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Savannah Grove Elementary

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Savannah Grove Elementary ranks 285 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Savannah Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Effingham, South Carolina, serving 378 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Florence 01 school district, which is ranked 26 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Savannah Grove Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with below-average performance on state assessments compared to the district and state. However, the school has shown strong performance for its African American student subgroup, ranking in the top 100 schools in the state for this group in recent years. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 31.2%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Savannah Grove Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families, which is a key factor contributing to the school's academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools in the Florence 01 district, such as Greenwood Elementary, Dewey-Carter Elementary, and Carver Elementary, Savannah Grove Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. While the school has seen increased per-student spending, from $10,535 in 2020-2021 to $14,277 in 2023-2024, the continued academic struggles and high chronic absenteeism rates suggest that additional targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve student outcomes at Savannah Grove Elementary.

385

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,581

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2348 Savannah Grove Road
Effingham, SC 29541

(843) 664-8463

District: Florence 01

Students who attend Savannah Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southside Middle
High:	South Florence High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.4%

White:

17.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg56%

285^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Florence 01

26^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
2025	53.4	285 of 640	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	305 of 638	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	399 of 644	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	443 of 625	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	448 of 622	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	489 of 643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	489 of 624	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	521 of 639	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.5	423 of 619	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	483 of 638	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.2	429 of 630	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	444 of 599	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	481 of 594	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	422 of 597	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	466 of 589	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	410 of 580	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.1	308 of 577	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	429 of 566	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	415 of 559	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	454 of 557	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.2	415 of 550	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.3	402 of 542	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	37 of 381	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	42 of 369	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	99 of 394	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	195 of 393	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	136 of 350	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	212 of 421	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	222 of 412	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	263 of 581	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	289 of 565	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	323 of 580	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	418 of 573	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	347 of 554	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	445 of 588	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	447 of 570	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	218 of 613	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	202 of 599	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	342 of 608	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	392 of 600	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	393 of 580	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	447 of 600	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	491 of 588	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	298 of 586	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	285 of 568	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	406 of 582	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	414 of 579	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	468 of 561	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	463 of 590	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	470 of 571	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	404 of 472	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	378 of 457	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Science57%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Savannah Grove Elementary

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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)	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 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	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
Savannah Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2348 Savannah Grove Road	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8463	385	31	12.4		69 (17.9%)	267 (69.4%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	53.4	285^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.5%		51	305^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.2%	20	59.0	58.6	69.3	63.9	41.4	38.7	56.9	$16,581	$1,045	$1,569	$2,614	$12,226	$1,741	$13,967
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		269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	66.6	212^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.9%		68	199^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.8%	13	73.6	62.1	68.0	68.4	52.8	57.7	50.4	$12,415	$834	$941	$1,774	$9,161	$1,480	$10,641
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		216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	83.2	93^rd of 640 public elementary schools	85.5%		95.3	22^nd of 638 public elementary schools	96.6%	71	66.6	83.4	86.0	70.3	69.2	72.1	56.4	$15,720	$1,184	$813	$1,997	$12,114	$1,610	$13,724
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		216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	71	192^nd of 640 public elementary schools	70.0%		78.6	132^nd of 638 public elementary schools	79.3%	60	75.3	72.1	69.5	54.8	61.6	47.2	66.3	$14,690	$562	$925	$1,487	$11,546	$1,657	$13,203
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		245 (39.8%)	281 (45.7%)	21 (3.4%)	26 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	80.8	110^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.8%		78.9	129^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.8%	19	70.4	78.7	67.5	69.9	73.7	59.4	72.9	$13,840	$675	$884	$1,559	$10,641	$1,641	$12,282
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		226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	74.7	160^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.0%		72.5	169^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.5%	9	69.6	66.3	72.0	74.7	63.1	56.8	57.9	$14,171	$655	$1,107	$1,762	$10,925	$1,485	$12,409
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		182 (33.0%)	273 (49.5%)	37 (6.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)								(n/a)								$16,637	$823	$1,259	$2,082	$12,500	$2,055	$14,556
Dewey-Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4937 South Irby Street	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8479	606	44	13.7		246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	52.1	295^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.9%		54.8	284^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.5%	11	70.0	49.4	61.7	76.7	44.9	45.7	41.8	$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691
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		123 (23.2%)	337 (63.6%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	31.2	441^st of 640 public elementary schools	31.1%		21.9	505^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.8%	64	56.7	46.7	46.9	55.5	30.0	39.6	37.8	$14,184	$1,028	$1,335	$2,363	$10,019	$1,801	$11,821
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		5 (1.1%)	404 (90.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	46.1	335^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.7%		45.7	348^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.5%	13	65.0	55.9	46.9	67.6	52.0	37.3	41.6	$21,826	$921	$2,246	$3,168	$16,742	$1,916	$18,658

Frequently Asked Questions about Savannah Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Savannah Grove Elementary?

Students at Savannah Grove Elementary are 69% African American, 18% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Savannah Grove Elementary a good school?

Savannah Grove Elementary ranks 285^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Savannah Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Savannah Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Savannah Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Savannah Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southside Middle
High : South Florence High

What district is Savannah Grove Elementary in?

Florence 01

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