Summary:
Zip code 29591 is home to a single elementary school, Scranton Elementary, which serves grades PK through 6 with an enrollment of 389 students in the Florence 03 district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Scranton Elementary is a clear bright spot within a district that ranks in the bottom quarter of South Carolina. Despite the district's 1-star rating, the school outperforms district averages in nearly every subject and grade level. The standout feature is the exceptional 6th grade performance, where ELA proficiency reached 76.5% (well above the state average of 56.3%) and Science proficiency hit 70.6% (compared to the state's 51.9%). This represents a dramatic improvement from the previous year, when 6th grade scores were far lower. However, the school shows a persistent and significant gap between English Language Arts and Math, with math proficiency lagging 15-30 percentage points behind ELA across all grades. In 5th grade, for example, only 22.4% of students are proficient in math versus 60.3% in ELA. The school also experiences notable year-to-year volatility, with swings of 15-43 percentage points in some subjects, likely due to small cohort sizes of roughly 55 students per grade.
On the positive side, chronic absenteeism at 19.6% is below both the district (22.5%) and state (22.3%) averages. The school also benefits from solid resources, including a favorable 13.8:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $13,464. While the school has improved its state ranking from 401st to 348th, the persistent math gap and score volatility suggest that parents should look closely at grade-level performance when considering this school. The 4th and 6th grade ELA scores actually exceed state averages, making those grades particularly strong, but the math scores remain a concern across the board.
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