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McLaurin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-2

Summary

McLaurin Elementary is a public elementary school in Florence, South Carolina, serving 957 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Florence 01 School District, which is ranked 36 out of 77 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

McLaurin Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to surrounding schools, with a higher percentage of African American students (47.65%) and a lower percentage of White students (38.04%). However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Science were significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, McLaurin Elementary has a very high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $13,193 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district and state averages, McLaurin Elementary's academic performance has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 155 out of 630 schools in 2013-2014 to 409 out of 644 schools in 2022-2023. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Carver Elementary and Royall Elementary, demonstrate that schools within the same district can have vastly different academic performance and student demographics, highlighting the importance of understanding the unique challenges and needs of each individual school community.

552

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,637

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 McMillan Lane
Florence, SC 29506

(843) 664-8457

District: Florence 01

Students who attend McLaurin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John W. Moore Middle
	Southside Middle
High:	South Florence High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.5%

White:

33.0%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg51%

Not ranked this year

McLaurin Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	36.6	409 of 644	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	377 of 625	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	377 of 622	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	266 of 643	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	185 of 624	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	53.9	288 of 639	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	200 of 619	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	252 of 638	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	155 of 630	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	58.9	267 of 599	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	159 of 594	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	52.8	315 of 597	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	325 of 589	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	444 of 580	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	364 of 577	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	308 of 566	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	377 of 559	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	377 of 557	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	366 of 550	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.5	363 of 542	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	307 of 394	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	220 of 393	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	216 of 350	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	187 of 421	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	94 of 412	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	31.7	404 of 580	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	375 of 573	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	359 of 554	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	262 of 588	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	189 of 570	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	466 of 608	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	396 of 600	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	448 of 580	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	279 of 600	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	236 of 588	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	357 of 582	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	340 of 561	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	268 of 590	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	180 of 571	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	56.7	211 of 463	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	216 of 455	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	158 of 439	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	74 of 472	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	43 of 457	90.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2023)54th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2023)39th percentile~ school

Female (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2023)22nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science33%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-17 vs state

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Schools Near McLaurin 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
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
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
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
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
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
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		109 (30.1%)	190 (52.5%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	49.5	311^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.4	324^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.2%	13	61.6	59.0	59.4	50.0	52.2	45.0	48.7	$18,734	$935	$1,323	$2,258	$14,315	$2,161	$16,476
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
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		81 (19.6%)	269 (65.1%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	43.4	353^rd of 640 public elementary schools	44.8%		43.6	359^th of 638 public elementary schools	43.7%	6	55.1	63.0	57.4	50.1	44.6	42.7	44.6	$15,088	$1,419	$1,543	$2,963	$10,553	$1,573	$12,125
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
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		77 (27.2%)	162 (57.2%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	35	415^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.3	432^nd of 638 public elementary schools	32.3%	17	47.8	50.9	50.0	43.4	49.1	40.4	47.1	$15,920	$1,064	$1,995	$3,059	$10,698	$2,164	$12,862

Frequently Asked Questions about McLaurin Elementary

How many students attend McLaurin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended McLaurin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McLaurin Elementary?

Students at McLaurin Elementary are 49% African American, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McLaurin Elementary attend?

Students who attend McLaurin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John W. Moore Middle
Middle : Southside Middle
High : South Florence High

What district is McLaurin Elementary in?

Florence 01

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