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Hemingway Elementary

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Hemingway Elementary ranks 494 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hemingway Elementary is a small, rural school in Hemingway, SC, serving 269 students in grades PK through 5 within the Williamsburg 01 district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

The biggest challenge facing this school is chronic absenteeism. In the most recent school year, 41% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 22.3% and far higher than nearby Johnsonville Elementary (28.7%) or Pee Dee Elementary (16.0%). This attendance crisis has persisted for years, ranging from 41% to 51% annually, and it makes meaningful academic progress very difficult regardless of instructional quality. That said, the school shows some notable bright spots. Fourth graders consistently outperform other grade levels—in the latest year, 4th grade English proficiency hit 70.4%, above the state average, while 5th grade math proficiency fell to just 19.4%. This dramatic grade-level swing suggests specific strengths that don't yet carry forward. Additionally, African American students at Hemingway rank in the 56th percentile statewide, significantly better than the school's overall 26th percentile ranking, indicating the school is relatively effective for this group compared to others across South Carolina.

There are also signs of incremental progress. The school has climbed from a 2nd percentile ranking in 2022-2023 to its current 25th percentile, and low-income students have shown modest gains. However, spending is inconsistent—ranging from $8,301 to $19,312 per student over three years—and the school spends more than better-performing neighbors like Pee Dee Elementary ($14,291) without achieving similar results. A compelling comparison is Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy, just 8 miles away in a different district, which has shown steady improvement while serving a similar population. For parents, the takeaway is clear: attendance is the critical barrier, and while the school has pockets of excellence, consistent daily presence will be essential for any child to thrive here.

269

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,312

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Baxley Road
Hemingway, SC 29554

(843) 558-4444

District: Williamsburg 01

Students who attend Hemingway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hemingway MB Lee Middle
High:	Hemingway High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.8%

White:

10.4%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg58%

494^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Williamsburg 01

61^st of 75Williamsburg 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	25.5	494 of 661	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	475 of 639	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	513 of 643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	633 of 644	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	558 of 625	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	543 of 622	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	517 of 643	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	565 of 624	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	556 of 639	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	597 of 619	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	578 of 638	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	503 of 630	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	531 of 599	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	558 of 594	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	568 of 597	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	515 of 589	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	212 of 384	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	167 of 380	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	187 of 369	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	371 of 394	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	287 of 393	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	241 of 350	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	294 of 421	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	317 of 412	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	489 of 580	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	456 of 568	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	546 of 580	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	529 of 573	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	512 of 554	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	492 of 588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	551 of 570	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	442 of 634	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	451 of 612	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	454 of 602	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	600 of 608	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	547 of 600	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	495 of 580	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	461 of 600	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	528 of 588	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	457 of 571	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	576 of 582	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	528 of 579	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	436 of 561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	477 of 590	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	479 of 571	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)45th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-18 vs state

Science44%-7 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 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
Hemingway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Baxley Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-4444	269	19	14.1	100.0%	28 (10.4%)	228 (84.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	25.5	494^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.3%		26.3	475^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.7%	19	36.6	70.4	38.8				39.0	55.5	19.4				44.4		$19,312	$2,498	$2,602	$5,099	$11,819	$2,393	$14,212
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 East Marion Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 386-2955	537	35	15.3	100.0%	332 (61.8%)	154 (28.7%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	30.4	457^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.9%		34.8	415^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.1%	42	64.4	40.7	67.1				54.8	31.4	34.2				19.8		$12,975	$2,350	$1,695	$4,045	$7,586	$1,344	$8,930
Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Schoolhouse Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9417	301	25	11.8	100.0%	152 (50.5%)	129 (42.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	40.8	395^th of 661 public elementary schools	40.2%		54.5	279^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.3%	116	46.8	86.9	54.7				43.7	76.3	20.7				55.3		$18,930	$2,588	$1,792	$4,380	$12,263	$2,288	$14,550
Hannah-Pamplico Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 493-2061	782	52	15.1	100.0%	431 (55.1%)	263 (33.6%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	26.3	488^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.1	441^st of 639 public elementary schools	31.0%	47	60.7	41.1	52.3	45.0	63.4	51.3	46.3	28.8	35.4	30.4	46.2	20.3	24.6	41.6	$13,438	$1,079	$523	$1,602	$9,137	$2,698	$11,836
Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	927	67	13.8	100.0%	453 (48.9%)	174 (18.8%)	219 (23.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.2%)	52.4	297^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.1%		51.7	299^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.2%	2	64.9	62.0	60.7				58.5	50.4	47.4				51.2		$14,291	$1,641	$838	$2,479	$10,308	$1,504	$11,812
Main Street Elementary	Public	3-6	318 East Main Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2221	318	16	19.3	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	295 (92.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4.1	656^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.8%		16.3	557^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.8%	99	32.3	34.4	29.2	31.5			13.8	3.0	14.6	9.6			11.8	23.3	$14,249	$2,262	$1,237	$3,499	$8,694	$2,056	$10,750
Pee Dee Innovation & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	2-5	209 Graham Road Bldg 300	Lake City	29560	Florence County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 374-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	24.5	506^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.4%					(n/a)	57.2	53.4					42.9	43.3	30.0				20.0
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	100.0%	9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	15.4	587^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.8	602^nd of 639 public elementary schools	5.8%	15	40.9	58.6	48.0				18.2	24.1	24.0				27.6		$21,716	$2,884	$3,158	$6,042	$12,938	$2,736	$15,674
Academy of Hope Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3521 Juniper Bay Road	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-5712	100	12	8.3	100.0%	19 (19.0%)	66 (66.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$15,327	$2,677	$1,153	$3,830	$11,067	$430	$11,498
Scranton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1649 US 52 Highway	Scranton	29591	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 389-2531	389	28	13.8	100.0%	162 (41.6%)	186 (47.8%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	45	357^th of 661 public elementary schools	46.0%		36.8	400^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.4%	43	55.2	70.0	60.3	76.5			36.2	38.0	22.4	43.1			36.0	70.6	$13,464	$1,856	$1,093	$2,949	$8,995	$1,520	$10,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Hemingway Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hemingway Elementary?

Students at Hemingway Elementary are 85% African American, 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Hemingway Elementary in?

Williamsburg 01

Is Hemingway Elementary a good school?

Hemingway Elementary ranks 494^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hemingway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Hemingway Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hemingway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hemingway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hemingway MB Lee Middle
High : Hemingway High

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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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