Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29161

Summary:

The 29161 zip code in South Carolina has only one school, Brockington Elementary Magnet, which serves grades PK-5 with 310 students. The school is part of the Florence 01 school district, which is ranked 26 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Brockington Elementary Magnet does not appear to be a standout school, as its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 598 out of 644 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 556 out of 638 in 2023-2024 and 533 out of 640 in 2024-2025. The school is currently rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Its test scores are significantly below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5, and its science proficiency rate for 4th graders in 2024-2025 was only 22%, compared to 50.7% in the district and 49.1% statewide.

Brockington Elementary Magnet also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite the school's high spending of $20,884 per student, which is significantly higher than the typical spending, its academic performance remains poor, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Brockington Elementary Magnet	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Kemper Street	Timmonsville	29161	Florence County	Florence 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 346-3956	329	28	11.7		36 (10.9%)	246 (74.8%)	19 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	19.5	533^rd of 640 public elementary schools	16.7%		15	556^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.9%	23	38.8	44.0	45.3	38.8	44.0	35.7	22.0	$17,377	$1,453	$1,595	$3,049	$11,351	$2,977	$14,328

Cities Near Zip Code 29161

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Timmonsville	2.23 mi	2	193^rd
Lamar	5.81 mi	3	132^nd
Florence	7.79 mi	22	91^st
Effingham	8.6 mi	2	87^th
Darlington	12.42 mi	8	125^th

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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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