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Creek Bridge STEM Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Creek Bridge STEM Academy is a PK-8 school in Marion, SC, serving 324 students in a rural area within the Marion 10 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

While the school has faced significant academic challenges—ranking in the bottom 10% of South Carolina elementary schools—there are several encouraging signs for parents to consider. The school spends $18,749 per student, notably higher than nearby schools like Aynor Elementary ($13,112) and McCormick Elementary ($15,402), and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 25.9% to 20.1%—now below the district average of 31.1%. Most notably, 8th grade students are showing real progress: 44.7% scored proficient in ELA (compared to 33.1% district-wide) and math proficiency quadrupled from 5.8% to 23.7% in one year. The school also shows strong performance for its African American students, ranking in the 32nd percentile statewide—an 18-point improvement over the previous year.

However, the STEM Academy designation hasn't yet translated into strong math outcomes overall, with only 9.1% of 7th graders and 19.4% of 5th graders proficient in math—well below state averages. The contrast with nearby Aynor Elementary (just 8 miles away in the Horry 01 district) is striking: Aynor achieves 61-72% ELA proficiency and 57-67% math proficiency despite spending $5,000 less per student. This gap highlights how district-level resources and support systems—not just school spending—play a crucial role in outcomes. For parents considering Creek Bridge, the school offers smaller class sizes, improving attendance, and strong upper-grade performance relative to its district, though math achievement remains a significant area of concern.

324

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,612

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

6641 South Highway 41
Marion, SC 29571

(843) 362-3500

District: Marion 10

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.2%

White:

11.7%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

623^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

312^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Marion 10

75^th of 75Marion 10 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
2026	10.6	623 of 661	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	624 of 643	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	620 of 644	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	573 of 625	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	587 of 622	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	261 of 384	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	264 of 380	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	316 of 369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	365 of 394	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	325 of 393	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	317 of 350	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	590 of 599	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	510 of 568	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	434 of 573	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	527 of 554	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	584 of 634	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	556 of 612	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	581 of 602	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	578 of 608	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	559 of 600	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	536 of 580	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	510 of 591	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	557 of 571	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	522 of 582	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	481 of 561	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	312 of 341	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	265 of 321	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	281 of 325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	272 of 311	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	156 of 258	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	152 of 251	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	150 of 246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	196 of 235	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	249 of 310	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	186 of 293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	219 of 290	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	259 of 308	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	255 of 304	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	260 of 313	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	226 of 300	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	257 of 288	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	272 of 310	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	220 of 292	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	232 of 279	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)40th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

Science23%-29 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 (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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
Creek Bridge STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6641 South Highway 41	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 362-3500	324	20	16.2	86.7%	38 (11.7%)	247 (76.2%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	10.6	623^rd of 661 public elementary schools	5.7%		10.8	595^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.9%	28	40.0	36.4	36.1	32.6	30.3	44.7	42.9	21.7	19.4	21.8	9.1	23.7	17.3	26.1	$18,612	$1,019	$2,054	$3,073	$12,500	$3,040	$15,540
Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	781	50	15.6	58.2%	536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	68.5	204^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.5	176^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.5%	28	61.8	72.0	71.8				61.0	57.6	66.7				61.9		$13,489	$668	$420	$1,088	$10,808	$1,593	$12,401
Midland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3011 Nichols Highway	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 358-3036	744	46	16.1	55.4%	577 (77.6%)	38 (5.1%)	79 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.9%)	74.4	163^rd of 661 public elementary schools	75.3%		78.6	130^th of 639 public elementary schools	79.7%	33	71.7	76.6	67.0				63.7	72.7	54.4				64.1		$13,462	$964	$445	$1,409	$10,661	$1,392	$12,053
Marion Intermediate	Public	3-5	2320 North Highway 41-A	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8345	390	17	22.9	90.0%	48 (12.3%)	316 (81.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	8.2	642^nd of 661 public elementary schools	2.9%		13.3	575^th of 639 public elementary schools	10.0%	67	35.0	42.6	38.9				34.3	32.4	16.8				13.0		$14,938	$1,500	$2,114	$3,615	$8,256	$3,067	$11,323
Easterling Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	600 East Northside Avenue	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-8335	431	27	15.9	89.2%	62 (14.4%)	321 (74.5%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$15,682	$1,247	$2,117	$3,365	$9,994	$2,323	$12,317
McCormick Elementary	Public	3-5	1123 Sandy Bluff Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3760	295	15	19.6	89.0%	62 (21.0%)	194 (65.8%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	9.6	634^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.1%		6	629^th of 639 public elementary schools	1.6%	5	28.9	48.5	40.2				17.1	23.5	27.2				29.4		$13,622	$1,271	$1,866	$3,136	$8,097	$2,389	$10,486
North Mullins Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	105 Charles Street	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3750	372	36	10.3	99.2%	69 (18.5%)	246 (66.1%)	30 (8.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$16,556	$1,491	$2,908	$4,400	$10,062	$2,094	$12,156
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	68.5%	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	$13,461	$859	$402	$1,261	$9,351	$2,849	$12,200
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	79.9%	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		$13,213	$1,988	$857	$2,845	$9,098	$1,270	$10,368
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	—	19 (19.0%)	66 (66.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$19,574	$1,164	$636	$1,799	$13,230	$4,544	$17,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Creek Bridge STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Creek Bridge STEM Academy?

Students at Creek Bridge STEM Academy are 76% African American, 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Creek Bridge STEM Academy a good school?

Creek Bridge STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 5.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Creek Bridge STEM Academy in?

Marion 10

How many students attend Creek Bridge STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Creek Bridge STEM Academy.

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