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Clarendon 04 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 150 students in Clarendon 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Clarendon 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
2 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
344 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Clarendon 04 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#40 out of 81 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
8 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
12%
# Black Students
317 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
92%
32%
# White Students
16 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
5%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
-
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
42
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
61
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
57
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
44
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
36
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
57
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best Clarendon 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Scott's Branch Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
9253 Alex Harvin Highway
Summerton, SC 29148
(803) 574-2100
Summerton, SC 29148
(803) 574-2100
Grades: 6-8
| 150 students
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