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Kensington Elementary

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Kensington Elementary ranks 330 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kensington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Georgetown, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 565 students. The school is part of the Georgetown 01 School District, which is ranked 48 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kensington Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's student performance on state assessments (SC READY) is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 57.5% to 69.9% in English Language Arts and 44.5% to 47.6% in mathematics. Kensington Elementary also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 26.9%, compared to the state average.

Interestingly, Kensington Elementary's performance is lower than the nearby schools in the Georgetown 01 School District, such as Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy, Andrews Elementary, and Waccamaw Elementary, which have higher student performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings. While Kensington Elementary receives relatively high funding, its performance does not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

548

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,355

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 Kensington Boulevard
Georgetown, SC 29440

(843) 546-8511

District: Georgetown 01

Students who attend Kensington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Georgetown Middle
High:	Georgetown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

African American:

32.1%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Georgetown 01

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

330^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Georgetown 01

48^th of 75Georgetown 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	46.7	330 of 640	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	356 of 638	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	404 of 644	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	399 of 625	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	422 of 622	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	422 of 643	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	414 of 624	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	411 of 639	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	292 of 619	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.5	242 of 638	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.4	223 of 630	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	325 of 599	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	411 of 594	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.6	462 of 597	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.5	333 of 589	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.6	322 of 580	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	267 of 577	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.1	129 of 566	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.5	219 of 559	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	86.3	36 of 557	93.5%	★★★★★
2004	79.6	88 of 550	84.0%	★★★★☆
2003	67.3	177 of 542	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	267 of 381	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	283 of 369	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	261 of 394	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	251 of 393	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	286 of 350	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	358 of 421	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	327 of 412	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	142 of 189	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	103 of 161	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	277 of 581	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	322 of 565	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	331 of 580	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	373 of 573	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	358 of 554	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	392 of 588	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	405 of 570	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	438 of 613	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	489 of 599	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	473 of 608	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	444 of 600	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	434 of 580	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	490 of 600	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	478 of 588	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	366 of 586	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	344 of 568	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	421 of 582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	381 of 579	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	420 of 561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	423 of 590	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	382 of 571	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	286 of 460	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	288 of 441	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	298 of 463	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	286 of 455	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	326 of 439	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	319 of 472	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	312 of 457	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2019)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Science36%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Kensington Elementary

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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 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
Kensington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Kensington Boulevard	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8511	548	41	13.4		293 (53.5%)	176 (32.1%)	49 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	46.7	330^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.4	356^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.2%	26	57.5	69.9	64.3				45.0	44.5	47.6				35.6		$15,355	$1,363	$785	$2,147	$11,450	$1,758	$13,208
McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 McDonald Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-3485	389	36	10.7		110 (28.3%)	223 (57.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	23.8	501^st of 640 public elementary schools	21.7%		24.9	482^nd of 638 public elementary schools	24.5%	19	54.7	55.1	39.4				39.6	42.9	19.6				34.7		$18,156	$1,954	$1,286	$3,240	$12,912	$2,004	$14,916
Maryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Poplar Street	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8423	444	39	11.2		172 (38.7%)	190 (42.8%)	78 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25.8	482^nd of 640 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.2	540^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.4%	58	54.4	49.2	47.2				39.7	44.4	30.4				33.3		$15,430	$1,467	$920	$2,387	$11,233	$1,809	$13,042
Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	242	22	11.0		188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	39.7	382^nd of 640 public elementary schools	40.3%		37.4	401^st of 638 public elementary schools	37.1%	19	60.0	63.0	58.6	71.0	72.4	90.9	14.3	11.1	23.3	38.7	27.5	45.4	29.6	54.8	$14,307	$611	$354	$965	$10,765	$2,578	$13,343
Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Public	PK, KG-5	7292 Brown's Ferry Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-1325	163	15	10.7		9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	9.8	603^rd of 640 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.3	595^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	40.9	44.0	40.5				27.2	32.0	13.5				16.7		$21,716	$2,884	$3,158	$6,042	$12,938	$2,736	$15,674
Sampit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Woodland Avenue	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4411	270	24	11.2		83 (30.7%)	162 (60.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	9.3	607^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.7	580^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.1%	27	30.6	45.2	33.3				10.2	33.3	28.2				19.1		$17,921	$1,287	$1,574	$2,861	$13,035	$2,026	$15,060
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1364 Waverly Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-4233	543	41	13.1		396 (72.9%)	80 (14.7%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)								(n/a)	78.7						71.0								$14,891	$1,662	$800	$2,462	$10,904	$1,525	$12,429
Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Public	PK, KG-5	1668 Exodus Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8453	78	12	6.3		0 (0.0%)	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)															$32,548	$4,677	$4,604	$9,281	$20,097	$3,170	$23,267
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13072 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3419	604	48	12.6		266 (44.0%)	266 (44.0%)	48 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	31.2	440^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.3%		30.8	440^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.0%		35.8	55.3	56.2				33.3	50.0	44.9				31.2		$15,995	$1,829	$1,013	$2,842	$11,539	$1,613	$13,153
Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Schoolhouse Road	Hemingway	29554	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9417	301	25	11.8		152 (50.5%)	129 (42.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	54.5	279^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.4%		70.4	180^th of 638 public elementary schools	71.8%	99	67.5	59.2	63.3				53.5	50.0	51.0				48.1		$18,930	$2,588	$1,792	$4,380	$12,263	$2,288	$14,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Kensington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kensington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kensington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgetown Middle
High : Georgetown High

Is Kensington Elementary a good school?

Kensington Elementary ranks 330^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kensington Elementary in?

Georgetown 01

How many students attend Kensington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Kensington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kensington Elementary?

Students at Kensington Elementary are 53% White, 32% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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