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Dewey-Carter Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4937 South Irby Street, Effingham, SC 29541 · (843) 664-8479 · Part of Florence School District 1

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Directions
Students
606
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dewey-Carter Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Danwood kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Danwood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dewey-Carter ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4937 South Irby Street, Effingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten86
Grade 189
Grade 2102
Grade 396
Grade 4103
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
662’20
650’21
583’22
624’23
606’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 41%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dewey-Carter Elementary from Danwood families.

Other schools in Florence School District 1

The district →
McLaurin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Florence
C+
552 students14:1
Brockington Elementary Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Timmonsville
329 students12:1
Child Development Center at Woods Road
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
189 students12:1
R.N. Beck Child Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Florence
168 students12:1
Delmae Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
988 students16:1
Lucy T. Davis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
B−
632 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Danwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.