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Manning Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

Summary

Manning Elementary is a public middle school located in Manning, South Carolina, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Clarendon 06 school district, which is ranked 45 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manning Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.5% to 44.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 15-20%. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math for 3rd-5th grades 10-20 percentage points below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population, which is likely a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

When comparing Manning Elementary to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Scott's Branch Middle and Manning Junior High, it becomes evident that Manning Elementary is performing significantly worse across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. Furthermore, the school's performance has not improved over the past few years, with test scores and chronic absenteeism rates remaining stagnant or even worsening in some cases. Comparing Manning Elementary to schools in the Sumter 01 district, such as Alice Drive Middle and Furman Middle, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with these schools significantly outperforming Manning Elementary across various metrics.

473

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,016

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 West Boyce Street
Manning, SC 29102

(803) 435-5066

District: Clarendon 06

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.0%

White:

22.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg56%

464^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 23% (2023) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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
2025	28.0	464 of 640	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	459 of 638	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	494 of 644	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	201 of 381	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	227 of 369	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	247 of 394	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	161 of 174	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	421 of 581	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	391 of 565	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	408 of 580	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	391 of 613	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	403 of 599	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	427 of 608	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	443 of 586	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	445 of 568	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	494 of 582	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	355 of 460	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	333 of 441	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	379 of 463	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2024)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-13 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

Science28%-21 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 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
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		105 (22.2%)	298 (63.0%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	28				28	459^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.1%	(n/a)	41.0	51.8	53.9				55.4	38.8	33.8				28.3		$13,016	$1,897	$873	$2,770	$9,064	$1,182	$10,246
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		183 (27.4%)	414 (62.1%)	30 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$15,819	$2,471	$1,086	$3,557	$10,971	$1,291	$12,263
Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9297 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2150	241	18	13.7		18 (7.5%)	201 (83.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.8	369^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	382^nd of 638 public elementary schools	40.1%	13	45.5	65.7	52.8				60.5	43.8	44.5				34.4		$19,297	$2,627	$1,247	$3,875	$13,903	$1,520	$15,422
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		393 (71.8%)	117 (21.4%)	30 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74.4	163^rd of 640 public elementary schools	74.5%		81.3	108^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.1%	55	69.8	67.0	75.7				78.0	52.2	64.8				59.7		$17,563	$2,183	$929	$3,112	$10,880	$3,571	$14,451
Pocalla Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 481-5800	609	39	15.8		214 (35.1%)	320 (52.5%)	35 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	21.6	517^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.3	529^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.1%	12	45.7	50.0	43.1				45.7	32.0	22.6				40.3		$15,138	$1,924	$1,512	$3,436	$10,040	$1,663	$11,702
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		40 (10.2%)	325 (83.1%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.9	617^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.6%		9.6	607^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.9%	10	29.4	28.9	20.9	33.3	36.9	23.4	17.3	15.8	14.6	14.2	4.4	14.9	15.8	40.4	$18,431	$2,343	$2,294	$4,637	$12,231	$1,563	$13,794
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 East Clark Street	Pinewood	29125	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 452-5454	378	25	14.8		148 (39.2%)	172 (45.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	19.1	535^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.4%		14.8	557^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	46.9	50.0	49.4				28.1	33.3	26.7				32.7		$16,529	$2,194	$1,501	$3,695	$11,733	$1,102	$12,834
Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 South Main Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 773-5723	299	25	11.9		63 (21.1%)	211 (70.6%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	29.8	452^nd of 640 public elementary schools	29.4%		35.9	405^th of 638 public elementary schools	36.5%	47	51.2	41.3	49.0				48.7	34.7	51.0				32.6		$17,935	$2,472	$1,132	$3,604	$12,661	$1,670	$14,331
Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Varner Avenue	Greeleyville	29056	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 426-2116	222	17	12.8		8 (3.6%)	211 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	449^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.8%					(n/a)	30.0	63.2					42.5	47.4					34.3		$28,236	$7,900	$5,349	$13,250	$8,707	$6,280	$14,987
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Kingsbury Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-6244	514	38	13.5		133 (25.9%)	336 (65.4%)	17 (3.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	25.3	489^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.6%		15.8	548^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.1%	59	52.4	43.6	43.3				42.9	43.6	24.7				46.0		$15,547	$2,073	$1,197	$3,270	$10,947	$1,330	$12,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Manning Elementary

How many students attend Manning Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Manning Elementary.

What district is Manning Elementary in?

Clarendon 06

What is the racial makeup of Manning Elementary?

Students at Manning Elementary are 63% African American, 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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