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Lower Lee Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5142 St. Charles Road, Mayesville, SC 29104 · (803) 428-3637 · Part of Lee County School District

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Directions
Students
128
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lower Lee Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for St. Charles kids: Lee Central Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Lower Lee ElementaryYou are here
6–8Lee Central Middlein Bishopville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

5142 St. Charles Road, Mayesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten23
Grade 117
Grade 222
Grade 319
Grade 414
Grade 522
Enrollment over time
169’20
144’21
175’22
150’23
128’24

Down 24.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 4%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Lee Elementary from St. Charles families.

Other schools in Lee County School District

The district →
Dennis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bishopville
D−
359 students10:1
West Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rembert
D
98 students11:1
Lee Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bishopville
D−
288 students10:1
Lee Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bishopville
C
402 students7:1

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