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Scranton Elementary

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Scranton Elementary ranks 357 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Scranton Elementary in Scranton, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 389 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the small town of Scranton, part of the Florence 03 school district.

This school has a standout strength: reading and writing. In the most recent school year, Scranton Elementary's English Language Arts (ELA) scores were well above district averages in every grade, and in 4th and 6th grades, they even surpassed the state average. The 6th grade ELA proficiency rate of 76.5% is particularly impressive—more than 20 points above the state average. The school also shows strong results with its African American students, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide for this group, which is notably higher than its overall ranking. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is lower than both the district and state averages, which is a positive sign for student engagement. The school has been climbing in state rankings over the past several years, moving from the 26th percentile to the 46th percentile, and it does so while spending slightly less per student than some nearby schools that perform worse.

However, math is a clear area for improvement. Proficiency rates in math fall well below state averages across all grade levels, with 5th grade being a particular concern at just 22.4% proficient. This creates a stark contrast with the school's ELA success. When compared to nearby schools, Scranton stands out as a relative success story. For example, Main Street Elementary, just a few miles away, ranks in the 1st percentile statewide, while J.C. Lynch Elementary ranks similarly to Scranton but shows a different pattern of strengths. If Scranton can apply its effective reading strategies to math instruction, it has strong potential to become a top-tier school in the region.

389

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,464

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1649 US 52 Highway
Scranton, SC 29591

(843) 389-2531

District: Florence 03

Students who attend Scranton Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.8%

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2023) to 46th (2026)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg55%

357^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Florence 03

62^nd 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
2026	45.0	357 of 661	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	400 of 639	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	346 of 643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	314 of 644	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	416 of 625	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	460 of 622	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	434 of 643	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	439 of 624	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	425 of 639	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	365 of 619	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	484 of 638	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	487 of 630	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	481 of 599	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	489 of 594	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	531 of 597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	437 of 589	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.4	346 of 580	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	397 of 577	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.4	186 of 566	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	229 of 559	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.9	303 of 557	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.7	317 of 550	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	24.7	446 of 542	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	132 of 384	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	188 of 380	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	95 of 369	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	98 of 394	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.2	192 of 393	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	192 of 350	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	236 of 421	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	265 of 412	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	326 of 599	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	362 of 580	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	360 of 568	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	318 of 580	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	352 of 573	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	408 of 554	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	393 of 588	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	411 of 570	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	306 of 634	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	316 of 612	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	274 of 602	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	240 of 608	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	371 of 600	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	474 of 580	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	368 of 600	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	431 of 588	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	322 of 591	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	350 of 585	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	258 of 571	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	263 of 582	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	433 of 579	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	433 of 561	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	411 of 590	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	420 of 571	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	336 of 463	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	310 of 459	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	277 of 446	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	207 of 463	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	330 of 455	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	363 of 439	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	370 of 472	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	394 of 457	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+3 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-16 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 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	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
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	100.0%	162 (41.6%)	186 (47.8%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	45	357^th of 661 public elementary schools	46.0%		36.8	400^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.4%	43	55.2	70.0	60.3	76.5			36.2	38.0	22.4	43.1			36.0	70.6	$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	100.0%	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	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	295 (92.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4.1	656^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.8%		16.3	557^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.8%	99	32.3	34.4	29.2	31.5			13.8	3.0	14.6	9.6			11.8	23.3	$14,249	$2,262	$1,237	$3,499	$8,694	$2,056	$10,750
Pee Dee Innovation & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	2-5	209 Graham Road Bldg 300	Lake City	29560	Florence County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 374-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	24.5	506^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.4%					(n/a)	57.2	53.4					42.9	43.3	30.0				20.0
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	100.0%	239 (67.7%)	60 (17.0%)	40 (11.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	47	334^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.5%		40.7	369^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.3%	35	67.8	77.3	50.0	47.7			60.7	70.4	26.4	23.8			45.4	35.7	$13,662	$2,126	$1,189	$3,315	$8,839	$1,509	$10,348
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	100.0%	65 (32.8%)	119 (60.1%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	19.2	545^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.5%		27.8	464^th of 639 public elementary schools	27.4%	81	31.8	56.0	45.4				31.8	48.0	27.3				24.0		$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	100.0%	431 (55.1%)	263 (33.6%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	26.3	488^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.1	441^st of 639 public elementary schools	31.0%	47	60.7	41.1	52.3	45.0	63.4	51.3	46.3	28.8	35.4	30.4	46.2	20.3	24.6	41.6	$13,438	$1,079	$523	$1,602	$9,137	$2,698	$11,836
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	100.0%	246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	52.6	295^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.4%		52.1	295^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.8%		71.0	65.3	53.1				64.0	57.9	33.7				50.5		$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691
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	100.0%	123 (23.2%)	337 (63.6%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	30.2	459^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.6%		31.2	440^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.1%	19	55.9	60.5	48.8				36.9	47.8	26.9				41.3		$14,184	$1,028	$1,335	$2,363	$10,019	$1,801	$11,821
Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy	Public	3-5	1503 Woodland Drive	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 355-7233	362	27	13.6	100.0%	21 (5.8%)	315 (87.0%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	16.3	573^rd of 661 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.6	554^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.3%	19	42.0	38.8	55.1				37.4	32.2	33.6				18.1		$16,578	$1,910	$2,301	$4,211	$10,084	$2,283	$12,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Scranton Elementary

Is Scranton Elementary a good school?

Scranton Elementary ranks 357^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Scranton Elementary in?

Florence 03

What is the racial makeup of Scranton Elementary?

Students at Scranton Elementary are 48% African American, 42% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Scranton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Scranton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Scranton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scranton Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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