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West Florence High

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West Florence High ranks 89 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 64% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

West Florence High is a large public high school in Florence, SC, serving 1,827 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Florence 01 school district. The school has earned a consistent 3-star rating and recently achieved its best state ranking in years, placing in the 64th percentile statewide.

West Florence stands out among its local peers in several important ways. The school leads its district rivals in English 1 proficiency, with 63.67% of students meeting standards compared to 47.77% at Wilson High and 56.25% at South Florence High. The school also excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking 9th out of 69 schools statewide—a dramatic improvement from just a few years ago. Gifted and Talented students also thrive here, with the school ranking in the 86th percentile for this group. Perhaps most notably, West Florence achieves these results while spending significantly less per student ($11,418) than nearby schools like Wilson ($13,475) or schools in the Darlington 01 district, which spend between $16,889 and $24,681 per student.

While the school has many strengths, there are areas that need attention. Chronic absenteeism affects 28.5% of students—higher than the state average of 22.3%—and has remained elevated for several years. Math performance has also shown some inconsistency, though the school still outperforms the state average in Algebra 1. The graduation rate of 90.3% remains above the state average, and the dropout rate of 0.5% is exceptionally low. For families considering this school, West Florence offers strong academics, particularly in English and for ELL and gifted students, but parents should be aware of the absenteeism challenge and may want to ask how the school supports consistent attendance.

1,827

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,418

Per pupil spending ?

59.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 North Beltline Drive
Florence, SC 29501

(843) 664-8472

District: Florence 01

Feeder schools for West Florence High:

Elementary:	Carver Elementary
	Delmae Heights Elementary
	Royall Elementary
Middle:	Henry L. Sneed Middle
	John W. Moore Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.9%

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg69%

89^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	63.3	89 of 248	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	100 of 240	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	90 of 243	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	114 of 237	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	82 of 227	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	84 of 225	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	145 of 216	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	108 of 223	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.5	95 of 231	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	102 of 232	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	89 of 210	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	67 of 203	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	100 of 202	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	83 of 199	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	89 of 199	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	91 of 188	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	97 of 185	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.8	45 of 191	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	63.5	71 of 191	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.4	66 of 187	64.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	64 of 200	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	69 of 196	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	58 of 197	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	76 of 199	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	90 of 190	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	49 of 178	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	83 of 184	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.2	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	61 of 136	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.1	88 of 140	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	77 of 147	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	64 of 141	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	51 of 139	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	34 of 115	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	50 of 143	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	24 of 71	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	90 of 229	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	99 of 231	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	100 of 223	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	92 of 220	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	86 of 213	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	96 of 213	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	149 of 210	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	21 of 155	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	57 of 154	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	27 of 158	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	69 of 156	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	55 of 124	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	72 of 122	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	86 of 119	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.4	20 of 108	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	105 of 241	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	123 of 230	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	101 of 235	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	122 of 226	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	111 of 220	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	86 of 213	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	121 of 217	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.8	186 of 214	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	82 of 233	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	85 of 228	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	90 of 234	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	114 of 229	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	115 of 224	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	69 of 215	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	89 of 218	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	148 of 213	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.6	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	52 of 203	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	50 of 200	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	57 of 202	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	69 of 197	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	84 of 192	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	52 of 189	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	38 of 191	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	34.1	111 of 185	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)57th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 284%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 278%+14 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution67%+4 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 264%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
West Florence High	Public	9-12	221 North Beltline Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8472	1,827	106	17.3	59.9%	677 (37.1%)	802 (43.9%)	158 (8.6%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.9%)	63.3	89^th of 248 public high schools	64.1%		53.1	100^th of 240 public high schools	58.3%	11	78.2	63.7	67.0	83.6	$11,418	$408	$781	$1,189	$8,506	$1,722	$10,228
South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,580	104	15.2	70.6%	569 (36.0%)	786 (49.7%)	98 (6.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (7.3%)	57.1	106^th of 248 public high schools	57.3%		52.4	102^nd of 240 public high schools	57.5%	4	79.2	56.3	62.8	82.6	$12,574	$491	$890	$1,381	$9,459	$1,734	$11,193
Advantage Academy	Public	9-12	126 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8464	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,373	92	14.9	100.0%	184 (13.4%)	956 (69.6%)	66 (4.8%)	53 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.2%)	53.1	116^th of 248 public high schools	53.2%		47	117^th of 240 public high schools	51.3%	1	77.1	47.8	67.8	81.5	$13,475	$694	$887	$1,581	$9,882	$2,012	$11,893
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	405 Chestnut Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-2650	309	23	13.4	100.0%	167 (54.0%)	89 (28.8%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	97.7	3^rd of 248 public high schools	98.8%		95.1	4^th of 240 public high schools	98.3%	1		96.6	97.5	100.0	$16,889	$1,418	$1,168	$2,586	$12,148	$2,155	$14,303
Darlington High	Public, Magnet	9-12	525 Spring Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 398-5140	965	71	13.5	100.0%	189 (19.6%)	613 (63.5%)	46 (4.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (11.6%)	13.9	228^th of 248 public high schools	8.1%		14.5	214^th of 240 public high schools	10.8%	14		33.2	36.4	74.9	$18,259	$1,437	$999	$2,436	$13,581	$2,241	$15,822
Darlington County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	160 Pinedale Drive	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 398-4796	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7	100.0%	103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	12.1	230^th of 248 public high schools	7.3%		10.1	224^th of 240 public high schools	6.7%	6		27.6	39.0	73.6	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
School Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	Public	11-12	401 Railroad Ave	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Governor's School for Science and Mathematics	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3900	296			1.1%	148 (50.0%)	25 (8.4%)	18 (6.1%)	81 (27.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)			100.0
Hartsville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	701 Lewellyn Avenue	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 383-3130	1,129	74	15.2	100.0%	449 (39.8%)	476 (42.2%)	89 (7.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (9.5%)	21	209^th of 248 public high schools	15.7%		31.8	164^th of 240 public high schools	31.7%	45		36.7	53.1	71.9	$17,053	$1,133	$954	$2,086	$12,825	$2,142	$14,967

Frequently Asked Questions about West Florence High

What schools feed into West Florence High?

West Florence High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary
Elementary : Delmae Heights Elementary
Elementary : Royall Elementary
Middle : Henry L. Sneed Middle
Middle : John W. Moore Middle

What district is West Florence High in?

Florence 01

How many students attend West Florence High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,827 students attended West Florence High.

What is the racial makeup of West Florence High?

Students at West Florence High are 44% African American, 37% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is West Florence High a good school?

West Florence High ranks 89^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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