53.2	291^st of 661 public elementary schools	56.0%		49.5	311^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.3%	20	68.2	71.7	60.2	51.4	51.5	41.1	54.5	≥ 96%		$18,295	$827	$1,020	$1,848	$14,289	$2,158	$16,447
Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	988	63	15.6	61.2%	269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	57.5	265^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.6	212^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.8%	53	75.3	74.0	61.3	63.9	49.1	40.0	46.5	93%		$11,904	$658	$777	$1,435	$8,971	$1,499	$10,469
Lucy T. Davis Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Westfield Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 665-5977	632	44	14.3	55.2%	226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	71.2	184^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.2%		74.7	160^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	76.2	68.4	73.1	69.3	58.1	55.4	57.1	≥ 96%		$14,108	$802	$915	$1,716	$10,888	$1,504	$12,391
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8451	530	39	13.5	76.9%	123 (23.2%)	337 (63.6%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	30.2	459^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.6%		31.2	440^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.1%	19	55.9	60.5	48.8	36.9	47.8	26.9	41.3	95%		$14,094	$998	$1,009	$2,006	$10,269	$1,819	$12,088

Frequently Asked Questions about North Vista Elementary

How many students attend North Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended North Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Vista Elementary?

Students at North Vista Elementary are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is North Vista Elementary in?

Florence 01

Is North Vista Elementary a good school?

North Vista Elementary ranks 399^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Wilson High

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