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St. John's Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

140 Park Street, Darlington, SC 29532 · (843) 398-5130 · Part of Darlington County School District

Darlington’s School Grade B− better than 49% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
596
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about St. John's Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Darlington kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5St. John's ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts30%
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 ↗

140 Park Street, Darlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten94
Grade 183
Grade 295
Grade 392
Grade 494
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
491’20
525’21
535’22
567’23
596’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 33%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about St. John's Elementary from Darlington families.

Other schools in Darlington County School District

The district →
Bay Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartsville
C−
563 students14:1
J. L. Cain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C−
533 students12:1
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C
496 students16:1
Pate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darlington
397 students14:1
Southside Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hartsville
360 students11:1
Rosenwald Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Society Hill
C−
71 students6:1

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; Darlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.