Summary:
Zip code 29440 in Georgetown, SC, is served by 8 schools in the Georgetown 01 school district, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, with a total enrollment of about 3,481 students.
For parents, the standout school in this area is Kensington Elementary, which ranks highest in the zip code (43rd percentile statewide) and posts strong 5th-grade ELA scores at 73.3%—nearly 10 points above the state average. In contrast, Sampit Elementary is the lowest-performing school (4th percentile) with a concerning downward trend and 4th-grade ELA proficiency of just 25%. Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform showed meaningful improvement in 4th-grade ELA (from 44% to 58.6%), while Georgetown High presents a mixed picture—excelling in U.S. History (68.1%) but lagging in English 1 (52.9%). At Georgetown Middle, math proficiency is critically low (14.1% in 8th grade), yet Algebra 1 EOCEP scores are exceptional at 95%, suggesting a disconnect between assessments.
Key takeaways for families include a spending paradox: Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School spends $32,548 per student—more than double other schools—yet has the highest chronic absenteeism (28.1%) and no recent test data. Meanwhile, Kensington spends the least among elementary schools ($15,355) but achieves the best results. Chronic absenteeism is a warning sign at Sampit (23%) and Plantersville (28.1%), while McDonald Elementary has the lowest absenteeism (19.4%) and relatively better performance. Overall, the district ranks in the bottom third statewide, with particular weaknesses in math, but pockets of excellence in elementary ELA suggest that replicating Kensington's practices could benefit the entire area.
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