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Manning Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Manning Elementary serves 473 students in grades 3-5 in Manning, SC, a small town in Clarendon 06 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Manning Elementary faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. The school ranks in the 23rd percentile statewide (1 star), and math proficiency drops dramatically as students advance: 48.5% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, but that falls to 36.6% in 4th grade and just 23.3% in 5th grade. This pattern is not seen at Walker-Gamble Elementary, a school in the same district just 12 miles away, where 5th grade math proficiency is 60.7%—nearly three times higher. Walker-Gamble ranks in the 69th percentile (3 stars), demonstrating that strong outcomes are possible within the same district framework. English Language Arts shows more promise, with 3rd grade reading improving from 41% to 54% proficiency in one year, though the school still trails the state average.

Chronic absenteeism is a concern, with 29.8% of students missing significant school days—above the state average of 22.3% and higher than Walker-Gamble's 22.8%. However, this is a regional issue, and the school has improved from 44.4% absenteeism two years ago. The school also operates with fewer resources than peers, spending $13,016 per student compared to $17,563 at Walker-Gamble, and maintains a higher student-teacher ratio (18.9:1 vs. 16.0:1). The Manning Early Childhood Center, which feeds into Manning Elementary, has a 45.2% chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting many students arrive already behind. While the school shows strengths in serving its African American students (52nd percentile) and improving reading scores, the urgent priorities are math instruction in upper grades, attendance, and securing additional resources to close the gap with same-district peers.

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: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg58%

497^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Clarendon 06

49^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	24.7	497 of 649	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.5	182 of 379	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	23.4	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.9	501 of 589	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.6	431 of 624	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.9	417 of 583	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.1	413 of 454	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-11 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

Science33%-19 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 (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 (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
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%)	24.7	497^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.4%		28	464^th of 640 public elementary schools	27.5%	33	54.0	48.3	56.6				48.5	36.6	23.3				32.7		$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%)	43.3	368^th of 649 public elementary schools	43.3%		40.8	369^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.3%	1	67.5	54.0	55.9				70.3	37.8	50.0				27.0		$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%)	68.2	200^th of 649 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.4	163^rd of 640 public elementary schools	74.5%	37	62.7	67.1	71.9				62.6	64.5	60.7				57.9		$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%)	14.5	582^nd of 649 public elementary schools	10.3%		21.6	517^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.2%	65	46.0	49.4	46.8				40.4	28.8	20.8				23.7		$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%)	6.2	637^th of 649 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.9	617^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	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	$18,431	$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%)	16.2	565^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.9%		19.1	535^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.4%	30	49.1	47.2	27.2				49.1	28.3	16.3				35.8		$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%)	33	433^rd of 649 public elementary schools	33.3%		29.8	452^nd of 640 public elementary schools	29.4%	19	56.1	52.3	57.7				52.6	38.7	37.8				36.4		$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%)	30.9	446^th of 649 public elementary schools	31.3%		30.2	449^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.8%	3	56.1	39.5	63.7				56.1	18.5	47.7				10.5		$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%)	28.9	464^th of 649 public elementary schools	28.5%		25.3	489^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.6%	25	52.1	60.0	51.4				44.9	38.7	24.2				44.0		$15,547	$2,073	$1,197	$3,270	$10,947	$1,330	$12,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Manning Elementary

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.

Is Manning Elementary a good school?

Manning Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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