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Wallace Gregg Elementary

Public Grades K-5

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wallace Gregg Elementary is a small K-5 school in Florence, SC, serving 283 students as part of the Florence 01 school district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

The biggest challenge facing the school is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 42% of students were chronically absent—meaning they missed significant instructional time. That's nearly double the state average of 22.3% and far higher than nearby schools like Royall Elementary (15.1%) and Delmae Heights Elementary (15.6%). This attendance crisis appears to be the main reason academic scores lag behind district peers, despite the school spending more per student ($15,920) than most comparable schools and maintaining the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area at 10.4:1. For example, 5th grade math proficiency dropped to just 18.5% in 2025-2026, compared to 42.4% district-wide and 49.1% statewide—a steep decline from the previous year's 40.4%.

There are some encouraging signs. The school improved its overall state ranking from the 10th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 35th percentile in 2024-2025, though it slipped back to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026. Performance with specific student groups has been volatile, with strong results one year and weaker results the next. Nearby Theodore Lester Elementary, just over two miles away, serves a similar population and achieves better outcomes, showing improvement is possible. The school's small size could be an advantage for personalized attention, but addressing the absenteeism problem through family engagement, transportation support, and health services will be critical. Without solving that fundamental issue, additional academic resources are unlikely to move the needle much.

283

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,920

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Francis Marion Road
Florence, SC 29505

(843) 664-8481

District: Florence 01

Students who attend Wallace Gregg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Wilson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

White:

27.2%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg58%

511^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	23.5	511 of 661	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	414 of 639	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	436 of 643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	462 of 644	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	530 of 625	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	561 of 622	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	519 of 643	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	557 of 624	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	487 of 639	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	478 of 619	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.3	422 of 638	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	387 of 630	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	293 of 599	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.9	300 of 594	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.9	402 of 597	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	339 of 589	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	424 of 580	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	395 of 577	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.8	408 of 566	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.9	410 of 559	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.5	344 of 557	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	348 of 550	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.2	366 of 542	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	202 of 384	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.8	104 of 380	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	128 of 369	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	219 of 394	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	339 of 393	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	337 of 350	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	377 of 421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	386 of 412	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	458 of 599	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	405 of 580	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	445 of 568	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	452 of 580	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	493 of 573	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	487 of 554	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	483 of 588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	520 of 570	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	465 of 634	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.6	293 of 612	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	335 of 602	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	369 of 608	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	491 of 600	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	513 of 580	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	469 of 600	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	518 of 588	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	461 of 591	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	367 of 585	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	351 of 571	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	392 of 582	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	476 of 579	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	525 of 561	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	492 of 590	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	508 of 571	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.0	335 of 472	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	358 of 457	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+25 vs school

White (2019)29th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

Science32%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	100.0%	246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	52.6	295^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.4%		52.1	295^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.8%		71.0	65.3	53.1	64.0	57.9	33.7	50.5	$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallace Gregg Elementary

How many students attend Wallace Gregg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Wallace Gregg Elementary.

What district is Wallace Gregg Elementary in?

Florence 01

What is the racial makeup of Wallace Gregg Elementary?

Students at Wallace Gregg Elementary are 57% African American, 27% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Wallace Gregg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wallace Gregg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Wilson High

Is Wallace Gregg Elementary a good school?

Wallace Gregg Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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