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Walker-Gamble Elementary

Q: Is Walker-Gamble Elementary a good school?

Walker-Gamble Elementary ranks 205 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Walker-Gamble Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the rural community of New Zion, SC, serving 547 students as part of the Clarendon 06 school district.

Walker-Gamble is a standout academic performer, especially when compared to schools in its own district and neighboring areas. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 69th percentile statewide (200th out of 649 schools), which is far ahead of nearby schools like Manning Elementary (ranked 497th) and Wilder Elementary (ranked 433rd). Test scores tell a similar story: in 4th-grade math, 64.5% of Walker-Gamble students met proficiency, compared to just 36.6% at Manning Elementary and 38.7% at Wilder Elementary. In 5th-grade ELA, the school hit 71.9% proficiency, well above the state average of 63.6% and far exceeding R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy (40.5%). What makes this even more impressive is that 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school's low-income students rank in the 82nd percentile statewide—a testament to how effectively the school supports its learners.

There are a couple of things worth watching. Chronic absenteeism has risen from 16.9% to 22.8% over the past two years, now slightly above the state average (22.3%), though still much better than the district average (29.4%) and far better than schools like Manning Early Childhood Center (45.2%). Additionally, the school has seen a slight dip from its peak performance in 2022-2023 (85th percentile) to its current 69th percentile, with male students showing a notable drop. Still, Walker-Gamble remains a clear academic leader in a region where many schools struggle, and it does so while spending less per student ($17,563) than schools like Greeleyville STEAM Academy ($28,236) that achieve far weaker results. For parents, this is a school that delivers strong outcomes despite challenges, making it a compelling choice in the area.

547

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,190

Per pupil spending ?

68.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

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

2358 Walker-Gamble Road
New Zion, SC 29111

(843) 659-2102

District: Clarendon 06

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2023 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

205^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 16 pts since 2023

From top 15% (2023) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Clarendon 06

50^th of 75Clarendon 06 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	68.1	205 of 661	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.4	163 of 639	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	109 of 643	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	96 of 644	85.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	135 of 384	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	173 of 599	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	124 of 580	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	125 of 568	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	156 of 580	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	122 of 634	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	108 of 612	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	56 of 602	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	83 of 608	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	214 of 591	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	180 of 585	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.2	102 of 571	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	53 of 582	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	204 of 463	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	177 of 459	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	126 of 446	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	106 of 463	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

African American (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+3 vs state

Mathematics62%+9 vs state

Science58%+6 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
Walker-Gamble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 Walker-Gamble Road	New Zion	29111	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2102	547	34	16.0	68.0%	393 (71.8%)	117 (21.4%)	30 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	68.1	205^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.0%		74.4	163^rd of 639 public elementary schools	74.5%	42	62.7	67.1	71.9				62.6	64.5	60.7				57.9		$15,190	$1,991	$818	$2,809	$10,331	$2,050	$12,381
Olanta Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	312 North Jones Road	Olanta	29114	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 396-4457	198	17	11.6	85.4%	65 (32.8%)	119 (60.1%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	19.2	545^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.5%		27.8	464^th of 639 public elementary schools	27.4%	81	31.8	56.0	45.4				31.8	48.0	27.3				24.0		$18,860	$1,334	$1,406	$2,740	$14,326	$1,793	$16,119
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Eastern School Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 495-3247	391	31	12.8	89.2%	40 (10.2%)	325 (83.1%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.3	649^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.9	616^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.6%	33	26.8	29.4	40.5	18.1	38.7	42.9	35.9	20.6	21.6	13.9	16.1	40.0	14.7	22.7	$18,257	$1,573	$1,850	$3,423	$13,142	$1,692	$14,834
Manning Elementary	Public	3-5	311 West Boyce Street	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-5066	473	25	18.9	96.3%	105 (22.2%)	298 (63.0%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	24.6	504^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.8%		28	463^rd of 639 public elementary schools	27.5%	41	54.0	48.3	56.6				48.5	36.6	23.3				32.7		$13,493	$1,921	$912	$2,833	$9,140	$1,520	$10,660
Manning Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2759 Raccoon Road	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-4744	667	39	17.1	93.4%	183 (27.4%)	414 (62.1%)	30 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$13,476	$1,147	$820	$1,968	$10,147	$1,361	$11,509
Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy	Public	3-5	1503 Woodland Drive	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 355-7233	362	27	13.6	91.6%	21 (5.8%)	315 (87.0%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	16.3	573^rd of 661 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.6	554^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.3%	19	42.0	38.8	55.1				37.4	32.2	33.6				18.1		$18,291	$2,204	$3,010	$5,214	$10,490	$2,587	$13,077
W.M. Anderson Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Lexington Avenue	Kingstree	29556	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 355-5493	364	28	13.0	92.5%	23 (6.3%)	321 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)															$20,602	$2,395	$2,897	$5,292	$12,787	$2,523	$15,310
Lemira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	952 Fulton Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0658	342	28	12.2	93.2%	9 (2.6%)	287 (83.9%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	10.7	621^st of 661 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.2	593^rd of 639 public elementary schools	7.2%	28	30.6	46.0	43.1				32.7	28.0	23.5				28.0		$18,168	$1,560	$2,110	$3,671	$13,052	$1,445	$14,497
Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Varner Avenue	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2116	222	17	12.8	86.4%	8 (3.6%)	211 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	452^nd of 661 public elementary schools	31.6%		30.2	448^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.9%	4	56.1	39.5	63.7				56.1	18.5	47.7				10.5		$23,660	$2,819	$3,306	$6,125	$14,822	$2,713	$17,535
Lake City Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	906 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-2353	357	23	15.3	89.4%	14 (3.9%)	319 (89.4%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$15,802	$1,601	$1,430	$3,031	$10,722	$2,049	$12,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker-Gamble Elementary

Is Walker-Gamble Elementary a good school?

Walker-Gamble Elementary ranks 205^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Walker-Gamble Elementary in?

Clarendon 06

What is the racial makeup of Walker-Gamble Elementary?

Students at Walker-Gamble Elementary are 72% White, 21% African American, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Walker-Gamble Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Walker-Gamble Elementary.

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