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Schools in Plum Branch

Plum Branch’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 90% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
523 students on the public path
In brief

Plum Branch’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Plum Branch’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. McCormick High places highest (better than 58%); McCormick Middle lowest (6%). 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 Plum Branch, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McCormick Elementaryin McCormickD
6–8McCormick Middlein McCormickD
9–12McCormick Highin McCormickB

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

McCormick County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 523 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$28,611SC $15,090 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 52.1% · 345 students tested
Math13%
State average 41% · 343 students tested

Plum Branch vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plum Branch—McCormick County

Every school in Plum Branch

3 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 Plum Branchin other towns
McCormick Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McCormick
D
225 students10:1Rate it →
McCormick Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McCormick
D
106 students10:1Rate it →
McCormick High
High · Grades 9–12 · McCormick
B
192 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Plum Branch’s schools

Are Plum Branch’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plum Branch. McCormick County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plum Branch. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Plum Branch in?

McCormick County School District.

Where do Plum Branch kids go to high school?

McCormick High.

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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.