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J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet

Q: Is J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet a good school?

J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet ranks 157 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-12

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in Lake City, South Carolina, with 406 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1. As part of the Florence 03 school district, which is ranked 60 out of 75 districts in the state, the school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J. Paul Truluck outperforms the Florence 03 district and the state of South Carolina in several key academic metrics, including Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and English 2. However, the school lags behind the state in English 1 and U.S. History and the Constitution. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 85.4% in 2023-2024 is on par with the nearby Lake City High School, but its dropout rate of 2.3% is also comparable. Notably, J. Paul Truluck has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% compared to the state average.

As a magnet school, J. Paul Truluck likely attracts a more diverse student population and offers specialized programs in creative arts and science. This could contribute to the school's relatively strong performance for African American students, ranking 94th out of 194 high schools in the state. However, the school struggles with performance for female students and white students, ranking 175th and 154th, respectively. Additionally, the school's high-poverty student population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and lower spending per student compared to nearby Lake City High School, suggest that the school may face significant socioeconomic challenges that could impact student outcomes.

385

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,425

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

319 Carlisle Street
Lake City, SC 29560

(843) 374-8685

District: Florence 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

African American:

41.8%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

South Carolina avg58%

Middle school

236^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

157^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	236 of 320	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	194 of 325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	228 of 310	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	209 of 311	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	160 of 315	49.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	72 of 248	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.9	135 of 253	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	85 of 235	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	74 of 252	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	163 of 295	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	185 of 294	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	233 of 299	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	217 of 290	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	196 of 279	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	163 of 296	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	201 of 307	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	142 of 307	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	205 of 313	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	196 of 300	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	152 of 288	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	111 of 289	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	251 of 296	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	180 of 294	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	221 of 292	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	165 of 296	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	251 of 260	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	233 of 249	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	207 of 244	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	147 of 258	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	157 of 235	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	134 of 235	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	153 of 237	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	94 of 194	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	83 of 194	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	75 of 199	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	21 of 190	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	73 of 178	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	175 of 225	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	140 of 225	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	163 of 223	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	123 of 220	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	119 of 213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	146 of 156	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	129 of 226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	115 of 229	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	109 of 226	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	77 of 220	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	84 of 213	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	113 of 217	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	117 of 224	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	121 of 228	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	125 of 229	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	98 of 224	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	132 of 215	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	154 of 196	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	135 of 196	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	167 of 197	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	128 of 192	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	110 of 189	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)59th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

High school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 284%+10 vs state

English 283%-3 vs state

English 145%-17 vs state

English Language Arts44%-13 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution42%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-11 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	7-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	385	28	13.6		186 (48.3%)	161 (41.8%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	32.3	157^th of 235 public high schools	33.2%		39.8	134^th of 235 public high schools	43.0%	23		47.8	40.7		18.8	25.6		83.6	45.0	42.1	83.1	$15,425	$1,772	$1,211	$2,983	$9,067	$3,376	$12,443
Lake City High	Public	9-12	652 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-3321	492	35	13.9		63 (12.8%)	393 (79.9%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	22.9	184^th of 235 public high schools	21.7%		22.1	182^nd of 235 public high schools	22.6%	2								69.6	47.1	27.0	82.4	$18,544	$1,294	$1,438	$2,732	$11,810	$4,001	$15,811
Hannah Pamplico High School	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	332	27	12.5		186 (56.0%)	112 (33.7%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53.2	98^th of 235 public high schools	58.3%		38.8	136^th of 235 public high schools	42.1%	38								82.2	56.0	59.3	88.0	$16,665	$600	$589	$1,190	$12,068	$3,407	$15,475
East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	722	38	19.0		518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	48.4	113^th of 235 public high schools	51.9%		41.4	130^th of 235 public high schools	44.7%	17	60.3	62.0	55.0	57.0	36.2	40.2	48.9	77.8	69.7	55.0	82.9	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531
Kingstree High	Public	9-12	615 Martin Luther King Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 355-6525	681	51	13.4		39 (5.7%)	614 (90.2%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	50.5	108^th of 235 public high schools	54.0%		48.1	106^th of 235 public high schools	54.9%	2								82.5	61.0	50.7	87.5	$18,605	$1,729	$2,206	$3,935	$12,143	$2,527	$14,670
South Florence High	Public	9-12	3200 South Irby Street	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8190	1,580	104	15.2		569 (36.0%)	786 (49.7%)	98 (6.2%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (7.3%)	52.4	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%		43.2	124^th of 235 public high schools	47.2%	23								90.6	61.0	60.7	84.2	$12,574	$491	$890	$1,381	$9,459	$1,734	$11,193
Advantage Academy	Public	9-12	126 East Howe Springs Road	Florence	29505	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 664-8464	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Turbeville High	Public	9-12	1578 Clarence Coker Hwy	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3178	55	9	6.1		12 (21.8%)	39 (70.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Johnsonville High	Public	9-12	237 Georgetown Highway	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2707	325	27	12.2		202 (62.2%)	98 (30.2%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	45.7	120^th of 235 public high schools	48.9%		30.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%	42								80.7	52.3		86.2	$15,192	$930	$1,310	$2,240	$10,300	$2,652	$12,952

Frequently Asked Questions about J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet

What is the racial makeup of J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet?

Students at J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet are 48% White, 42% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet a good school?

J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet ranks 157^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet in?

Florence 03

How many students attend J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet.

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