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Henry Timrod Elementary

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Henry Timrod Elementary ranks 388 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Henry Timrod Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school in Florence, SC, serving 413 students as part of the Florence 01 school district. The school has earned a 2-star rating and ranks in the 41st percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of the pack among nearby elementary schools.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's exceptional track record with its African American students. In 2024-2025, Henry Timrod ranked in the top 10% of all South Carolina elementary schools for this group—a 5-star performance that has remained consistently strong for three years running. This success is especially meaningful given that 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. However, the school faces real challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly one in three students (31.6%), which is more than double the rate at higher-performing neighbors like Lucy T. Davis Elementary (15.8%) and Royall Elementary (15.1%). Academically, the school shines in 3rd grade reading—where proficiency actually beats district and state averages—but that advantage fades by 4th and 5th grade. Math is a persistent weak spot, with 5th grade proficiency (33.8%) trailing the state average (49.1%) by more than 15 points.

There's also a notable gender gap: girls perform in the 51st percentile while boys sit at the 32nd percentile. The school spends generously—$15,088 per student, with a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio—yet nearby Delmae Heights Elementary achieves better results while spending about 18% less per student. The bright spot remains the school's proven ability to serve its African American students exceptionally well. If Henry Timrod can reduce absenteeism and replicate its early-grade reading success across all subjects and grade levels, it has a strong foundation to build on.

413

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,088

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 East Old Marion Highway
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 664-8454

District: Florence 01

Students who attend Henry Timrod Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Wilson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.1%

White:

19.6%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg58%

388^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	41.9	388 of 661	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	353 of 639	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	362 of 643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	377 of 644	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	452 of 625	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	479 of 622	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	343 of 643	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	427 of 624	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	361 of 639	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	344 of 619	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	294 of 638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.1	357 of 630	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.4	263 of 599	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.6	387 of 594	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	366 of 597	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	418 of 589	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.2	373 of 580	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	344 of 577	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.5	302 of 566	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	321 of 559	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	369 of 557	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.2	311 of 550	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.4	394 of 542	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	65 of 384	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	35 of 380	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	87 of 394	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	132 of 393	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	190 of 350	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	115 of 421	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	152 of 412	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	368 of 599	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	284 of 580	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	260 of 568	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	290 of 580	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	395 of 573	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	426 of 554	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	354 of 588	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	402 of 570	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	285 of 634	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	250 of 612	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	279 of 602	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	279 of 608	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	389 of 600	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	415 of 580	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	215 of 600	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	352 of 588	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	352 of 591	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	400 of 585	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	398 of 571	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	387 of 582	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	444 of 579	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	442 of 561	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	303 of 590	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	408 of 571	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Science49%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%-11 vs state

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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 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
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	100.0%	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	$15,088	$1,419	$1,543	$2,963	$10,553	$1,573	$12,125
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	100.0%	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	$18,734	$935	$1,323	$2,258	$14,315	$2,161	$16,476
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	100.0%	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	$21,826	$921	$2,246	$3,168	$16,742	$1,916	$18,658
Wallace Gregg Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Francis Marion Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8481	283	27	10.4	100.0%	77 (27.2%)	162 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	23.5	511^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.7%		35	414^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.2%	97	55.4	51.2	46.3	47.3	43.9	18.5	31.7	$15,920	$1,064	$1,995	$3,059	$10,698	$2,164	$12,862
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	100.0%	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
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	73.7%	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	$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	67.9%	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	$13,840	$675	$884	$1,559	$10,641	$1,641	$12,282
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	100.0%	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	$15,720	$1,184	$813	$1,997	$12,114	$1,610	$13,724
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	100.0%	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	$14,184	$1,028	$1,335	$2,363	$10,019	$1,801	$11,821
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	68.6%	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	$12,415	$834	$941	$1,774	$9,161	$1,480	$10,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Timrod Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Henry Timrod Elementary?

Students at Henry Timrod Elementary are 65% African American, 20% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Henry Timrod Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry Timrod Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Wilson High

What district is Henry Timrod Elementary in?

Florence 01

Is Henry Timrod Elementary a good school?

Henry Timrod Elementary ranks 388^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Henry Timrod Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Henry Timrod Elementary.

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