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Schools in Scranton

Scranton’s public schools

Florence School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scranton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 7% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
SC 14.3
Schools in town
1
1,049 students on the public path
In brief

Scranton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Scranton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet places highest (better than 31%); Ronald E. McNair Junior High lowest (2%). 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 Scranton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Scranton ElementaryFlorence School District 3C
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Florence School District 3.

The district

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

Florence School District 3Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,767 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$16,193SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 52.1% · 1562 students tested
Math22%
State average 41% · 1596 students tested

Scranton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Scranton—Florence School District 3

Every school in Scranton

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).

District schools in Scrantonby address
Scranton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
389 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Scrantonin other towns
J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet
High · Grades 7–12 · Lake City
C
385 students14:1Rate it →
Ronald E. McNair Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lake City
D−
275 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Scranton’s schools

Are Scranton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Scranton. Florence School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scranton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Scranton in?

Florence School District 3.

Where do Scranton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet and Ronald E. McNair Junior High.

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What Scranton 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.