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Daisy Elementary

Q: Is Daisy Elementary a good school?

Daisy Elementary ranks 266 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Daisy Elementary is a public elementary school in Loris, South Carolina, serving 624 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daisy Elementary has consistently outperformed the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Daisy Elementary's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 72.8%, compared to 61.8% for the state and 67.2% for the Horry 01 district. However, the school has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.2% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Daisy Elementary has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Horry 01 district, Waccamaw Elementary, Ocean Drive Elementary, and Conway Elementary, Daisy Elementary generally performs better in terms of test scores, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, it has higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance across different student subgroups indicates that there may be opportunities to further support and improve outcomes for certain groups of students.

631

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,329

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Red Bluff Road
Loris, SC 29569

(843) 756-5136

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Daisy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Loris Middle
High:	Loris High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

30.6%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Horry 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg56%

266^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Horry 01

9^th of 75Horry 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	57.8	266 of 640	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	315 of 638	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	346 of 644	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	323 of 625	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	307 of 622	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	288 of 643	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	265 of 624	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.0	403 of 639	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.4	435 of 619	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	454 of 638	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.6	423 of 630	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	286 of 599	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	292 of 594	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	310 of 597	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	330 of 589	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	339 of 580	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	240 of 577	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.3	406 of 566	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.4	391 of 559	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.2	231 of 557	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.3	306 of 550	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.9	284 of 542	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	160 of 381	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	151 of 369	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	199 of 394	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	142 of 393	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	156 of 350	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	288 of 421	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	241 of 412	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	85 of 122	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	89 of 189	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	83 of 161	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	236 of 581	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	339 of 565	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	340 of 580	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	277 of 573	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	235 of 554	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	224 of 588	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	251 of 570	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	183 of 613	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	239 of 599	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	257 of 608	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	228 of 600	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	169 of 580	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	213 of 600	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	215 of 588	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	265 of 586	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	252 of 568	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	289 of 582	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	330 of 579	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	332 of 561	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	332 of 590	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	264 of 571	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	263 of 460	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	299 of 441	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	296 of 463	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	291 of 455	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	254 of 439	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	168 of 472	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	197 of 457	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

African American (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Mathematics55%+3 vs state

Science45%-4 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Daisy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Red Bluff Road	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-5136	631	47	13.4		271 (42.9%)	193 (30.6%)	102 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.5%)	57.8	266^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.4%		50.1	315^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.6%	49	72.8	64.0	56.7	72.8	55.8	36.1	44.7	$15,329	$1,935	$677	$2,612	$11,154	$1,563	$12,717
Loris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Highway 9 Business East	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 390-6860	790	58	13.6		332 (42.0%)	303 (38.4%)	73 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	42.3	360^th of 640 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.9	372^nd of 638 public elementary schools	41.7%	12	53.1	60.0	52.9	49.2	49.6	40.5	48.8	$15,409	$2,227	$799	$3,027	$10,789	$1,592	$12,382
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	517	40	12.9		332 (64.2%)	52 (10.1%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	86.1	76^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.8	79^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.6%	3	82.0	78.0	75.1	74.1	74.6	58.8	72.9	$15,422	$1,553	$501	$2,054	$11,573	$1,795	$13,368
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1287 Highway 57 South	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-8800	697	47	14.8		313 (44.9%)	208 (29.8%)	86 (12.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	53.2	290^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.7%		58.2	262^nd of 638 public elementary schools	58.9%	28	56.5	69.0	58.5	48.3	61.0	38.1	59.3	$14,641	$1,623	$697	$2,320	$10,793	$1,529	$12,321
Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	671	50	13.4		251 (37.4%)	190 (28.3%)	174 (25.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.2%)	62.8	237^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.0%		58.9	259^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.4%	22	60.8	71.9	60.9	56.6	61.4	47.5	56.1	$14,925	$2,484	$765	$3,248	$10,070	$1,607	$11,677
Green Sea Floyds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Tulip Grove Road	Green Sea	29545	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 392-1078	560	45	12.4		282 (50.4%)	178 (31.8%)	60 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	69.4	200^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.8%		67.4	202^nd of 638 public elementary schools	68.3%	2	65.2	68.2	60.9	56.2	65.9	66.3	64.7	$16,273	$2,376	$683	$3,059	$11,726	$1,487	$13,214
Waterway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sandridge Road	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-2204	912	56	16.2		441 (48.4%)	162 (17.8%)	184 (20.2%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (11.7%)	72.1	184^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.8	152^nd of 638 public elementary schools	76.2%	32	68.9	72.1	69.5	68.0	64.3	46.7	62.2	$13,091	$1,077	$515	$1,592	$10,158	$1,342	$11,499
Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Snowhill Drive	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0696	583	42	13.8		316 (54.2%)	150 (25.7%)	61 (10.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	73.4	177^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.3%		68.9	188^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	73.5	69.1	65.9	71.1	62.6	56.8	57.9	$14,528	$749	$616	$1,365	$11,557	$1,606	$13,163
Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	1,181	69	17.1		792 (67.1%)	86 (7.3%)	163 (13.8%)	40 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.0%)	86.5	74^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.1	50^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.2%	24	75.5	83.3	75.7	71.6	74.1	63.0	74.6	$11,760	$739	$390	$1,128	$9,211	$1,421	$10,632
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Claridy Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 347-4684	1,047	69	15.1		518 (49.5%)	185 (17.7%)	240 (22.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.8%)	55.2	274^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.2%		54.4	287^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.0%	13	68.5	65.4	60.5	64.8	49.4	36.4	49.1	$13,533	$1,602	$620	$2,223	$9,834	$1,476	$11,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Daisy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Daisy Elementary?

Students at Daisy Elementary are 43% White, 31% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Daisy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Daisy Elementary.

Is Daisy Elementary a good school?

Daisy Elementary ranks 266^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Daisy Elementary in?

Horry 01

What schools do graduates of Daisy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Daisy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Loris Middle
High : Loris High

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