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J. C. Lynch Elementary

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J. C. Lynch Elementary ranks 370 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

J. C. Lynch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Coward, South Carolina, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 382 students. This school is part of the Florence 03 school district, which is ranked 60 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J. C. Lynch Elementary consistently outperforms the Florence 03 district and the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.6% of 3rd graders at J. C. Lynch were proficient in ELA, compared to 55.6% in the district and 61.8% statewide. The school's science proficiency rates are also higher than the district and state, with 33.4% of 6th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 27% in the district and 48.3% statewide. However, J. C. Lynch Elementary has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 22.5% to 29.5% over the past few years.

Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Olanta Elementary and Main Street Elementary, as well as other districts like Briggs Elementary, Savannah Grove Elementary, and Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle, J. C. Lynch Elementary generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, the nearby schools in the Florence 01 district have higher overall rankings and performance, suggesting that the Florence 03 district may have room for improvement in supporting its schools.

353

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,662

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

124 Hicks Road
Coward, SC 29530

(843) 389-3323

District: Florence 03

Students who attend J. C. Lynch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ronald E. McNair Junior High
High:	Lake City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.7%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Florence 03

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg54%

370^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Florence 03

60^th of 75Florence 03 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	40.7	370 of 640	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	439 of 638	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	406 of 644	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	368 of 625	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	439 of 622	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	436 of 643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	406 of 624	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	368 of 639	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	346 of 619	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	374 of 638	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.6	408 of 630	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	472 of 599	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	510 of 594	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	461 of 597	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.5	405 of 589	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	270 of 580	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	237 of 577	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.2	296 of 566	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.3	308 of 559	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	380 of 557	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.5	291 of 550	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.1	274 of 542	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	185 of 581	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	372 of 565	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	447 of 580	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	383 of 573	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	412 of 554	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	432 of 588	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	359 of 570	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	321 of 613	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	341 of 599	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	320 of 608	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	297 of 600	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	360 of 580	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	349 of 600	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	304 of 588	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	477 of 586	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	473 of 568	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	431 of 582	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	294 of 579	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	393 of 561	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	408 of 590	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	429 of 571	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	337 of 460	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	351 of 441	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	380 of 463	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	371 of 455	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	410 of 439	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	428 of 472	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	402 of 457	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)68th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%-5 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science30%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

This is a wonderful school with wonderful teachers. You'll wish they could stay there until gradution...unfortunately once they finish 5th grade, there is no where for them to go that offers any kind of a decent education...so you'll have to do what I'm doing and move. Close Quote

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
J. C. Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	124 Hicks Road	Coward	29530	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-3323	353	28	12.7		239 (67.7%)	60 (17.0%)	40 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	40.7	370^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.2%		30.8	439^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.2%	69	76.6	50.0	43.2	50.0			80.9	41.5	24.3	35.6			26.8	33.4		$13,662	$2,126	$1,189	$3,315	$8,839	$1,509	$10,348
Scranton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1649 US 52 Highway	Scranton	29591	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-2531	389	28	13.8		162 (41.6%)	186 (47.8%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	36.8	401^st of 640 public elementary schools	37.3%		47	343^rd of 638 public elementary schools	46.2%	58	64.2	54.3	73.1	45.0			50.9	27.2	44.2	25.0			30.5	27.5		$13,464	$1,856	$1,093	$2,949	$8,995	$1,520	$10,515
Lake City Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	906 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2353	357	23	15.3		14 (3.9%)	319 (89.4%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)																$14,340	$2,440	$1,324	$3,765	$8,954	$1,621	$10,575
Main Street Elementary	Public	3-6	318 East Main Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2221	318	16	19.3		6 (1.9%)	295 (92.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	16.3	558^th of 640 public elementary schools	12.8%		29.4	450^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.5%	108	42.2	44.4	52.0	42.6			17.5	30.6	28.7	22.5			26.4	25.0		$14,249	$2,262	$1,237	$3,499	$8,694	$2,056	$10,750
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		246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	52.1	295^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.9%		54.8	284^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.5%	11	70.0	49.4	61.7				76.7	44.9	45.7				41.8			$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691
Olanta Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	312 North Jones Road	Olanta	29114	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 396-4457	198	17	11.6		65 (32.8%)	119 (60.1%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	27.8	465^th of 640 public elementary schools	27.3%		25.5	480^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.8%	15	50.0	44.0	52.4	53.6			57.2	28.0	28.5	25.0			36.0	21.4		$19,474	$4,108	$1,447	$5,555	$12,093	$1,827	$13,920
Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-2061	782	52	15.1		431 (55.1%)	263 (33.6%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	31.1	442^nd of 640 public elementary schools	30.9%		38.2	392^nd of 638 public elementary schools	38.6%	50	54.3	55.2	48.9	52.0	43.8	52.8	45.7	38.8	25.5	37.7	30.3	19.5	35.8	31.2	100.0	$13,438	$1,079	$523	$1,602	$9,137	$2,698	$11,836
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about J. C. Lynch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of J. C. Lynch Elementary?

Students at J. C. Lynch Elementary are 68% White, 17% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of J. C. Lynch Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. C. Lynch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald E. McNair Junior High
High : Lake City High

How many students attend J. C. Lynch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended J. C. Lynch Elementary.

Is J. C. Lynch Elementary a good school?

J. C. Lynch Elementary ranks 370^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is J. C. Lynch Elementary in?

Florence 03

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