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Lucy T. Davis Elementary

Q: Is Lucy T. Davis Elementary a good school?

Lucy T. Davis Elementary ranks 160 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lucy T. Davis Elementary is a public elementary school in Florence, South Carolina, serving 576 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Florence 01 School District, which is ranked 26th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lucy T. Davis Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades. For example, in 2024-2025, 72% of 5th-grade students at Lucy T. Davis were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 62.9% in the district and 62.5% statewide. The school also excels in serving its African American student population, ranking in the top 15% of South Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

However, the school's performance for its disabled and gifted/talented students lags behind, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, Lucy T. Davis Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 26.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending is slightly higher than the district average, it is still below the state average, suggesting potential opportunities to allocate additional resources to support student learning and address areas of need.

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 — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Florence 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg56%

160^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Florence 01

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
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
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
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
2021	47.9	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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 (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)22nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+7 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

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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
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		226 (35.8%)	312 (49.4%)	32 (5.1%)	31 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	74.7	160^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.0%		72.5	169^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.5%	9	69.6	66.3	72.0	74.7	63.1	56.8	57.9	$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		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
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
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
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		69 (17.9%)	267 (69.4%)	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.0%)	53.4	285^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.5%		51	305^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.2%	20	59.0	58.6	69.3	63.9	41.4	38.7	56.9	$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		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
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
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		64 (21.1%)	190 (62.7%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	42.8	358^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.1%		34.3	419^th of 638 public elementary schools	34.3%	61	49.2	49.5	58.8	60.7	47.5	56.5	35.6	$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		88 (16.5%)	383 (71.9%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	20.5	528^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.4	538^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.7%	10	46.7	45.0	36.8	58.7	24.7	25.0	23.5	$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		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

Is Lucy T. Davis Elementary a good school?

Lucy T. Davis Elementary ranks 160^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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

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.

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