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Schools in Lowndesville

Lowndesville’s public schools

Abbeville County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lowndesville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 1% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,987 students on the public path
In brief

Lowndesville’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lowndesville’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Dixie High places highest (better than 89%); John C. Calhoun Elementary lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Lowndesville, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Dixie High and Wright Middle. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lowndesville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Abbeville County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Abbeville County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,746 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$14,900SC $15,090 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 52.1% · 1559 students tested
Math53%
State average 41% · 1524 students tested

Lowndesville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Lowndesville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lowndesville—Abbeville County

Every school in Lowndesville

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lowndesvillein other towns
Long Cane Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Abbeville
368 students13:1Rate it →
Cherokee Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Donalds
B+
360 students13:1Rate it →
Diamond Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Abbeville
B
252 students13:1Rate it →
John C. Calhoun Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calhoun Falls
C+
119 students9:1Rate it →
Wright Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Abbeville
C+
323 students10:1Rate it →
Dixie High
High · Grades 7–12 · Due West
A
565 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lowndesville’s schools

Are Lowndesville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lowndesville. Abbeville County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lowndesville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lowndesville in?

Abbeville County School District.

Where do Lowndesville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dixie High and Wright Middle.

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What Lowndesville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.