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McColl Elementary/Middle

Q: Is McColl Elementary/Middle a good school?

McColl Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 15.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McColl Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended McColl Elementary/Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McColl Elementary/Middle?

Students at McColl Elementary/Middle are 43% White, 26% African American, 16% Two or more races, 14% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of McColl Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend McColl Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend: High : Marlboro County High

Public Grades PK, KG-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

McColl Elementary/Middle is a public school serving grades PK-8 in the Marlboro 01 school district in South Carolina, with 631 students. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, test scores well below state and district averages, and poor performance for specific student subgroups.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($14,253 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, McColl Elementary/Middle has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past several years. The school's rankings and ratings have remained in the bottom 20-25% of schools in the state. This lack of progress is not unique to McColl, as other schools in the Marlboro 01 district, such as Wallace Elementary/Middle and Bennettsville Intermediate, also perform poorly and face similar challenges.

The high-poverty student population, as indicated by the 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, likely contributes to the school's struggles. However, McColl Elementary/Middle does not appear to have any distinguishing features or programs that set it apart from the other low-performing schools in the district. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and implementing targeted interventions and support could be crucial in improving outcomes for the students at McColl Elementary/Middle.

631

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,903

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 North Main Street
Mc Coll, SC 29570

(843) 523-5371

District: Marlboro 01

Students who attend McColl Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:

Marlboro County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

25.7%

Two or more races:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Marlboro 01

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

South Carolina avg53%

Elementary school

538^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

240^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Marlboro 01

73^rd of 75Marlboro 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	538 of 640	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	543 of 638	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	501 of 644	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	513 of 625	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	487 of 622	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	532 of 643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	458 of 624	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.9	406 of 639	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	451 of 619	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	436 of 638	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.4	490 of 630	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	540 of 599	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	532 of 594	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	511 of 597	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.5	340 of 589	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.3	446 of 580	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	453 of 577	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	465 of 566	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	459 of 559	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	504 of 557	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	480 of 550	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.2	481 of 542	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	381 of 381	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	301 of 394	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	368 of 393	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	247 of 350	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	341 of 421	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	284 of 412	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	492 of 581	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	458 of 565	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	420 of 580	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	492 of 573	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	446 of 554	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	472 of 588	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	440 of 570	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	541 of 613	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	492 of 599	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	472 of 608	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	517 of 600	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	460 of 580	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	565 of 600	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	468 of 588	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	502 of 586	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	501 of 568	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	486 of 582	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	456 of 579	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	440 of 561	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	525 of 590	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	415 of 571	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	438 of 460	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	422 of 441	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	414 of 463	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	431 of 455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	405 of 439	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	409 of 472	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	392 of 457	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	240 of 320	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	240 of 325	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	242 of 325	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	253 of 310	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	232 of 311	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	218 of 315	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	185 of 303	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	218 of 317	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.9	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	253 of 301	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	268 of 291	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	229 of 276	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	237 of 271	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	216 of 269	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	197 of 261	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	33.3	183 of 244	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	193 of 236	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	193 of 231	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	208 of 230	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	198 of 230	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.1	209 of 225	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	171 of 248	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	211 of 253	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	160 of 235	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	226 of 252	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	109 of 237	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	208 of 295	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	199 of 294	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	200 of 299	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	238 of 290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	224 of 296	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	183 of 281	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	235 of 307	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	236 of 307	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	235 of 313	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	270 of 300	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	242 of 288	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	215 of 289	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	152 of 280	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	232 of 296	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	235 of 294	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	252 of 292	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	216 of 279	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	189 of 296	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	165 of 284	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	226 of 257	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	213 of 255	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	218 of 260	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	203 of 244	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	208 of 258	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	209 of 250	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts46%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-18 vs state

Science18%-30 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)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
McColl Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	700 North Main Street	Mc Coll	29570	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 523-5371	631	56	11.2		271 (42.9%)	162 (25.7%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (15.5%)	18.5	538^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.3	543^rd of 638 public elementary schools	14.9%	5	64.4	25.0	56.9	35.3	43.5	52.2	40.7	17.6	27.6	20.5	17.8	34.4	13.3	23.5	100.0	$10,903	$362	$221	$584	$8,121	$2,199	$10,320
Clio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2635 Highway 9 East	Clio	29525	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 586-9391	188	19	9.8		45 (23.9%)	127 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	14	569^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.5	566^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.3%	3	46.5	36.1	43.4				42.8	27.8	26.7				19.5			$17,383	$617	$367	$984	$13,371	$3,028	$16,399
Bennettsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	301 Jefferson Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5936	552	42	13.3		98 (17.8%)	388 (70.3%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)	44.1						33.3									$12,604	$1,055	$303	$1,357	$9,389	$1,858	$11,247
Bennettsville Intermediate	Public	4-5	701 Cheraw Street	Bennettsville	29512	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 479-5941	244	23	10.8		29 (11.9%)	190 (77.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	8.3	614^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.1%		9.2	609^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.5%	5		37.9	38.7					18.6	25.0				18.5			$13,722	$1,124	$363	$1,487	$8,625	$3,611	$12,235
Wallace Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	3643 Highway 9 West	Wallace	29596	Marlboro County	Marlboro 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 537-7493	411	34	12.0		190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	12.4	581^st of 640 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.5	536^th of 638 public elementary schools	16.0%	45	40.0	33.3	47.7	31.6	42.6	43.1	25.0	37.8	33.3	15.8	19.2	20.4	13.4	13.1		$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003
Dillon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1663 Bunker Hill Road	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 774-1210	1,025	56	18.3		180 (17.6%)	665 (64.9%)	55 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)								(n/a)
Cheraw Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	321 High Street	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1020	443	31	14.2		151 (34.1%)	217 (49.0%)	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)								(n/a)																$15,197	$2,256	$1,264	$3,520	$10,203	$1,474	$11,677

Frequently Asked Questions about McColl Elementary/Middle

What district is McColl Elementary/Middle in?

Marlboro 01

What schools do graduates of McColl Elementary/Middle attend?

Students who attend McColl Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Marlboro County High

What is the racial makeup of McColl Elementary/Middle?

Students at McColl Elementary/Middle are 43% White, 26% African American, 16% Two or more races, 14% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend McColl Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended McColl Elementary/Middle.

Is McColl Elementary/Middle a good school?

McColl Elementary/Middle ranks in the bottom 15.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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