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McDonald Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

McDonald Elementary is a public elementary school in Georgetown, South Carolina, serving 386 students in grades PK-5. 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. Unfortunately, McDonald Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Some key factors that differentiate McDonald Elementary include high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy (22.5%) and Andrews Elementary (22.5%). Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 56.3% and the district average of 42.8%. McDonald Elementary also has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools in the Georgetown 01 School District, McDonald Elementary generally performs worse across key metrics. For instance, Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy and Kensington Elementary have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than McDonald Elementary. The nearby Coastal Montessori Charter School also outperforms McDonald Elementary in many areas, including test scores and socioeconomic status of the student population.

389

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,156

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 McDonald Road
Georgetown, SC 29440

(843) 527-3485

District: Georgetown 01

Students who attend McDonald Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Georgetown Middle
High:	Georgetown High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.3%

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg56%

501^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	23.8	501 of 640	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	482 of 638	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	526 of 644	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	553 of 625	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	554 of 622	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	543 of 643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	528 of 624	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	493 of 639	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	538 of 619	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	542 of 638	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	541 of 630	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	535 of 599	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	431 of 594	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	444 of 597	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	488 of 589	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	505 of 580	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.7	288 of 577	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.6	316 of 566	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	356 of 559	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.2	360 of 557	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.6	303 of 550	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.2	334 of 542	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	211 of 381	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	285 of 394	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	346 of 393	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	314 of 350	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	320 of 421	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	353 of 412	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	452 of 581	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	434 of 565	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	499 of 580	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	506 of 573	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	536 of 554	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	530 of 588	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	524 of 570	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	419 of 613	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	420 of 599	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	501 of 608	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	549 of 600	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	532 of 580	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	527 of 600	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	514 of 588	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	466 of 586	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	448 of 568	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	455 of 582	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	513 of 579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	476 of 561	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	470 of 590	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	442 of 571	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	362 of 463	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	442 of 472	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	430 of 457	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Science35%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 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)		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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 McDonald Elementary

Is McDonald Elementary a good school?

McDonald Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McDonald Elementary?

Students at McDonald Elementary are 57% African American, 28% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend McDonald Elementary?

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

What district is McDonald Elementary in?

Georgetown 01

What schools do graduates of McDonald Elementary attend?

Students who attend McDonald Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgetown Middle
High : Georgetown High

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