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Rafting Creek Elementary

Q: Is Rafting Creek Elementary a good school?

Rafting Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rafting Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Rafting Creek Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rafting Creek Elementary?

Students at Rafting Creek Elementary are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rafting Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rafting Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillcrest Middle High : Crestwood High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rafting Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rembert, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 137 students. The school is part of the Sumter 01 school district, which is ranked 67 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rafting Creek Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Sumter 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.6% for the district and 63.5% for the state. Similarly, in 5th-grade math, only 9.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 28.8% for the district and 48.1% for the state. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a rate of 28.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 22.5%. Additionally, Rafting Creek Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools in the Sumter 01 district, such as Alice Drive Elementary, Willow Drive Elementary, and Millwood Elementary, Rafting Creek Elementary generally underperforms in academic metrics, with lower proficiency rates and worse school rankings. For example, Alice Drive Elementary ranked 133 out of 640 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and math compared to Rafting Creek. Despite the high per-student spending of $16,837 in the 2023-2024 school year, Rafting Creek Elementary remains one of the lowest-performing schools in South Carolina, ranking 638 out of 640 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

125

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,108

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Highway 261 North
Rembert, SC 29128

(803) 432-2994

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Rafting Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillcrest Middle
High:	Crestwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.2%

Hispanic:

9.6%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (18% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg55%

638^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 54 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Sumter 01

67^th of 75Sumter 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	3.3	638 of 640	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	612 of 638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	497 of 644	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	516 of 643	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	387 of 624	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.8	202 of 639	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	348 of 619	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	290 of 638	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.1	374 of 630	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	60.3	120 of 394	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	22.3	373 of 421	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.2	73 of 412	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	566 of 599	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	412 of 608	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	580 of 600	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)70th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-29 vs state

English Language Arts20%-43 vs state

Mathematics15%-36 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
Rafting Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Highway 261 North	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-2994	125	10	12.2		6 (4.8%)	104 (83.2%)	12 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.3	638^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.5	612^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.1%	26		15.0	23.8		20.0	9.5	20.0	$20,108	$1,716	$2,541	$4,257	$13,866	$1,985	$15,851
Oakland Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	5415 Oakland Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3366	520	33	15.9		138 (26.5%)	283 (54.4%)	58 (11.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$19,352	$2,323	$1,481	$3,803	$14,336	$1,212	$15,548
Shaw Heights Elementary	Public	2-3	1495 Frierson Road	Shaw AFB	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 666-2335	404	30	13.4		113 (28.0%)	223 (55.2%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.7%)								(n/a)	60.5			55.6				$13,052	$1,933	$1,391	$3,325	$8,498	$1,229	$9,727
High Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	4971 Frierson Road	Shaw Afb	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3327	435	25	17.4		116 (26.7%)	246 (56.6%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	29.8	453^rd of 640 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.8	497^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.1%	44		56.4	46.9		36.1	32.0	44.6	$11,449	$1,397	$1,419	$2,816	$7,444	$1,189	$8,634
Cherryvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Furman Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 494-8200	477	31	15.2		88 (18.4%)	339 (71.1%)	35 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.3	606^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.3%		4.9	631^st of 638 public elementary schools	1.1%	25	34.6	30.2	28.7	38.4	34.0	19.2	20.8	$16,391	$2,410	$1,427	$3,838	$10,497	$2,056	$12,553
West Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 West Lee School Road	Rembert	29128	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-3147	98	9	10.8		11 (11.2%)	83 (84.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$30,954	$1,300	$6,403	$7,703	$17,462	$5,788	$23,251
Alice Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Alice Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0857	530	36	14.6		226 (42.6%)	232 (43.8%)	36 (6.8%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	78	133^rd of 640 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.3	145^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.3%	12	68.3	70.3	73.5	68.3	75.7	54.0	73.0	$14,710	$1,941	$1,061	$3,002	$10,738	$969	$11,707
Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	607	39	15.5		331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	52.8	292^nd of 640 public elementary schools	54.4%		46.9	344^th of 638 public elementary schools	46.1%	52	64.0	60.2	57.2	51.0	42.9	52.0	60.2	$12,714	$1,144	$849	$1,993	$8,758	$1,963	$10,721
Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	505	36	14.1		268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	66.4	216^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.3%		52.6	297^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.4%	81	69.0	65.8	63.4	70.2	58.8	53.8	50.6	$12,984	$1,254	$841	$2,096	$8,904	$1,984	$10,888
Willow Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Willow Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 773-5796	504	32	15.6		60 (11.9%)	388 (77.0%)	37 (7.3%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	14.6	567^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.4%		10.9	588^th of 638 public elementary schools	7.8%	21	41.7	46.3	26.7	31.9	20.9	23.3	41.2	$15,286	$1,802	$1,513	$3,315	$10,481	$1,490	$11,971

Frequently Asked Questions about Rafting Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rafting Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rafting Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillcrest Middle
High : Crestwood High

How many students attend Rafting Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Rafting Creek Elementary.

Is Rafting Creek Elementary a good school?

Rafting Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Rafting Creek Elementary in?

Sumter 01

What is the racial makeup of Rafting Creek Elementary?

Students at Rafting Creek Elementary are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% American Indian.

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