Summary:
ZIP code 29555 in Johnsonville, South Carolina, is served by three public schools within the Florence 05 school district, enrolling a combined 1,143 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades.
For parents, the standout school in this area is Johnsonville Middle, which holds the highest state ranking (56th percentile, 3 stars) and demonstrates exceptional strength in advanced mathematics—its students achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra 1 exam, far exceeding both the district and state averages. Johnsonville High shows promise with a graduation rate of 88.8% (above the state average) and a dropout rate nearly half the state's, though its overall ranking dipped to the 38th percentile. The most concerning trend is at Johnsonville Elementary, which has fallen from the 43rd to 31st percentile in two years, highlighted by a dramatic 4th-grade ELA collapse from 72.2% to 40.7% proficiency year-over-year—a 31.5-point drop that warrants immediate attention from district leadership.
Across all three schools, chronic absenteeism is a district-wide issue, ranging from 28.7% at the elementary to 31.8% at the middle school, all well above the state's 22.3% rate. Spending per student varies significantly, with the middle school investing the most ($16,670) and performing best, while the elementary school spends the least ($12,975) and struggles most—though the high school's mid-range spending produces solid results, suggesting instructional quality matters more than raw funding. A clear pattern emerges: mathematics instruction is a systemic strength (with Algebra 1 proficiency at 75% in high school), while English/language arts remains a consistent weakness, particularly in English 1 (48.7%) and 4th-grade ELA. The middle school's success in advanced math, combined with the elementary school's declining scores, suggests that early intervention at the elementary level could be the key to sustaining long-term academic growth throughout this district.
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