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Florence 01 Schools
Florence 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Florence County (Florence). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Florence 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Florence 01
18 of 23 schools in Florence 01 carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 8C: 4D: 5F: 1
Best schools in Florence 01
Statewide rankings: all 201 high schools in South Carolina · all 197 middle schools in South Carolina · all 594 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Royall Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ South Florence High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ John W Moore Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ West Florence High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Briggs Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Carver Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Wilson High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Delmae Heights Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Dewey Carter Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Lucy T Davis Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Florence 01
High schools (3)
- B+ South Florence High, Florence
- B+ West Florence High, Florence
- B- Wilson High, Florence
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Henry L Sneed Middle, Florence
- B+ John W Moore Middle, Florence
- Southside Middle, Florence
- Williams Middle, Florence
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- B Briggs Elementary, Florence
- B Carver Elementary, Florence
- B- Delmae Heights Elementary, Florence
- C Dewey Carter Elementary, Effingham
- C- Greenwood Elementary, Florence
- D Henry Timrod Elementary, Florence
- C Lucy T Davis Elementary, Florence
- C- Mclaurin Elementary, Florence
- D North Vista Elementary, Florence
- B+ Royall Elementary, Florence
- D+ Savannah Grove Elementary, Effingham
- D- Theodore Lester Elementary, Florence
- D- Wallace Gregg Elementary, Florence
Other schools and academies (3)
- Child Development Center At Woods Road, Florence
- F Palmetto Youth Academy Charter, Florence
- Rn Beck Child Development Center, Florence
Where Florence 01 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Florence County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,910 students with 1,141 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,539 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4502130
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Florence 03 (8 schools, 15 mi)
- Darlington 01 (18 schools, 17 mi)
- Dillon 03 (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Marion 10 (9 schools, 24 mi)
- Florence 05 (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Lee 01 (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Dillon 04 (8 schools, 32 mi)
- Marlboro 01 (7 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Florence 01
How many schools are in Florence 01?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Florence 01, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Florence 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Florence, Effingham.
How good are the schools in Florence 01?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.9%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Florence 01?
15,910 students were enrolled in Florence 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Florence 01?
Florence 01 is in South Carolina, based in Florence County, with its district office in Florence. Its boundary covers about 376 sq mi.