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Kershaw Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

108 North Rollins Drive, Kershaw, SC 29067 · (803) 475-6655 · Part of Lancaster County School District

Kershaw’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
512
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Kershaw Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kershaw kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Kershaw ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

108 North Rollins Drive, Kershaw

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten74
Grade 176
Grade 275
Grade 369
Grade 484
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
514’20
512’21
538’22
533’23
512’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Black 19%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kershaw Elementary from Kershaw families.

Other schools in Lancaster County School District

The district →
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Indian Land
A
1,161 students17:1
Van Wyck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lancaster
A−
820 students15:1
Buford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B+
792 students17:1
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B
645 students15:1
Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
D
418 students13:1
Clinton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
D−
412 students12:1

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