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J. L. Cain Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

607 First Street, Darlington, SC 29532 · (843) 398-2450 · Part of Darlington County School District

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

Directions
Students
533
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about J. L. Cain Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Darlington kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5J. L. Cain ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 38.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

607 First Street, Darlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K63
Kindergarten79
Grade 161
Grade 284
Grade 397
Grade 483
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
500’20
567’21
551’22
569’23
533’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%White 17%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J. L. Cain Elementary from Darlington families.

Other schools in Darlington County School District

The district →
St. John's Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C
596 students15:1
Bay Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartsville
C−
563 students14:1
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.