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McCormick High

Public Grades 9-12
210th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 235 South Carolina High Schools
Better than 11% of South Carolina high schools
Summary

McCormick High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in McCormick, South Carolina, with a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the McCormick 01 District, which is ranked 65 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, McCormick High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools.

Academically, McCormick High's performance, as measured by end-of-course test scores, is significantly below the state average across multiple subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 45.33% in English 1, 24% in U.S. History, and 65.11% in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 61.66%, 61.47%, and 73.95%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.6% to 85.4%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.5% and 3.2%, which is higher than the state's average. McCormick High also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.7% to 27%, compared to the state average of 15-20%.

The only nearby school in the data is the School Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe, a public high school serving grades 10-12 with a much smaller enrollment of 69 students. This school appears to have stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in U.S. History and a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Additionally, the School Governor's School for Agriculture at John de la Howe has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 5.7, compared to 8.5-12.6 at McCormick High.

192
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,999
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6981 SC Highway 28 South
       Mc Cormick, SC  29835

(864) 443-0040

District: McCormick 01


Feeder schools for McCormick High:

Elementary:    McCormick Elementary
Middle:    McCormick Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
79.2%
White:
17.2%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 71% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 37 pts below the South Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg48%
South Carolina avg71%
210th of 235
South Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
65th of 75McCormick 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202514.7210 of 23510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.1215 of 2358.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.9224 of 2375.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.5183 of 22619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.8170 of 22725.1%★☆☆☆☆
20193.5222 of 2251.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.2205 of 2165.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.8202 of 2239.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.7219 of 2315.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201516.8206 of 23211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201418.2179 of 21014.8%★☆☆☆☆
201335.2136 of 20333.0%★★☆☆☆
201211.1188 of 2026.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201140.2129 of 19935.2%★★☆☆☆
201032.7149 of 19925.1%★☆☆☆☆
200939.9135 of 18828.2%★☆☆☆☆
200860.889 of 18551.9%★★★☆☆
200752.8124 of 19135.1%★★☆☆☆
200643.6150 of 19121.5%★☆☆☆☆
200548.1127 of 18732.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202523.4167 of 19413.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.9179 of 1947.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.0190 of 1994.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.5146 of 19023.2%★☆☆☆☆
202142.7101 of 17843.3%★★☆☆☆
201913.7171 of 1847.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.5146 of 18320.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202516.7191 of 22515.1%★☆☆☆☆
20248.0214 of 2254.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2210 of 2204.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.4213 of 2130.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.8188 of 21010.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202524.8182 of 22619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3202 of 22911.8%★☆☆☆☆
202310.4212 of 2266.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.9197 of 22010.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.5165 of 21322.5%★☆☆☆☆
20193.6217 of 2170.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9202 of 2145.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202519.7192 of 22414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202414.1204 of 22810.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.4209 of 2298.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.1157 of 22429.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.0148 of 21531.2%★★☆☆☆
20199.2202 of 2187.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.9203 of 2134.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English 270%-16 vs state
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%-9 vs state
English 145%-16 vs state
U.S. History and the Constitution24%-37 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended McCormick High.

Students at McCormick High are 79% African American, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

McCormick High ranks in the bottom 10.6% of South Carolina high schools.

McCormick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McCormick Elementary
Middle : McCormick Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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