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Schools in Lydia

Lydia’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/12schools 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 19% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,604 students on the public path
In brief

Lydia’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Lydia’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Mayo High For Math Science & Technology places highest (better than 100%); J. L. Cain Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Lydia, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and four high schools: Hartsville High, Darlington High, Mayo High For Math Science & Technology and Lamar High. 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 Lydia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Darlington 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.

Darlington County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 8,793 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$17,954SC $15,090 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 52.1% · 4832 students tested
Math33%
State average 41% · 4782 students tested

Lydia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lydia—Darlington County

Every school in Lydia

14 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 Lydiain other towns
St. John's Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C
596 students15:1Rate it →
Bay Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartsville
C−
563 students14:1Rate it →
J. L. Cain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Darlington
C−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C
496 students16:1Rate it →
Pate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darlington
397 students14:1Rate it →
Southside Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hartsville
360 students11:1Rate it →
Rosenwald Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Society Hill
C−
71 students6:1Rate it →
Darlington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Darlington
C−
888 students15:1Rate it →
Hartsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hartsville
C−
801 students13:1Rate it →
Spaulding Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
C
228 students13:1Rate it →
Hartsville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartsville
A−
1,129 students15:1Rate it →
Darlington High
High · Grades 9–12 · Darlington
A−
965 students14:1Rate it →
Mayo High For Math Science & Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Darlington
A+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Lamar High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lamar
A
268 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lydia’s schools

Are Lydia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lydia. Darlington County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lydia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lydia in?

Darlington County School District.

Where do Lydia kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Hartsville High, Darlington High, Mayo High For Math Science & Technology and Lamar High.

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What Lydia 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.