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Richard Carroll Elementary

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Richard Carroll Elementary ranks 416 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Richard Carroll Elementary is a PK-6 school in Bamberg, SC, serving 689 students in a small-town setting as part of the Bamberg 03 district.

This school stands out for its strong early literacy gains. In just two years, 3rd grade reading proficiency jumped from 40% to 70%, now exceeding both the district and state averages. The school also outperforms its district in 9 out of 10 tested areas, including a notable 10-point lead in 6th grade science. While math remains a challenge—4th grade math proficiency sits at 28% compared to the state's 52%—the school's overall trajectory is positive. Richard Carroll also achieves these results with efficient spending ($16,591 per student) compared to nearby Denmark-Olar Elementary, which spends over $23,000 per student yet scores significantly lower in reading and math. Even compared to the higher-rated Lockett Elementary, Richard Carroll holds its own in several areas, though Lockett's lower chronic absenteeism rate (18% vs. 22%) may contribute to its edge.

One area of concern is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fluctuated between 14% and 24% over the past few years, which can disrupt learning. However, the school's consistent 2-star rating and improving state ranking (now in the 37th percentile) suggest steady progress. For parents, this is a school that clearly prioritizes reading and shows meaningful improvement, but it's worth asking about math support and attendance initiatives if you're considering enrollment.

689

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,591

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1980 Main Highway
Bamberg, SC 29003

(803) 245-3047

District: Bamberg 03

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.0%

White:

43.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

South Carolina avg55%

416^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 31% (2023) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bamberg 03

49^th of 75Bamberg 03 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	37.4	416 of 661	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	384 of 639	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	442 of 643	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	447 of 644	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	204 of 384	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	183 of 380	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	198 of 369	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	220 of 394	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	401 of 599	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	345 of 580	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	387 of 568	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	413 of 580	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	398 of 634	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	309 of 612	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	428 of 602	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	430 of 608	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	364 of 591	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	375 of 585	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	418 of 571	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	419 of 582	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	351 of 463	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	361 of 459	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	368 of 446	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	373 of 463	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Science38%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-14 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 (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 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
Richard Carroll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1980 Main Highway	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3047	689	49	14.0	100.0%	300 (43.5%)	324 (47.0%)	20 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	37.4	416^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.1%		39.3	384^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.9%	32	70.2	59.2	65.2	46.4			49.4	28.0	44.2	25.0			27.9	48.8	$16,591	$1,691	$702	$2,393	$12,055	$2,144	$14,198
Denmark-Olar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1437 Church St	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3112	232	18	12.8	100.0%	3 (1.3%)	219 (94.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	20.1	535^th of 661 public elementary schools	19.1%		15.2	562^nd of 639 public elementary schools	12.1%	27	54.2	42.4	38.2				54.1	36.4	26.4				33.3		$23,042	$3,069	$1,425	$4,494	$15,615	$2,933	$18,548
Edisto Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	3239 Cordova Road	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-4782	635	42	15.0	100.0%	214 (33.7%)	328 (51.7%)	52 (8.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)								(n/a)															$14,114	$1,221	$1,184	$2,405	$10,004	$1,705	$11,709
Edisto Elementary	Public	3-5	136 Woodolive Lane	Orangeburg	29515	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-7646	419	27	15.2	100.0%	162 (38.7%)	196 (46.8%)	24 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	15.7	582^nd of 661 public elementary schools	12.0%		17.8	541^st of 639 public elementary schools	15.3%	41	41.6	45.3	39.1				39.6	35.7	33.4				30.2		$14,392	$1,769	$1,435	$3,204	$9,579	$1,610	$11,189
Macedonia Elementary-Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	556 Jones Bridge Road	Blackville	29817	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 284-5800	349	24	14.5		40 (11.5%)	254 (72.8%)	25 (7.2%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	4.3	655^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)	33.4	36.7	20.0	33.4	33.3	31.5	19.5	23.4	0.0	12.5	11.1	11.5	16.7	8.3
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4441	179	12	15.2	100.0%	38 (21.2%)	121 (67.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	14.4	595^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.7	565^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.6%	30	53.8	32.3	34.8				46.2	19.4	26.0				32.3		$17,684	$1,022	$1,009	$2,032	$13,543	$2,110	$15,652
Lockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	239	17	14.3	100.0%	163 (68.2%)	63 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	84.5	88^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.6	111^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.6%	23	61.1	81.4	75.6				80.6	88.9	75.6				88.8		$14,651	$447	$827	$1,274	$11,456	$1,921	$13,377
Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	144	14	10.0	100.0%	9 (6.3%)	123 (85.4%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.6	654^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.1	631^st of 639 public elementary schools	1.3%	23	34.2	40.4	17.8				15.8	23.4	11.1				21.3		$25,614	$4,008	$1,991	$5,999	$16,849	$2,766	$19,615
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1139 Hillsboro Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7504	450	32	13.8	100.0%	11 (2.4%)	380 (84.4%)	35 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	14.1	596^th of 661 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.2	591^st of 639 public elementary schools	7.5%	5	45.3	43.8	28.3				28.0	50.0	20.8				29.1		$14,393	$1,569	$1,337	$2,906	$9,878	$1,609	$11,487
Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29116	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	279	13	20.8	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	238 (85.3%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	31.6	447^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.3	438^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.5%	9	39.3	65.5	39.5	72.4	57.2	47.2	57.1	24.1	23.7		28.6	25.0	41.4	41.4	$14,208	$1,309	$1,231	$2,540	$8,179	$3,489	$11,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Carroll Elementary

How many students attend Richard Carroll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Richard Carroll Elementary.

What district is Richard Carroll Elementary in?

Bamberg 03

Is Richard Carroll Elementary a good school?

Richard Carroll Elementary ranks 416^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Richard Carroll Elementary?

Students at Richard Carroll Elementary are 47% African American, 44% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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