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Lucy T. Davis Elementary

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Lucy T. Davis Elementary ranks 181 st of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lucy T. Davis Elementary is a K-5 public school in Florence, SC, serving 632 students as part of the Florence 01 school district, and it has earned a consistent 4-star rating from the state for five straight years.

This school stands out for its strong results in English Language Arts. In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, proficiency rates run 3 to 12 percentage points above state averages—for example, 76.2% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA compared to 64.1% statewide. The school also does exceptionally well with its African American students, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for this group for three consecutive years, which is far above its overall ranking. Another major strength is attendance: only 15.8% of students are chronically absent, which is dramatically better than the district average of 26.4% and even slightly better than nearby Royall Elementary (15.1%). The school also operates efficiently, spending about $14,171 per student—far less than North Vista Elementary ($21,826) or Savannah Grove Elementary ($16,581)—while still outperforming both of those schools academically by a wide margin.

While math scores remain above state averages, they do dip in upper grades—5th grade math proficiency is 55.4% versus 69.3% in 3rd grade—suggesting a possible area for growth. The school also trails its "sister school," Royall Elementary, which ranks 71st statewide and posts higher scores in nearly every subject. However, Lucy T. Davis serves a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and its stability is remarkable: the school has never ranked below the 58th percentile in a decade, even through the pandemic. For parents, this is a dependable, efficient school that delivers strong literacy outcomes and closes achievement gaps, making it a solid choice in the Florence area.

632

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,171

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Westfield Drive
Florence, SC 29501

(843) 665-5977

District: Florence 01

Students who attend Lucy T. Davis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

John W. Moore Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

White:

35.8%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Florence 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg58%

181^st of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71.3	181 of 649	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	160 of 640	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	169 of 638	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	156 of 644	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	159 of 625	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	261 of 622	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	170 of 643	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	204 of 624	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	178 of 639	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.5	201 of 619	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	177 of 638	72.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	48 of 379	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	51 of 381	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	47 of 369	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	35 of 394	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	66 of 393	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	137 of 350	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	96 of 421	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	75 of 412	81.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	41.8	86 of 161	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	172 of 589	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	177 of 581	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	106 of 565	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	106 of 580	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	135 of 573	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	220 of 554	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	101 of 588	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	233 of 570	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	210 of 624	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	230 of 613	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	135 of 599	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	136 of 608	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	202 of 600	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	399 of 580	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	246 of 600	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	328 of 588	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	176 of 583	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	150 of 586	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	230 of 568	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	194 of 582	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	179 of 579	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	296 of 561	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	256 of 590	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	175 of 571	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	137 of 454	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	115 of 460	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	133 of 441	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	121 of 463	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	85 of 455	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	167 of 439	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.9	50 of 472	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	170 of 457	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+8 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

Science57%+6 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
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	64.6%	226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	71.3	181^st of 649 public elementary schools	72.1%		74.7	160^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.0%	21	76.2	68.4	73.1	69.3	58.1	55.4	57.1	$14,171	$655	$1,107	$1,762	$10,925	$1,485	$12,409
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%)	72.8	170^th of 649 public elementary schools	73.8%		80.8	110^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.8%	60	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
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%)	57.7	259^th of 649 public elementary schools	60.1%		66.6	212^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.9%	47	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
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%)	87.5	71^st of 649 public elementary schools	89.1%		83.2	93^rd of 640 public elementary schools	85.5%	22	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
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	100.0%	69 (17.9%)	267 (69.4%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	40.2	395^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.1%		53.4	285^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.5%	110	56.6	54.3	71.9	48.9	38.6	40.3	50.0	$16,581	$1,045	$1,569	$2,614	$12,226	$1,741	$13,967
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%)	67.5	204^th of 649 public elementary schools	68.6%		71	192^nd of 640 public elementary schools	70.0%	12	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
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	393^rd of 649 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.1	335^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.7%	58	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
Brockington Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	413 Brockington Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 398-2500	303	23	13.2	100.0%	64 (21.1%)	190 (62.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	33.3	431^st of 649 public elementary schools	33.6%		42.8	358^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.1%	73	49.5	64.8	51.3	46.0	42.6	40.4	39.9	$16,987	$2,731	$1,275	$4,006	$11,137	$1,844	$12,981
J. L. Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 First Street	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-2450	533	43	12.3	100.0%	88 (16.5%)	383 (71.9%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	15.8	568^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.5%		20.5	528^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.5%	40	48.4	52.5	43.6	37.5	31.3	26.4	22.3	$14,930	$1,660	$1,294	$2,953	$10,562	$1,415	$11,976
Pate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 Indian Branch Road	Darlington	29532	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 398-5070	397	29	13.8	100.0%	94 (23.7%)	233 (58.7%)	26 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.8%)								(n/a)								$16,034	$2,394	$1,444	$3,839	$10,736	$1,460	$12,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucy T. Davis Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucy T. Davis Elementary?

Students at Lucy T. Davis Elementary are 49% African American, 36% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lucy T. Davis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucy T. Davis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John W. Moore Middle

How many students attend Lucy T. Davis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Lucy T. Davis Elementary.

What district is Lucy T. Davis Elementary in?

Florence 01

Is Lucy T. Davis Elementary a good school?

Lucy T. Davis Elementary ranks 181^st of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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