Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Joanna

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Joanna-Woodson Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

510 South Ellis Street, Joanna, SC 29351 · (864) 697-6480 · Part of Laurens School District 56

Joanna’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Joanna-Woodson Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Joanna kids: Clinton Middle

On the path

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

K–5Joanna-Woodson ElementaryYou are here
6–8Clinton Middlein Clinton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

510 South Ellis Street, Joanna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 154
Grade 242
Grade 361
Grade 451
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
299’20
296’21
288’22
300’23
293’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 21%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 9%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joanna-Woodson Elementary from Joanna families.

Other schools in Laurens School District 56

The district →
M. S. Bailey Child Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Clinton
139 students14:1
Eastside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
C
462 students15:1
Clinton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
B−
422 students15:1
Clinton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C+
580 students11:1
Clinton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B+
811 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; Joanna’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.