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Johnsonville Elementary

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Johnsonville Elementary ranks 457 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Johnsonville Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Johnsonville, SC, serving 537 students within the Florence 05 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school shows a very uneven picture across grade levels. Third graders are performing right at the state average in reading (64.4% proficient) and close to it in math (54.8%). However, fourth grade is a major concern—only 40.7% of students are proficient in reading, 31.4% in math, and just 19.8% in science, which is a staggering 32 points below the state average. Fifth graders bounce back in reading (67.1%, above the state average) but continue to struggle in math (34.2%). This "4th grade cliff" pattern has persisted for multiple years, suggesting a systemic issue rather than just one tough class. The school also saw chronic absenteeism nearly double in one year, jumping from 14.8% to 28.7%—now higher than the state average of 22.3% and nearly matching the district rate. This spike likely plays a significant role in the declining test scores.

There are some bright spots worth noting. The school excels at serving students with disabilities, ranking in the 55th percentile (3 stars) and improving for three straight years—a genuine strength that many schools struggle to achieve. Per-student spending is competitive at $12,975, though nearby Aynor Elementary achieves better results with similar funding. When compared to its closest neighbor, Hemingway Elementary (4 miles away), Johnsonville actually outperforms it overall (31st vs. 25th percentile), though Hemingway's 4th graders do much better in reading (70.4% vs. 40.7%). The school's year-to-year volatility—like 4th grade reading swinging from 61.8% to 72.2% to 40.7% over three years—suggests that addressing attendance and building consistent instructional strategies across all grade levels could be the most impactful levers for improvement.

537

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,975

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 East Marion Street
Johnsonville, SC 29555

(843) 386-2955

District: Florence 05

Students who attend Johnsonville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnsonville Middle
High:	Johnsonville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

African American:

28.7%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 32 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg58%

457^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 75Florence 05 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	30.4	457 of 661	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	415 of 639	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	368 of 643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	351 of 644	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	379 of 625	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	316 of 622	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	401 of 643	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	379 of 624	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	442 of 639	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	439 of 619	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	471 of 638	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.3	365 of 630	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	356 of 599	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.5	270 of 594	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	266 of 597	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	233 of 589	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.4	277 of 580	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	253 of 577	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.0	339 of 566	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	370 of 559	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.0	291 of 557	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.6	232 of 550	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.8	242 of 542	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	331 of 384	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	345 of 380	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	268 of 369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	355 of 394	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	274 of 393	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	244 of 350	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	223 of 421	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	254 of 412	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	69 of 156	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	82 of 143	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	89 of 122	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	77 of 189	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	22 of 161	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	420 of 599	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	335 of 580	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	319 of 568	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	347 of 580	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	387 of 573	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	315 of 554	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	424 of 588	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	304 of 570	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	462 of 634	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	441 of 612	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	287 of 602	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	267 of 608	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	358 of 600	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	300 of 580	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	376 of 600	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	427 of 588	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	428 of 591	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	439 of 585	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	356 of 571	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	313 of 582	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	340 of 579	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	292 of 561	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	348 of 590	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	412 of 571	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	394 of 463	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	355 of 459	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	364 of 446	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	389 of 455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	344 of 439	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	375 of 472	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	355 of 457	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)56th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

Science20%-32 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
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 East Marion Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 386-2955	537	35	15.3	100.0%	332 (61.8%)	154 (28.7%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	30.4	457^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.9%		34.8	415^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.1%	42	64.4	40.7	67.1				54.8	31.4	34.2				19.8		$12,975	$2,350	$1,695	$4,045	$7,586	$1,344	$8,930
Hemingway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Baxley Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-4444	269	19	14.1	100.0%	28 (10.4%)	228 (84.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	25.5	494^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.3%		26.3	475^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.7%	19	36.6	70.4	38.8				39.0	55.5	19.4				44.4		$19,312	$2,498	$2,602	$5,099	$11,819	$2,393	$14,212
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
Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Schoolhouse Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9417	301	25	11.8	100.0%	152 (50.5%)	129 (42.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	40.8	395^th of 661 public elementary schools	40.2%		54.5	279^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.3%	116	46.8	86.9	54.7				43.7	76.3	20.7				55.3		$18,930	$2,588	$1,792	$4,380	$12,263	$2,288	$14,550
Creek Bridge STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6641 South Highway 41	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 362-3500	324	20	16.2	100.0%	38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	10.6	623^rd of 661 public elementary schools	5.7%		10.8	595^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.9%	28	40.0	36.4	36.1	32.6	30.3	44.7	42.9	21.7	19.4	21.8	9.1	23.7	17.3	26.1	$18,749	$2,247	$3,560	$5,807	$10,385	$2,558	$12,942
Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	927	67	13.8	100.0%	453 (48.9%)	174 (18.8%)	219 (23.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.2%)	52.4	297^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.1%		51.7	299^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.2%	2	64.9	62.0	60.7				58.5	50.4	47.4				51.2		$14,291	$1,641	$838	$2,479	$10,308	$1,504	$11,812
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
Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	781	50	15.6	58.5%	536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	68.5	204^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.5	176^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.5%	28	61.8	72.0	71.8				61.0	57.6	66.7				61.9		$13,112	$825	$548	$1,373	$10,215	$1,523	$11,739
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
Academy of Hope Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3521 Juniper Bay Road	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-5712	100	12	8.3	100.0%	19 (19.0%)	66 (66.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$15,327	$2,677	$1,153	$3,830	$11,067	$430	$11,498

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnsonville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Johnsonville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnsonville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnsonville Middle
High : Johnsonville High

Is Johnsonville Elementary a good school?

Johnsonville Elementary ranks 457^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnsonville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Johnsonville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Johnsonville Elementary?

Students at Johnsonville Elementary are 62% White, 29% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Johnsonville Elementary in?

Florence 05

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