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East Clarendon Middle-High

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East Clarendon Middle-High ranks 65 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 74% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

East Clarendon Middle-High in Turbeville, SC, is a combined middle and high school serving 722 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Clarendon 06 district, and it has become a standout academic leader in its rural region despite 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

This school has shown remarkable, system-wide improvement over the past year. Its state ranking jumped from the 52nd percentile to the 73rd percentile (4 stars), and its graduation rate soared from 82.4% to an impressive 94.8%—nearly 8 points above the state average. Academically, East Clarendon outperforms the state in Algebra 1 (78% proficiency vs. 65% statewide), English 1 (72% vs. 61%), and English 2 (93% vs. 84%). The gains are consistent across all student groups, with African American students jumping from the 21st to the 83rd percentile in state rankings and low-income students climbing from the 44th to the 77th percentile. This progress is especially notable when compared to nearby schools: Manning High, in the same district, posts just 43% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 32% in English 1, while Lakewood High and Lamar High trail significantly in both overall ranking and graduation rates.

What makes this success even more compelling is the school's efficiency. East Clarendon achieves these results with per-student spending of $13,130—less than Lake City High ($18,544), Lamar High ($24,681), and even the specialized J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet ($15,425), which has a lower student-teacher ratio yet still trails East Clarendon in overall rank and graduation rate. The middle school grades also build a strong foundation, with 64% of 6th graders proficient in math versus 41% statewide. The one area to watch is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 20.4% last year—still better than the district average but worth monitoring. Overall, East Clarendon demonstrates that high-poverty schools can achieve exceptional results with focused instruction and smart resource allocation.

722

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,130

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1171 Pope Street
Turbeville, SC 29162

(843) 659-2185

District: Clarendon 06

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (62% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 12 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

112^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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High school

65^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 24 pts since 2023

From top 50% (2023) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	112 of 341	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	98 of 321	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	125 of 322	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	122 of 310	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	93 of 295	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	112 of 293	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	103 of 299	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	90 of 197	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	124 of 325	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	69 of 308	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	119 of 304	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	89 of 313	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	103 of 310	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	94 of 298	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	125 of 292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	107 of 303	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	122 of 271	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	136 of 259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	129 of 256	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	145 of 260	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	65 of 248	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	114 of 240	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	133 of 243	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	34 of 200	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	31.1	155 of 196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	132 of 197	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	156 of 199	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	70 of 229	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	76 of 229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	90 of 231	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	89 of 223	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	67 of 155	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	54 of 241	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.7	128 of 230	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	167 of 235	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	124 of 226	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	60 of 233	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	131 of 228	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	157 of 234	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	133 of 229	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	91 of 203	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	126 of 200	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	112 of 202	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	121 of 197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

High school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 293%+9 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 278%+13 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 272%+11 vs state

Science65%+13 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution51%-12 vs state

Mathematics49%+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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	722	38	19.0	100.0%	518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69.7	65^th of 248 public high schools	73.8%		48.4	114^th of 240 public high schools	52.5%	49	66.7	56.1	53.1	64.0	45.9	39.8	65.3	78.0	71.6	50.6	92.8	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531
Turbeville High	Public	9-12	1578 Clarence Coker Highway	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3178	55	9	6.1	93.5%	12 (21.8%)	39 (70.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lake City High	Public	9-12	652 North Matthews Road	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 374-3321	492	35	13.9	100.0%	63 (12.8%)	393 (79.9%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	21.8	208^th of 248 public high schools	16.1%		22.9	187^th of 240 public high schools	22.1%	21								60.5	32.0	30.7	74.8	$18,544	$1,294	$1,438	$2,732	$11,810	$4,001	$15,811
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	7-12	319 Carlisle Street	Lake City	29560	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 374-8685	385	28	13.6	100.0%	186 (48.3%)	161 (41.8%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	26.8	189^th of 248 public high schools	23.8%		32.3	160^th of 240 public high schools	33.3%	29		42.2	56.3		26.6	34.4			34.2	39.1	86.7	$15,425	$1,772	$1,211	$2,983	$9,067	$3,376	$12,443
F. E. Dubose Career Center	Public	9-12	3351 Sumter Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-2531	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3	100.0%	190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	28.3	186^th of 248 public high schools	25.0%		13.5	217^th of 240 public high schools	9.6%	31									51.1	53.5	70.8	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195
Manning High	Public	9-12	2155 Paxville Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-4417	741	38	19.6	100.0%	175 (23.6%)	497 (67.1%)	44 (5.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	15.8	224^th of 248 public high schools	9.7%		25.5	184^th of 240 public high schools	23.3%	40								42.9	32.3	40.1	73.3	$12,859	$1,730	$765	$2,495	$8,774	$1,591	$10,365
Lamar High	Public	9-12	216 North Darlington Avenue	Lamar	29069	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 326-5543	268	21	12.7	100.0%	103 (38.4%)	131 (48.9%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	12.1	230^th of 248 public high schools	7.3%		10.1	224^th of 240 public high schools	6.7%	6									27.6	39.0	73.6	$24,681	$1,974	$1,582	$3,556	$17,721	$3,404	$21,125
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	350 Old Manning Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 506-2700	1,013	58	17.4	100.0%	302 (29.8%)	596 (58.8%)	62 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.0%)	30.6	177^th of 248 public high schools	28.6%		22.8	189^th of 240 public high schools	21.3%	12								37.9	53.9	55.2	70.4	$13,280	$942	$1,175	$2,117	$9,334	$1,828	$11,162

Frequently Asked Questions about East Clarendon Middle-High

What is the racial makeup of East Clarendon Middle-High?

Students at East Clarendon Middle-High are 72% White, 22% African American, 6% Hispanic.

Is East Clarendon Middle-High a good school?

East Clarendon Middle-High ranks 65^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Clarendon Middle-High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended East Clarendon Middle-High.

What district is East Clarendon Middle-High in?

Clarendon 06

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