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Bennettsville Intermediate

Public Grades 4-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bennettsville Intermediate serves 244 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Marlboro 01 school district in Bennettsville, SC, a small community where the school faces significant academic and attendance challenges.

Academically, Bennettsville Intermediate has consistently ranked in the bottom 3% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with current proficiency rates well below state averages. For example, only 21.7% of 4th graders and 20.4% of 5th graders are proficient in math, while 4th grade ELA proficiency sits at 38.5%. These numbers lag far behind nearby Clio Elementary, also in the Marlboro 01 district, where 4th grade math proficiency reaches 46.4% and ELA proficiency hits 60.7%. Even McColl Elementary/Middle outperforms Bennettsville Intermediate in both subjects. The school does show one bright spot: 4th grade science proficiency jumped from 18.5% to 35% in the latest year, exceeding the district average. However, 5th grade ELA and math scores both declined, suggesting inconsistent instructional quality across grade levels.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical barrier, with 35.4% of students missing significant instructional time—well above the state average of 22.3% and higher than Wallace Elementary/Middle (31.4%) and Cheraw Intermediate (19.9%) in the neighboring Chesterfield 01 district. The school spends $13,722 per student and maintains a favorable 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio, yet results remain low. The success of Clio Elementary—which spends more per student and achieves dramatically better outcomes with similar demographics—suggests that targeted interventions around attendance and instructional strategies, rather than funding alone, could drive meaningful improvement at Bennettsville Intermediate.

244

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,722

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Cheraw Street
Bennettsville, SC 29512

(843) 479-5941

District: Marlboro 01

Students who attend Bennettsville Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Blenheim Middle School of Discovery
High:	Marlboro County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.9%

White:

11.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (28% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

South Carolina avg56%

629^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Marlboro 01

71^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	614 of 640	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	609 of 638	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	603 of 644	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	611 of 625	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	560 of 622	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	621 of 643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	602 of 624	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	614 of 639	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	593 of 619	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	625 of 638	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	344 of 379	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	347 of 381	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	292 of 394	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	356 of 393	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	288 of 350	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	386 of 421	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	371 of 412	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	140 of 147	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	150 of 151	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	182 of 189	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	156 of 161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	584 of 589	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	553 of 581	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	544 of 565	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	535 of 580	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	537 of 573	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	495 of 554	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	563 of 588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	542 of 570	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	602 of 624	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	586 of 613	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	564 of 599	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	568 of 608	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	579 of 600	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	506 of 580	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	581 of 600	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	572 of 588	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	525 of 583	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	560 of 586	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	533 of 568	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	550 of 582	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	575 of 579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	527 of 561	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	583 of 590	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	557 of 571	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	3.0	467 of 472	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science35%-17 vs state

English Language Arts32%-32 vs state

Mathematics21%-30 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
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	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	190 (77.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	8.6	629^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.3	614^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		38.5	28.0					21.7	20.4				35.0		$13,722	$1,124	$363	$1,487	$8,625	$3,611	$12,235
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	100.0%	98 (17.8%)	388 (70.3%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)	32.3						27.3								$12,604	$1,055	$303	$1,357	$9,389	$1,858	$11,247
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	100.0%	271 (42.9%)	162 (25.7%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (15.5%)	23.2	507^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.5	538^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.9%	31	35.2	54.7	32.0	52.4	41.0	50.0	43.6	33.9	35.1	21.3	24.6	32.3	37.8	44.3	$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	100.0%	45 (23.9%)	127 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	24.5	498^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.3%		14	569^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.1%	71	38.5	60.7	42.9				30.8	46.4	40.0				32.1		$17,383	$617	$367	$984	$13,371	$3,028	$16,399
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	100.0%	190 (46.2%)	143 (34.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	10.8	607^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.4	581^st of 640 public elementary schools	9.2%	26	43.7	41.9	37.6	40.0	34.2	45.9	39.6	11.6	18.8	22.0	18.4	50.0	21.0	22.0	$11,746	$640	$104	$743	$8,388	$2,614	$11,003
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	100.0%	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
Cheraw Intermediate	Public	3-5	421 Chesterfield Highway	Cheraw	29520	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 921-1030	407	29	14.1	100.0%	149 (36.6%)	209 (51.4%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	11.5	603^rd of 649 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.9	595^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.0%	8	44.0	48.9	42.2				28.0	28.4	22.8				23.6		$14,079	$2,164	$1,144	$3,308	$9,226	$1,545	$10,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennettsville Intermediate

How many students attend Bennettsville Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Bennettsville Intermediate.

What schools do graduates of Bennettsville Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Bennettsville Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blenheim Middle School of Discovery
High : Marlboro County High

What is the racial makeup of Bennettsville Intermediate?

Students at Bennettsville Intermediate are 78% African American, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Bennettsville Intermediate a good school?

Bennettsville Intermediate ranks in the bottom 3.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Bennettsville Intermediate in?

Marlboro 01

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